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Hi Ho · 06-08-2004, 03:57 PM

I agree with GLC. There is really no point in benchmarking speakers. It is you that decide whether somehting sounds good. I know people who are happy with 1 dollar speakers that sound horrible to me. It is also true that many consumer speakers, although they sound "good" really aren't all that accurate. You have to pay for accuracy. I have Z-640's and they sound good to me, even better now that I have an Audigy sound card, but my home theater system sounds noticably better. That's for good reason as the Z-640's cost me around $50 and I have about $2,000 invested in my home theater system.

06-08-2004, 03:57 PM	#3
Hi Ho Certified Audio Nut Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 7,214	I agree with GLC. There is really no point in benchmarking speakers. It is you that decide whether somehting sounds good. I know people who are happy with 1 dollar speakers that sound horrible to me. It is also true that many consumer speakers, although they sound "good" really aren't all that accurate. You have to pay for accuracy. I have Z-640's and they sound good to me, even better now that I have an Audigy sound card, but my home theater system sounds noticably better. That's for good reason as the Z-640's cost me around $50 and I have about $2,000 invested in my home theater system. __________________ "I'm not lying. I'm writing fiction with my mouth." - Homer Simpson My Miscelaneous Gallery ASUS P7P55D PRO / Intel Core i7 860 / 8GB Mushkin DDR3 1600 RAM / OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD / Seagate 1TB 7200.12 / Asus Radeon 5870 1GB / LG Super-Multi 22x SATA DVD-RW / Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit / Cable Modem / HT Omega Striker 7.1 Sound Card / FSP 700W PSU / Logitech MX1000 Wireless Laser Mouse / Asus 24" 16:9 LCD w/Webcam / Axiom Audiobyte 2.1 Speakers Last edited by Hi Ho; 06-08-2004 at 03:59 PM.