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If you want great speakers for your cab....
jhabers:
i just ordered these for my cab I am building, seems like a great price and good reviews
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16836121014&Tpk=s-220
QuarterJunkie:
--- Quote from: mrserv0n on March 26, 2008, 05:20:55 pm ---At that price you might as well roll with the logitech x-230s which are better company then CA and there only $50.00
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I had a set of Logitech's on my home pc and was never really impressed with the power output. Compare the RMS wattage between the CA'a and Logitech---
Logitech X-230
Satellites - 6W Subwoofer- 20W
Cyber Acoustics 3780
Satellites - 40W Subwoofer- 100W
More bang for the buck with the CA's
Jdurg:
I've gone through quite a few speakers in my lifetime and the only thing I can say is that numbers on paper mean diddly-squat. I never buy speakers without listening to them first. In many cases, manufacturers will amp up their numbers to make their speakers seem better, but when you listen to them in person, they fall far short. (Now I'm not saying these speakers are bad. I'm just saying that using any type of number to try and define which one is 'better' is just not really valid). :cheers:
Zobeid:
Used Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 system from eBay. Problem solved.
I actually have a Klipsch GMX A-2.1 system on my computer here, and I love it. It's good for music, great for games. By adjusting the subwoofer output I can generally get the sound I want. (I love the sound of coin drop in Defender and Stargate.)
The only reason I didn't get a GMX system for my cabinet is because of the funny-shaped satellite speakers. They would be tricky to install, though I'm sure I could have figured out a way. Probably the easiest way would have been to make them like hanging pods under the marquee. That would look pretty funky. . . Maybe a little too funky, because I had wanted this to look more like an authentic arcade machine.
QuarterJunkie:
--- Quote from: Jdurg on March 27, 2008, 09:49:34 am ---I've gone through quite a few speakers in my lifetime and the only thing I can say is that numbers on paper mean diddly-squat. I never buy speakers without listening to them first. In many cases, manufacturers will amp up their numbers to make their speakers seem better, but when you listen to them in person, they fall far short. (Now I'm not saying these speakers are bad. I'm just saying that using any type of number to try and define which one is 'better' is just not really valid). :cheers:
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I completely agree with you that seeing is believing and the "proof is in the pudding" so to speak but my opinion (you know what they say about those ;)) is that the CA speakers really do live up to their specs. I'm not saying that these CA speakers are the best speakers in the world, I'm just saying that for the $$ they are well worth it for the quality and features (again, just my opinion) and I doubt you would be disappointed if you put them in your project if you're looking to spend under $100 on speakers.
Oh, and I know that manufacturers tend to inflate their specs for wattage, but I believe that the RMS wattage values they list need to be accurate whereas the number they inflate tend to be the peak values which really have no standardized measurement. So as long as you only pay attention to the RMS values and ignore the peak values you can at least get a general comparison for power output.
Zobeid, I wish my budget would have allowed me to install some Klisch speakers, but they were too expensive and had no remote.
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