Recommend a sound system that can take a beating? - Page 2

thaFunkster · 18th June 2010, 8:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Narikki

LOL thers a 4 subwoofer version!! hahahahah wow. last time i checked it was two and that was ridiculous!
o wells cant wait till my house is done and lsk here i come hehe

Yeah, and you will be done with your house if you whack that setup in there.

Bye bye new walls it was nice knowing you and all, what the hell, dont need this roof on here either, turn the volume up a little bit more....

Omarko · 19th June 2010, 7:53 AM

I recently changed from Z5500 to Audioengine A5 with S8 sub .... and OMG ... absolutely amazing ... it would shake any medium size house decently if you are having a party ...

its an overkill for a PC but hey, I love it !!!!!!!!!

HUMMER · 19th June 2010, 8:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

I always have a laugh when people are impressed by crap like Muteki. They probably like Hyundai Excel with tupperware kits and milo cans for tail pipes

because to some people sony has street cred so to speak. and even rarer there are the sony fanbois who only speak highly of all that is sony.

chookman · 19th June 2010, 11:12 PM

http://www.sony.com.au/product/ht-ddw8500

Seriously:

4x subs
4x bookshelf
2x floorstanding
1x centre
2x sub amps
1x AVR

for 1599? thats going to be good quality stuff

Seriously depends on how much you are willing to spend, the retail for my floorstandings are more than that entire system.

If you are willing to spend some money go into a real Hi-Fi place (JB-hifi doesnt count) otherwise expect to outlay the same amount every few years because something is going to break out of warranty.

My first set of floor standings are now 6 years old other than a scratch here and there (3 house moves will do that), they are still perfect.

Froggeh · 20th June 2010, 1:39 AM

Firstly, what's your budget? Secondly, look to VAF for decent aussie speakers, get a decent amp to drive them (I'm on a musical fidelity X-150 at the moment) and something like a Cambridge Audio DACMagic or Bryston DAC and use the optical out from your PC, then add a powered sub from REL or VAF or...anyone

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2nd approach - club gear - eg. JBL, Jamo etc.

3rd approach - car audio at home. just sad, but some is actually quite good in the treble. just remember that it's profiled to sound good in a car.

4th approach - headphones - AKG K702 anyone?

5th approach - studio monitors eg. Yamaha - lots of bass and a little port chuff.

Smokin Whale · 20th June 2010, 12:44 PM

Something from the LSK? (ocau sponsor) Heard they are pretty decent, they also come with something like an 8 year warranty.

Narikki · 20th June 2010, 1:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Whale

Something from the LSK? (ocau sponsor) Heard they are pretty decent, they also come with something like an 8 year warranty.

yep heard nothing but good things from them! gonna get my set at the end of the year =D

JTF · 21st June 2010, 11:46 PM

You could always try something from here:
http://www.revolutiontechnologies.co...ve-series.aspx
Havn't seen a budget mentioned yet....

19th June 2010, 7:53 AM	#17
Omarko Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baulkham Hills Posts: 3,826	I recently changed from Z5500 to Audioengine A5 with S8 sub .... and OMG ... absolutely amazing ... it would shake any medium size house decently if you are having a party ... its an overkill for a PC but hey, I love it !!!!!!!!! __________________ i7 2600K, ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution, 8GB Ripjaws X CL8 , 2 x VTX3D 6970 @940Mhz, 120GB OCZ Agility 3, 2x1TB RAID1, 1TB WD Black, X-Fi Titanium HD, Enermax Revolution 85+ 1250W, Obsidian 800D – everything watercooled, 3 x Dell 2408wfp, G7, G19

19th June 2010, 11:12 PM	#19
chookman Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NSW Posts: 74	http://www.sony.com.au/product/ht-ddw8500 Seriously: 4x subs 4x bookshelf 2x floorstanding 1x centre 2x sub amps 1x AVR for 1599? thats going to be good quality stuff Seriously depends on how much you are willing to spend, the retail for my floorstandings are more than that entire system. If you are willing to spend some money go into a real Hi-Fi place (JB-hifi doesnt count) otherwise expect to outlay the same amount every few years because something is going to break out of warranty. My first set of floor standings are now 6 years old other than a scratch here and there (3 house moves will do that), they are still perfect. __________________ Gaming: Windows7, E6600 @ 3.2, 8800GT, 4gb RAM, 60gb G.Skill Phoenix Hyper-V Server 2008: Q6600, 7TB RAID 5, 8gb RAM HTPC: Windows7, e6300, HD4550, 2Gb RAM

21st June 2010, 11:46 PM	#23
JTF Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brisbane 4118 Posts: 561	You could always try something from here: http://www.revolutiontechnologies.co...ve-series.aspx Havn't seen a budget mentioned yet.... __________________ Evga SR-2, 2 x 5620 @ 3.8, 2 x GTX480, all H20 cooled. Last edited by JTF; 21st June 2010 at 11:49 PM.

20th June 2010, 1:39 AM	#20
Froggeh Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8	Firstly, what's your budget? Secondly, look to VAF for decent aussie speakers, get a decent amp to drive them (I'm on a musical fidelity X-150 at the moment) and something like a Cambridge Audio DACMagic or Bryston DAC and use the optical out from your PC, then add a powered sub from REL or VAF or...anyone . 2nd approach - club gear - eg. JBL, Jamo etc. 3rd approach - car audio at home. just sad, but some is actually quite good in the treble. just remember that it's profiled to sound good in a car. 4th approach - headphones - AKG K702 anyone? 5th approach - studio monitors eg. Yamaha - lots of bass and a little port chuff.

20th June 2010, 12:44 PM	#21
Smokin Whale (Taking a Break) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD Posts: 1,482	Something from the LSK? (ocau sponsor) Heard they are pretty decent, they also come with something like an 8 year warranty.