[phaseshift]

so I just got these along with some asus xonar dx sound card.

I have it set up, how do I get the most out of it. I'm using the Uni Xonar drivers I have the sub positioned to my left on the bottom of the desk. How should I position it?

what else should I know...sorry I'm a newb at all this

 

[bfeng91]

I'm pretty sure any way you set it up will be decent, as long as the port isn't facing a wall. I'm also assuming it's in a smaller room than a living room.

This just means you should get headphones to compliment your speakers as well

 

[listen to remix]

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Originally Posted by phaseshift so I just got these along with some asus xonar dx sound card. I have it set up, how do I get the most out of it. I'm using the Uni Xonar drivers I have the sub positioned to my left on the bottom of the desk. How should I position it? what else should I know...sorry I'm a newb at all this

Most of the time sub placement does not matter in a small room. You could position your satellites at ear level and make sure nothing is in front of them. Other than that, there's not much you can do.

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by bfeng91 I'm pretty sure any way you set it up will be decent, as long as the port isn't facing a wall. I'm also assuming it's in a smaller room than a living room. This just means you should get headphones to compliment your speakers as well

I've got the hd555s, well when you talk about port its the the round thing right or where the air comes out of?

 

[listen to remix]

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Originally Posted by phaseshift I've got the hd555s, well when you talk about port its the the round thing right or where the air comes out of?

It's the round thing where the air comes out of

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by listen to remix It's the round thing where the air comes out of

oh okay its not directly on a wall, its about a foot from the wall

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by listen to remix Most of the time sub placement does not matter in a small room. You could position your satellites at ear level and make sure nothing is in front of them. Other than that, there's not much you can do.

also our den/dining room we turned into a computer area but it connects to both the kitchen and the living room so its pretty much one big open space in the apartment.

 

[Simca]

Now set the EQ to your liking using the Xonar Audio Center.

Some people consider this sacrilege, but you should listen to music however you think sounds best.

Here's how mine is set:

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by Simca Now set the EQ to your liking using the Xonar Audio Center. Some people consider this sacrilege, but you should listen to music however you think sounds best. Here's how mine is set:

nice, I like your presets it's much more clear than what I had it at. One question, how come you don't use the DSP? I don't really know what I'm talking about so bare with me lol, what's the DSP for ?

 

[ThumperSD]

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Originally Posted by listen to remix Most of the time sub placement does not matter in a small room. You could position your satellites at ear level and make sure nothing is in front of them. Other than that, there's not much you can do.

Subwoofer placement in any room has a significant effect in the bass output. Ideally the sub should be between your two speakers, near the wall. The closer to the corner the better.

 

[Hotcarl]

goddamn it and damn you
i ordered mine on the 22 last month from amazon.ca and they still haven't shipped

 

[Simca]

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Originally Posted by phaseshift nice, I like your presets it's much more clear than what I had it at. One question, how come you don't use the DSP? I don't really know what I'm talking about so bare with me lol, what's the DSP for ?

Thanks. My preset makes music very clear. I don't know why. I was getting bored with my EQ being flatlined and decided to play with the EQ. After messing around with it for 45 minutes or so, I decided that this was the best EQ for me for almost all types of music. It really helps to pull voices out of music, slightly bump bass without muddying the music and also make everything sound clearer.

The only DSP I ever used really was the "HF" DSP which basically just gave you a flat EQ and was for listening to music, but after making my own EQ I've never used it again. I believe the "GX" DSP is for EAX games, which I don't play with. The Music DSP sounds like crap. The Movies DSP sounds like crap and I think the game DSP sounds the worst.

Just my opinion on the matter though.

At most, I may used Dolby Digital for gaming, that's about it though.

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by Hotcarl goddamn it and damn you i ordered mine on the 22 last month from amazon.ca and they still haven't shipped

best buy has them :/ that's where I got mine...

 

[Hotcarl]

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Originally Posted by phaseshift best buy has them :/ that's where I got mine...

alas in canada they don't sell klipsch that much anymore, or at least used to. Bestbuy and futureshop don't sell em here. Although i should have just price matched with ncix

anyways, how do you find them for gaming ?

 

[phaseshift]

:/ I just realized I might need to return these, I have an 11 month old golden retriever and knowing dogs in general are sensitive to noise I can't have these playing all the time...sigh

 

[RallyMaster]

Return the dog?

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G

 

[chinesekiwi]

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Originally Posted by phaseshift :/ I just realized I might need to return these, I have an 11 month old golden retriever and knowing dogs in general are sensitive to noise I can't have these playing all the time...sigh

????...it'll be fine..really. Yes, they are hear higher frequencies than us but that';s only if there are those frequencies there to begin with which with regular 44.1Khz audio, there isn't. Even at higher sampling rates, it'll be so small in sound intensity it's negligible.

http://siriusdog.com/article215.htm

Basically: If it's too loud for you, it's too loud for your dog. If it's fine for you, it's fine for your dog. Sound frequency range is not the same as sound intensity! As with humans, once they reach old age (in dogs, 10 human years +), bodily functions like hearing start to fade naturally.

 

[phaseshift]

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Originally Posted by chinesekiwi ????...it'll be fine..really. Yes, they are hear higher frequencies than us but that';s only if there are those frequencies there to begin with which with regular 44.1Khz audio, there isn't. Even at higher sampling rates, it'll be so small in sound intensity it's negligible. http://siriusdog.com/article215.htm Basically: If it's too loud for you, it's too loud for your dog. If it's fine for you, it's fine for your dog. Sound frequency range is not the same as sound intensity! As with humans, once they reach old age (in dogs, 10 human years +), bodily functions like hearing start to fade naturally.

oh hmm..well then, I keep thinking your name is chinesewiki LOL probably because of all this information you throw at me. So if that's the case then I might just keep these speakers...