5.1 Digital Gaming Questions

[stormy]

I have a Panamax 1000+, actually got it new off ebay so i payed $140, but msrp is $300. It's got a $5 million dollar guarenty on components. Panamax doesn't make it anymore, but you can check it out here.

The speakers are B&W 603 S2s, they've been replaced by a newer model as well, but i still love them. Audio review.com writeups here.

[Tones]

B&W's? Heh, they seem out of place in a game stereo.

[Werewolf]

Here's my setup

Front Speakers

Center Speaker

Rear Surround Speakers

This is the receiver I just got thanks to amerlop

Receiver

The only thing I need to do now is get a subwoofer... when I have some extra cash that is

[Tones]

Before today, I've never heard of Kef (or is it KEF?). They look nice, though.

[Joe Fongul]

I don't really have any room for a full surround sound setup, so I was thinking about getting a pair of Dolby Headphones, which is supposed to simulate surround sound in a set of headphones.

Been thinking about these headphones because of the features involved (and the nifty Xbox logo on the side is not bad either :P) but they're going for a nice $430.

I've been debating between buying these or just waiting and getting a set of Logitech Z680 when I have more room (my gaming setup is in my bedroom), which would run me about $100 less... Ah decisions, decisions

[stormy]

i always get tired of headphones after 10 min of wearing them, go with the logitech speakers, those are supposed to rock

[Tones]

I've never liked Logitec speakers, but I can steer you in the direction of some good headphones. I'd probably prefer some decent stereo phones instead of those Dolby types, and pair them with a decent headphone amp.

headroom.com is known for their great selection of headphones and in-house headphone amplifiers. They supposedly reduce the possibility of headaches due to headphone output. Something that annoys me is when something pans from the left to the right, but you hear each signal discreetly in each ear. This is different from normal speakers because even if a signal is coming from only the left or right speaker, you will still hear it, albeit at a lower volume, out of the opposite ear. Their amps correct this.

[Werewolf]

Originally posted by Tones
Before today, I've never heard of Kef (or is it KEF?). They look nice, though.

Thier a smaller British company but they make some nice speakers, only a few audio stores carry them around where I am and they run from mid-high to high end so they are usually only at speciality audio places, Tweeter carries them near where I live.

They are very good quality speakers though, I like mine a lot

[Tones]

British? The only British speakers I can recall (outside of kef, now) is Monitor.

[Werewolf]

Originally posted by Tones
British? The only British speakers I can recall (outside of kef, now) is Monitor.

KEF actually had a speaker called "K1 Monitor", I don't know if they are related though.

Thwy have a nice little history of the company and speakers on thier website though, interesting stuff

http://www.kef.com/history.html