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Audio & speakers 5.1 system

  • 27-01-2007 8:01pm
    #1
    jackdaw
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    Hi
    I have been looking for a cheap set of speakers (5.1)
    I notice with Creative and Alt Lansing(?) their sets tend to be about 6W - 10W per
    channel ??

    Allthough when I look at the cinema systems with the DVD players
    (i allready have a DVD player) they tend to be 60-100W per channel,

    yet people have told me the creative / Alt Lansing (?) ones sound very nice
    but surely with only 6W a channel (satellites - I think the woofer has about 50)
    the sound can't be that great!!!
    The alternative is to get an amp and decent speakers
    but I don't want to spend 400€.


Comments

  • #2
    mathias
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭mathias


    You shouldnt get hung up on watts , its a guide , but your ears are the best guide , now clearly the Creative sets and the Altec lansing will not match a real home cinema set , there is no comparison really , but may be fine for you at the moment.

    One thing to be clear on , are the sets your looking at just speakers or is there a decoder and amp in there as well , Most Subs are active these days and fool a lot of people into thinking they are amps , they are not , and to use your DVD player you will need an amp or decoder to go with those speakers , that usually brings the price to around 200 euro for the set on average.

    Its not much more to get a real home cinema package , ( those creatives and altecs are intended for offices or computer rooms )

    The difference in power output may mean that the system will lose most of its punch in a big room , but if your are planning on using these in small setting they may well be fine.

    The main thing is to let your ears judge.


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