cheap 5.1 speakers??

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 3:14 pm

lookin to buy a little cheap 5.1 setup
im by no means an audiophile and couldnt tell you the difference between some labtecs and klipsch.
in fact onboard sound and headphones usually do the trick for me

ive narrowed down my decision to

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... WSE&depa=0

or the logitech z-640s
the setup will be used on a backup rig
do u think its worth the extra 25 bucks to get the z-640s?
or would the 40 dollar ones do me just as good since sound quality is not important
any comments appreciated

EDIT:
also open to other suggestions from other online retailers in the 50-60 price range
thanks again

ALSO WHAT happened to the leadtek winfast tv tuner newegg used to carry?
cant seem to find it anywhere

NVM just bought the z640s
probably would have spent the extra 25 on somethin dumb anyways!!

BillyGoat · Post by **BillyGoat** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:44 pm

never heard those, but i have a set of the logitechs and they sound pretty good

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 4:49 pm

yeah i decided to go with the majority; 300+ 5 star reviews on the logitechs.

40 shipped for the other system sounded too good to be true despite the 4 reviews.

anybody know about that tv tuner card newegg used to carry?
leadtek winfast or something like that
checked all over the egg and its not there!

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:30 pm

Go for the Z-640's I just got a set from Newegg and Love them. I know there are better speakers out there but when it comes to bang for the buck I dont think you can beat the Z-640's

NascarFool · Post by **NascarFool** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:54 pm

Originally posted by dadx2mj
Go for the Z-640's I just got a set from Newegg and Love them. I know there are better speakers out there but when it comes to bang for the buck I dont think you can beat the Z-640's

I agree with dadx2mj. I have the Z-640's and they sound real good.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 7:50 pm

http://www.buy.com/retail/computers/pro ... 50&loc=101

53 bucks.......next check I'm getting some.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 8:42 pm

Originally posted by MegaVectra
http://www.buy.com/retail/computers/pro ... 50&loc=101

53 bucks.......next check I'm getting some.

WOW I paid $65 for mine and feel like I stole them

. If you are needing speakers and want a bargain that link is for you.

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Thu Feb 05, 2004 10:38 pm

already a done deal off newegg
65 bucks with free fed ex shipping
should arrive tuesday!!

cant wait to hear how some fps' sound!

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:50 pm

hey anybody know where to plug in the orange and black outlet?
i know where to put the green one but not the other two colors
T.i.A

p.s.
on an a7n8x-e

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:16 pm

so these z-640s will not work since i use onboard sound on the a7n8x??
man thats the makor sux

some 5.1 sound experience im getting!!

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 7:11 pm

If you have the A7N8X Deluxe it will work but I don't think the regular board supports surround sound.

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:24 pm

They will work just fine. I had the same experience with my Epox 8RDA+. If you want you can run the Nvidia sound storm wizard and it will convert your input jacks to output jacks for the speakers. Or the other option that I use since I need my inputs is to just hook the one green lead up to the speaker output and depress the "Matrix Button" on the Z-640's and the speakers will do the separation for you. I tried it both ways and it actually sounded better with just the one lead hooked up and the Matrix button depressed.

buddhazen · Post by **buddhazen** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:28 am

thanks for the replies guys
i had to run the wizard to get it working
however winamp still refuses to use the back 2 channels!!

oh well.....man those shock core combos sound so nasty in ut2k3 now!!

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:40 am

Originally posted by buddhazen
thanks for the replies guys
i had to run the wizard to get it working
however winamp still refuses to use the back 2 channels!!

oh well.....man those shock core combos sound so nasty in ut2k3 now!!

Go into Plugin Options and uder DirectSound check the "Allow hardware acceleration". That enables my rear speakers as mirrors of the fronts.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:11 pm

dadx2mj, Buy.com wanted almost 20 bucks for shipping.

I ordered mine yesterday from Amazon, $53.24 w/ free shipping. Can't wait. :up