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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Desktop Audio and Video => Topic started by: iamaboringperson on September 11, 2006, 03:27:57 AM
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I like the idea of an Audio thread! :)
What kind of speakers do you use for you Amiga?
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This is the sort of question, if I had thought of it, that I would have put in the hardware section. I probably will still, even though there's an audio specific forum now. I'd save my Amiga audio production stuff for this place, if I had any. I guess it depends on the intent of the poster and we now have an overlap situation.
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I have a set of normal stereospeakers (240W) with a mono/stereo-switch on the cable which is almost always in it's mono position.
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After the audio amplifier of my Philips CM8833-II monitor burned out, i have tried 2 brands on my Amiga 1200: A SoundStar 120W and another one that i can not remember right now. The sound quality was disappointing for both speakers. My monitor had the best sound quality by far!
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Well as i have set up my Amiga next to my Windowz Pc , i use the main speakers i have which are Logitech z 5500 5.1 . Surely i cant listen surround effects from my miggy but the bass does a good job .
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I have connected my A1200 (and my other computers) to a standard HiFi-amplifier. Technics, I believe, although I can be mistaken as I've had the thing for years now, never look at it and just switch it on/off. Works like a charm, though!
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I still use a Sony Audio/video control center hi-fi to power a set of old school Advent speakers fron the 70's/80's. they are the ugly old brown & beige kind.
I still like the sound of them though they could use a little more bottom end like modern speakers have.
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1084s-d
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I have nearly always used the internal monitor speakers, but I think I will look for a nice second hand HiFi amp with not too big speakers. I used to have an old Akai amp, which was "only" 2X40 Watt, but it kicked ass like a 2X450. See if I can find myself one of those again :-)
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By the time Paula reaches my speakers it's been through a rackmount effects unit and then the line in of the PC. So it eventually emerges in 6 channel dolby.
Which is nice...
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My Amiga is connected to an old Pioneer SA 7300 Amp which in turn has four speakers in stereo.
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Yamaha YST-M20 stereo amplified shielded speakers - nice sound and they have two inputs, which is helpful!
I also use these with PCs (got a couple of sets). Personally, I can't be bothered with all the clutter of surround speakers just for computer use, or even a separate sub - and the sound from these is good enough for my use.
Analogue 2.0 sound rulez!! :-D Though the forced two channels left / two right of Paula does sometimes sound odd!
- Ali
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Phillips F 1662 hi-fi.
Yes, it's old, it still works, it has a turntable, and it has tonnes of bass!!!!! :-D
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A Philips FW372C as main amplifier and two BiG unkwon speakers (Vieta?) like the shot (http://a1200.bitacoras.com/img/audio.jpg). i can mix mods with my favourite records
:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D
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Just about the best speakers you could get:
MPS2510 (http://www.mkprofessional.com/mps2510.htm)
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Wow this is the use that the new Audio section is getting? I would think this would be a hardware question. Oh well. The internal speakers on my 1942, there. Why? Because after listening to the the music on a Sega Saturn (to some extent), and then listening to all the games on my Sound Blaster Audigy ZS2 (yes I know it's not fair to compare), the Paula for some reason just sounds flat.
I'm sure if I had a sound card it would sound better, but I would rather find me some money for a better AGP video card to replace the one in my computer that was destroyed (Radeon 7000 PCI is a big step down from a ATI 9800 Pro)
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@imaboringperson
Isn't THX certified monitors a little bit of overkill?
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justthatgood wrote:
@imaboringperson
Isn't THX certified monitors a little bit of overkill?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :-o
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I have always used a regular stereo amplifier + speakers since day one.. There is no pc speakers that beats this setup in my opinion.
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My A3000 runs into a Numark 2 channel DM1001X mixer and then out to a Altec Lansing 2.1 system, sounds good to me :-D