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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by magma » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:16 pm

Yeah, it sounds like the driver is being pushed harder than it has the capability of dealing with... or the amp is running out of steam. Used to see kids suffering from this all the time in their cars and then wondering why their subs kept blowing up... perhaps because you bought 4 "1000watts MAX!!!!" subwoofers and tried to drive them off your radio/cassette.

Amp is by far the most important part of a decent setup... don't scrimp, Ninjas.
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by skimpi » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:18 pm

JBoy wrote:Ahhhh so a hipster is someone that doesnt listen to shit music.
well i would say a hipster is someone who doesnt listen to popular stuff, cos they are too cool for that, but on the underground scene they would listen to something that is quite popular. its like the thing of they would try so hard to listen to music that no one else listens to, just so that they are cool cos they dont conform. but really all hipsters like it, so it is quite popular. they probably fuckin love dubstep!
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by wobbles » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:26 pm

skimpi wrote:
JBoy wrote:Ahhhh so a hipster is someone that doesnt listen to shit music.
well i would say a hipster is someone who doesnt listen to popular stuff, cos they are too cool for that, but on the underground scene they would listen to something that is quite popular. its like the thing of they would try so hard to listen to music that no one else listens to, just so that they are cool cos they dont conform. but really all hipsters like it, so it is quite popular. they probably fuckin love dubstep!
What if then I listen to the othr stuff underground good sounds do you have given me without?

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by skimpi » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:37 pm

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skimpi wrote:
JBoy wrote:Ahhhh so a hipster is someone that doesnt listen to shit music.
well i would say a hipster is someone who doesnt listen to popular stuff, cos they are too cool for that, but on the underground scene they would listen to something that is quite popular. its like the thing of they would try so hard to listen to music that no one else listens to, just so that they are cool cos they dont conform. but really all hipsters like it, so it is quite popular. they probably fuckin love dubstep!
What if then I listen to the othr stuff underground good sounds do you have given me without?
then you purchase a fixie bike and get a small holdall so that you can carry all of you're products and utensils to take care of your tache.
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by wobbles » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:41 pm

skimpi wrote:
wobbles wrote:
skimpi wrote:
JBoy wrote:Ahhhh so a hipster is someone that doesnt listen to shit music.
well i would say a hipster is someone who doesnt listen to popular stuff, cos they are too cool for that, but on the underground scene they would listen to something that is quite popular. its like the thing of they would try so hard to listen to music that no one else listens to, just so that they are cool cos they dont conform. but really all hipsters like it, so it is quite popular. they probably fuckin love dubstep!
What if then I listen to the othr stuff underground good sounds do you have given me without?
then you purchase a fixie bike and get a small holdall so that you can carry all of you're products and utensils to take care of your tache.
I'm not sure you help hear that certain why with the without too many me?

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by Viineri » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:50 pm

Every thread on SNH is about hipsters nowadays?

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by grillis » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:35 pm

Electric_Head wrote:grillis - isn`t that wierd knocking sound your sub distorting?
if you drive a sub too hard it will naturally clip as the cone moves.
or am I just talking out of my darkness?
I don't heard any distorting to be honest.. but yes i'd say the knocking is the result of the sub being pushed too hard. They are computer speakers primarily so the 'amp' is all built in I suppose? I'd say they're some of the better speakers if you're not looking to spend lots of money on some actual proper equipment

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by noam » Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:55 pm

grillis wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:grillis - isn`t that wierd knocking sound your sub distorting?
if you drive a sub too hard it will naturally clip as the cone moves.
or am I just talking out of my darkness?
I don't heard any distorting to be honest.. but yes i'd say the knocking is the result of the sub being pushed too hard. They are computer speakers primarily so the 'amp' is all built in I suppose? I'd say they're some of the better speakers if you're not looking to spend lots of money on some actual proper equipment
tbf everytime i've seen you do a stream your mixer seems to be redlining so i duno if you'd notice?!? :cornlol: :cornlol:

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by grillis » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:10 pm

noam wrote:
grillis wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:grillis - isn`t that wierd knocking sound your sub distorting?
if you drive a sub too hard it will naturally clip as the cone moves.
or am I just talking out of my darkness?
I don't heard any distorting to be honest.. but yes i'd say the knocking is the result of the sub being pushed too hard. They are computer speakers primarily so the 'amp' is all built in I suppose? I'd say they're some of the better speakers if you're not looking to spend lots of money on some actual proper equipment
tbf everytime i've seen you do a stream your mixer seems to be redlining so i duno if you'd notice?!? :cornlol: :cornlol:
It's possible haha, are you looking at the master fader tho? I don't output through the master. I'm using a DJM600 as well which doesn't have orange lights so the first few bars of red are still safe I've been told :corntard:

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by magma » Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:12 pm

grillis wrote:
noam wrote:
grillis wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:grillis - isn`t that wierd knocking sound your sub distorting?
if you drive a sub too hard it will naturally clip as the cone moves.
or am I just talking out of my darkness?
I don't heard any distorting to be honest.. but yes i'd say the knocking is the result of the sub being pushed too hard. They are computer speakers primarily so the 'amp' is all built in I suppose? I'd say they're some of the better speakers if you're not looking to spend lots of money on some actual proper equipment
tbf everytime i've seen you do a stream your mixer seems to be redlining so i duno if you'd notice?!? :cornlol: :cornlol:
It's possible haha, are you looking at the master fader tho? I don't output through the master. I'm using a DJM600 as well which doesn't have orange lights so the first few bars of red are still safe I've been told :corntard:
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by AxeD » Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:33 am

grillis wrote:
noam wrote:
grillis wrote:
Electric_Head wrote:grillis - isn`t that wierd knocking sound your sub distorting?
if you drive a sub too hard it will naturally clip as the cone moves.
or am I just talking out of my darkness?
I don't heard any distorting to be honest.. but yes i'd say the knocking is the result of the sub being pushed too hard. They are computer speakers primarily so the 'amp' is all built in I suppose? I'd say they're some of the better speakers if you're not looking to spend lots of money on some actual proper equipment
tbf everytime i've seen you do a stream your mixer seems to be redlining so i duno if you'd notice?!? :cornlol: :cornlol:
It's possible haha, are you looking at the master fader tho? I don't output through the master. I'm using a DJM600 as well which doesn't have orange lights so the first few bars of red are still safe I've been told :corntard:
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by bagelator » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:05 am

Apart from not being able to hear anything that anyone has said in the thread, i would recommend this setup. I played my Swamp81 cassettes on it until they snapped.


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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by aquemini » Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:47 am

any thoughts on these as speakers just for listening on?

can get for $200, which is about 100 pounds

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 743044.htm

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by Sexual_Chocolate » Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:43 am

aquemini wrote:any thoughts on these as speakers just for listening on?

can get for $200, which is about 100 pounds

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 743044.htm

your in aucks right?

head into surplustronics on queen st and have listen to em, as i know they stock them... or if they dont have any in stock, then have a listen to one of the millions of speaker setups they do have available
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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by magma » Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:27 am

What is with people buying hundreds of pounds worth of speakers off the Internet based on other people's recommendations without listening to them? It's like getting a guitar mailorder without touching the fretboard... madness.

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by grillis » Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:11 am

AxeD wrote:Image
Ok and maybe they don't use cheap pioneer equipment on his particular 'HQ Stage'? Like I said... there are no orange lights.. it goes like 8 bars of green then 6 bars of red or something... care to actually confirm or refute?

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by mVI » Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:57 am

Question for you guys... Would some cheap-o hi-fi setup something like these be better for listening to music (in this case dubstep, because I'm interested mainly in improved bass) through my computer (and pikey turntable) than the 2.1 Logitech system I've got now.

Cambridge Audio TOPAZ AM1 amp
Wharfedale DIAMOND 9.0 speakers
Eltax RUMBLE sub

I just picked 3 things that were roughly in the price range I was thinking. I mean, I know in general the sound would be 'better', but yknow, would I get as much bass? I'd still like to be able to shake the room a bit.

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by Maccaveli » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:04 am

I don't think you'll get much sub-bass out of a subwoofer that cheap, you're looking at like 4x that price minimum...

EDIT: just checked the specs, 40hz is a pretty terrible cut-off

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by magma » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:06 am

That lot will probably be masssively better than anything Logitech make, but there's no point in ordering a complicated setup like that online... go into a Richer Sounds and have a play around. Take your favourite CD, talk to them, get them to let you try a few things out.

Encouraging words on the internet are no substitute for soundwaves hitting your ear drums.

Not all hifi shops are like this:

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Re: best speakers for dubstep?

Post by Electric_Head » Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:12 am

I was being dead serious about the samsung tallboy 5.1 surround.
It has great sound with an excellent sub bass.
I used to use it to listen to music all the time.
Then I sold it.

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