Read the sticky, and good luck!

Boz

Blown tweeter? If so, Polk might replace it. It's not unheard of.lowe0

Read the sticky, then come back with any questions you might have.

Good luck!

Boz

SERIOUSLY?! BOSE is overpriced and subpar at just about every dollar amount.rastan

[QUOTE="3ManU3L2"]You could check out bose, bose has always helped me with everything and most of their speaker bars and wired speakers are below or very close to $300NVIDIATI

Philips headphones are horrible. My mate bought some for his phone and to be honest I prefer the ones Apple bundled with my iPhone...

Mozelleple112

First question:
I have an Asus Xonar D2X sound card, Logitech Z5500 Speakers and a Sennheiser PC360 headset. I currently have my speakers hooked up to my sound card with the analog cables. When I use my headphones I plug them into the side of the volume control unit of my speakers. Would I get better sound quality through my headphones if I plugged them directly into the sound card or doesn't this makea difference?VoidQuake

The front-plug on your case is, assuming it was hooked up properly, simply going to pass-through the audio processed by your card. Similarly, the plug on the side of your speakers is not processing the headphone signal. In summary: It shouldn't matter.

Second Question:
When I'm gaming I use Dolby Headphone for surround sound, but it doesn't really feel all that surround-ish to me. I have the feeling that I'm getting much better directional sounds on my Xbox with the Astro Mixamp. Shouldn't my sound card be able to do exactly the same? (I have it set on 8 channels > Dolby Headphone and 7.1 virtual speaker shifter enabled) Maybe its just me and my ears are going to hell!

Thanks in advance!VoidQuake

Dolby Headphone does not necessarily reproduce 5.1 or 7.1 discrete channels. From their own site, "Delivers realistic 5.1-channel sound from any set of headphones...Dolby Headphone accurately creates the sensationof up to five loudspeakers in a room using powerful digital signal processing (DSP) technology." The Dolby Headphone Turtle Beach PX5, for example, only has two speakers, two 50mm drivers. Same with the Astro A40's: two 40mm drivers.

Dolby Headphones is just a manner of processing audio to simulate surround sound, not to accurately reproduce the effect. Discrete headphones are rare, expensive, and not necessarily any better than their 2-channel counterparts. The Tritton AX Pros are one of the only "real" surround sound headphones of which I am aware (and I've been looking).

Surround sound is really meant to be experienced in an open room, not attached to your head. I hope this helps. You can read more marketing doctrine from Dolby at their web site, if you'd like.

Good luck,

Boz

I'm not strong in headphones, so it'd be great if you could help me to decide wich of those ( 1 or 2 ) is better? Or, maybe, you can help me to find something different in this type (30-35 baks). I thank you in advance:)

Svirepik

Удачи!

Boz

You might be able to find something on Parts Express.

http://partsexpress.com/

NVIDIATI

The only PC speaker amps I know of might be the 2.1 Plate amp here or possibly a modified Sure Electronics C|ass T Amp. You might be able to power one of the Sure amps if you're willing to gut the power supply of your laptop, and that's a big "might." Maybe someone else on the board has some ideas.

Good luck,

Boz

Is this thing still happening? It's awfully last minute, and I haven't seen any official guidance as to what client is being used or instructions for connecting to the appropriate server. Or am I just an old fart and have no idea how any of this stuff works anymore?

Happy gaming,

Boz