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What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:30 pm
by shankstep
I haven't got a decent pair and thinking the less I feel my music the more I want one.
So what's yours? How much? etc.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:50 pm
by murky21
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=170502
would recommend getting hold of a decent hifi separates system.... get a decent amp and as for speakers I would recommend B&W's of any age second hand or new.....
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:28 pm
by Ted Gain
always had good sound with my B&W speakers.
currently use my own handmade speakers that run at around 1500w
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:38 pm
by wilson
If you don't have much room I'd recommend these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Z-4-Sp ... B000BSTXFE
The sub is really excellent I must say, never distorts and produces a nice warm tone. Although after about a year of abuse mine does have a bit of rattle at certain frequencies...
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:43 pm
by Immune_system01
ive got a pair of broken hedphones!
but ive got a bad boy old skool Kenwood amp!
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:51 pm
by inspektor
Krk rokit 5's and the Krk 10s sub (both in white...) oh how they make me smile when good music flows through them!!!
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:53 pm
by ewanfowler
http://www.hifi-tower.co.uk/PA_SYSTEMS/ ... 1460_0.htm
sounds ok, loud enough that I didn't hear the police knocking and they kicked my door in! :-/
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:26 pm
by thinking
My trusty pair of JPW ML-510s at home, beautiful rear-ported speakers (and British-made!). Rokit 6 + KRK sub for listening at work.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:25 am
by murky21
haha deep mate, shame about the door but its still a win overall
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:28 am
by DZA
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:55 am
by murky21
these are just pictures I got off the net but I have these two Tag McLaren amps (60I & 60P)
The top amp is the integrated amp which handles the input, and my speakers are bi-amped so this powers just the high range. The bottom amp is the matching power amp and powers just the bass/ mid range...
They both run into a pair of these B&W 603 S1 -->
Absolute badman speakers, the best I have owned....Would recommend bi-amping speakers (if you can) as it really makes a difference especially with the quality and tautness of the bass as the power amp can concentrate on lower frequencies without having to deal with the highs..
Inputs are a decent Marantz cd player, my trusty lappy with a sound card of debatable quality and vinyl decks through a xone:32 Allen+Heath
thinking wrote:My trusty pair of JPW ML-510s at home, beautiful rear-ported speakers (and British-made!). Rokit 6 + KRK sub for listening at work.
beautiful speakers indeed, good old fashioned no thrills & solid built, have heard these through a Roskan Kandy set up and they sounded deeeecent
what are the Rokit monitors like? need to get something for my room and cant be fucked to get another separates setup, looking for something active...do they run well enough without the sub or better to get both?
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:16 am
by pikeymobile
murky21 wrote:these are just pictures I got off the net but I have these two Tag McLaren amps (60I & 60P)
The top amp is the integrated amp which handles the input, and my speakers are bi-amped so this powers just the high range. The bottom amp is the matching power amp and powers just the bass/ mid range...
I've got the exact same pre-amp. My power amp asploded long ago though, was some customised HORSE of an amp. Was two power amps, where the power supplies from both were put in one box, and the drivers put in to a second box. Unfortunately it pretty much melted when I foolishly left it running for like 2 days @ max volume at a house party so now I've got some shitty rotel RB-971 MK II power amp which is horrific for playing anything at high volumes.
Well, it's not
that bad. Infact, the sound quality is excellent (from running through some B&W speakers) when compared to my KRKs, but the lack of bass disturbs me. Then again, that also comes from having my speakers in the corner of the room in a pretty large room with terrible acoustics. If I stand in the doorway or lie down on my bed the bass is proper rumbling, but everywhere else it's flat. I'm too lazy (and have zero knowledge in acoustics) to put them in a decent place so the sound is more equal around the room.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:26 am
by thinking
murky21 wrote:what are the Rokit monitors like? need to get something for my room and cant be fucked to get another separates setup, looking for something active...do they run well enough without the sub or better to get both?
I'm not a massive fan, just what we had knocking about at work and we needed a set-up for checking masters/TPs etc. Nothing bad to say about them really, just not that exciting either. I definitely think they need the sub, although we've got them in a room which is probably a little small so the bass is a little lumpy....I may be doing them a disservice but there are speakers I'd prefer if I'd had the choice.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:15 am
by murky21
pikeymobile wrote:
I've got the exact same pre-amp. My power amp asploded long ago though, was some customised HORSE of an amp. Was two power amps, where the power supplies from both were put in one box, and the drivers put in to a second box. Unfortunately it pretty much melted when I foolishly left it running for like 2 days @ max volume at a house party so now I've got some shitty rotel RB-971 MK II power amp which is horrific for playing anything at high volumes.
Well, it's not that bad. Infact, the sound quality is excellent (from running through some B&W speakers) when compared to my KRKs, but the lack of bass disturbs me. Then again, that also comes from having my speakers in the corner of the room in a pretty large room with terrible acoustics. If I stand in the doorway or lie down on my bed the bass is proper rumbling, but everywhere else it's flat. I'm too lazy (and have zero knowledge in acoustics) to put them in a decent place so the sound is more equal around the room.
Ha, sounds jokes not surprised it melted its self however..!
The top amp in the picture isnt a pre amp, its an integrated amp...obviously it has the preamp stage inside it but also has a power amp inside to power my treble...if it is the integrated amp you have also, I would be tempted to not bother with the Rotel at all and just use the Tag- on its own it is pretty weighty and you might be bypassing the power amp stage in it if you are just using it as a pre-amp...
Rotel RB series are decent sound quality, the first amp I ever bought was a Rotel integrated, lovely sound but only 35watts RMS and in general was lacking in some real bass
I could stress enough how important having the speaker layout spot on, it probably is the single biggest improvement you can make to the sound, and you dont have to spend a penny...
This is basically the distance ratio it needs to be, and you will get the best sound when you ear is at the same level as the tweeter...I have a large room also but it is oblong in shape so have the speakers on one of the longer walls, and the main listening sofa on the other longer wall so there is less space to fill.... if you can get everything in its optimum arrangement as is in the diagram the difference is nuts, even when I stand up out of the sofa, the bass intensity drops..
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:58 am
by Omega Dub
Blue Sky System One 2.1 Around $2,500 US for the whole system, not sure how their prices are over in the UK. Amazingly clear, trustworthy, accurate response... possibly too accurate for casual home listening, but stellar for studio monitoring. By far the best integration of sub and mains I've ever heard, and the bass extension is pretty nuts, super clean and powerful down to 20hz.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 4:44 pm
by murky21
crappy photo quality but pic of my setup ( 2x B&W 603 S1 Floorstanders, bi-amped with 1 x Tag McLaren 60i integrated amp and 1 x Tag McLaren 60p Power Amp)
nothing like decent weight from the comfort of your own sofa
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:30 pm
by stevenleaton2
murky21 wrote:crappy photo quality but pic of my setup
nothing like decent weight from the comfort of your own sofa
Deep
Im in the midst of wiring my car set up to a uni mates PA. custom boxed 3200watt twin sub, crunch 1000watt amp, dont know spec of PA, hope its good.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:40 pm
by murky21
stevenleaton2 wrote:... custom boxed 3200watt twin sub, crunch 1000watt amp.....
decent! dont envy you on the wiring job tho, spent way too much of my time wiring shit up for parties, serious long tings...
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 5:55 pm
by Sageon
murky21 wrote:crappy photo quality but pic of my setup ( 2x B&W 603 S1 Floorstanders, bi-amped with 1 x Tag McLaren 60i integrated amp and 1 x Tag McLaren 60p Power Amp)
nothing like decent weight from the comfort of your own sofa
Your pic just reminded me Villa was on. Ha.
Re: What's your speaker set-up?
Posted: Sun Dec 26, 2010 6:41 pm
by cosmic_surgeon
Got a set of these Acoustic Energy "Aego M" 2.1's for £130 - decent system for the humble price, loud as fuck and extremely crisp sounding. The bass response is definitely solid enough for dubstep. Pissed off many a neighbour with these mothers. Not exactly a truly earth shattering system though, but if you just want some 2.1's and don't wanna piss a few ton up the wall they're easy worth the money.