No offense to uhmyang, but I suspect one would get better sound from these similarly priced Klipsch Promedia speakers - which I don't own, but I've known people who swear by them, and the basic setup seems superior to those of the Altec system (6 1" drivers? Why?).
Personally, what I do is connect the output of my laptop to my compact JVC system, which actually sounds surprisingly good for the price (at least IMHO).
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Does anyone have experience with using a USB connection to an amp? How is the sound quality? Drawbacks?
I own a Xitel USB HiFi Link. The sound is actually quite good - but I don't use really use it any more (in fact, I'd be willing to sell it pretty cheap - if anyone here wants it). For some reason, I don't think it played very nicely with my Fujitsu laptop - in that I used to have WMP, or even Flash w/ sound, sometimes crash my computer HARD. I discountinued use of the HiFi link, and did some other cleanup steps, and the problem hasn't recurred. I'm not at all sure , However, that the Xitel was at fault (and I haven't heard of other people having this problem). Anyway, I find that the built-in sound from my laptop is actually pretty good.
Oh, and fake Miguel is getting kinda old.
And monkeyfilter desperately needs monkeyfilter.com, and maybe some better hosting. No offense, but it really is kinda slow.
Also: If you're mostly listening to music, and are therefore willing to give up some bass in exchange for mids and highs, these look awesome.
posted by kickingtheground 19 years ago
No offense to uhmyang, but I suspect one would get better sound from these similarly priced Klipsch Promedia speakers - which I don't own, but I've known people who swear by them, and the basic setup seems superior to those of the Altec system (6 1" drivers? Why?). Personally, what I do is connect the output of my laptop to my compact JVC system, which actually sounds surprisingly good for the price (at least IMHO). On preview:
I own a Xitel USB HiFi Link. The sound is actually quite good - but I don't use really use it any more (in fact, I'd be willing to sell it pretty cheap - if anyone here wants it). For some reason, I don't think it played very nicely with my Fujitsu laptop - in that I used to have WMP, or even Flash w/ sound, sometimes crash my computer HARD. I discountinued use of the HiFi link, and did some other cleanup steps, and the problem hasn't recurred. I'm not at all sure , However, that the Xitel was at fault (and I haven't heard of other people having this problem). Anyway, I find that the built-in sound from my laptop is actually pretty good.posted by kickingtheground 19 years ago
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I find it somewhat hard to believe that Clark said that "Kerry will implode over an intern issue," given that Clark has apparently decided to endorse Kerry.
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Oh, and fake Miguel is getting kinda old. And monkeyfilter desperately needs monkeyfilter.com, and maybe some better hosting. No offense, but it really is kinda slow.
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