Hey! Sorry to resurrect a dead thread, but I thought I'd post here and give you guys an update. I just ordered my whole setup, coming almost 2 years after I made my first thread about building my sound system. Four threads later, and much more knowledgeable about audio systems, I have finally ordered my dream system.
Here is what I ordered:
Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271004
Amp: http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/a100
Main Monitors: http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cbm170/cbm170.html
Subwoofer: http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/stf-2.html
(Sound Card -> Amp -> Subwoofer (crossover set around 80 hz) -> Speakers
Here are the other 3 threads I posted about this:
http://www.overclock.net/t/877008/choosing-new-2-channel-speakers-for-music
http://www.overclock.net/t/1070958/cbm170se
http://www.overclock.net/t/748870/possible-4-1-surround-setup-im-skipping-a-center
With each thread I learned a bit more about what I really wanted in a sound system, and this thread I finally centered the build around the CBM-170se's.
One very specific requirement about my setup is I didn't want to use a receiver which many people would probably consider ill-advised, but when using a receiver one generally uses optical out and lets the receiver decode the audio signal. In my case if I have that I cannot have echo cancellation for mumble, which is a serious draw-back to me. That was my logic in choosing a high-quality sound-card / amplifier instead of just a nice receiver.
I have learned a lot about what I need, and what I don't need such as massive power (50 Watts per channel should be much more than I'll ever need), and I appreciate everyone's awesome and amazing help.
astrallite, gorb, simca, the3lement, soloz2, slyfox, monsk, ckaz, this n00b again, pioneerisloud, hybridcore, and tudj, Thank you everyone for all your wonderful help.
Here is what I ordered:
Sound Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271004
Amp: http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/amplifiers/products/a100
Main Monitors: http://www.ascendacoustics.com/pages/products/speakers/cbm170/cbm170.html
Subwoofer: http://www.hsuresearch.com/products/stf-2.html
(Sound Card -> Amp -> Subwoofer (crossover set around 80 hz) -> Speakers
Here are the other 3 threads I posted about this:
http://www.overclock.net/t/877008/choosing-new-2-channel-speakers-for-music
http://www.overclock.net/t/1070958/cbm170se
http://www.overclock.net/t/748870/possible-4-1-surround-setup-im-skipping-a-center
With each thread I learned a bit more about what I really wanted in a sound system, and this thread I finally centered the build around the CBM-170se's.
One very specific requirement about my setup is I didn't want to use a receiver which many people would probably consider ill-advised, but when using a receiver one generally uses optical out and lets the receiver decode the audio signal. In my case if I have that I cannot have echo cancellation for mumble, which is a serious draw-back to me. That was my logic in choosing a high-quality sound-card / amplifier instead of just a nice receiver.
I have learned a lot about what I need, and what I don't need such as massive power (50 Watts per channel should be much more than I'll ever need), and I appreciate everyone's awesome and amazing help.
astrallite, gorb, simca, the3lement, soloz2, slyfox, monsk, ckaz, this n00b again, pioneerisloud, hybridcore, and tudj, Thank you everyone for all your wonderful help.
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. Sounds like you picked yourself an awesome setup. Let us know how it sounds 
