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I know this forum is more for receiver/speaker scenario. But for those of you that like a simple/easy 2.1 set-up Cambridge Soundworks is getting out of the PC speaker business. Too bad because they'll produced some decent speakers. The 'Microworks II' system is on sale for $139.99 which I think is a pretty solid deal. I've owned the Klipsch 2.1 that I liked well enough, but failed after 2 years.I still own the older (& better) Cambridge Soundworks (THX version) that still work like a champ! I now this isn't for everyone here on these boards, but I thought I would mention it just the same. Funny you mention that.
I've been building my own PC's for over 10 years now. Can't understand why more people don't do it themselves. On the sound side, I always purchased pre-made sound systems (see my signature below) I have an older Marantz receiver (SR-4600) & some AR 226 PS that I could use as a PC set-up.Links:This is only real link I could find for the (Old) AR speakers:I may try & make this happen in my next build. BTW.My current (older) Cambridge Soundworks speakers are the best 2.1 ever! Cambridge Audio is more of a well regarded budget brand than a high end outfit.This is to say that their speaker pricing is more in line with middle range of Polk Audio than with, say, Bowers & Wilkins (just to pick another UK brand). I have not dealt enough with the brand to say anything as to how they compare on audio quality. And I would also note that their electronics are generally more well known than their speakers, at least here in the US, with their electronics generally being priced above their speakers as well.
Venomous: I would like to think I know a little about audio equipment. I wouldn't consider myself a true audiophile, but I here is my 2-channel music set-up.Rogue Audio 66 Magnum Tube Pre-Amp (Using NOS Mullard tubes from the late 70's)NAD C270 Amps x2 (Bi-Amped)NAD C542 CD PlayerMusic Hall MMF-5 TTOnkyo DX-RD511 CD BurnerNHT ST4 Tower SpeakersNot the best system in the world, but solid just the same. I really wish you could hear my Cambridge Soundworks 250D 2.1 computer set-up in person. It's really very good. These were made by Creative (under the Cambridge Soundworks name) about 8-9 years ago.
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Yes.It only has 4' satellite drivers & a 8' subwoofer, but it gets in done & them some! The fact alone it's been almost 9 years & they are still working like the day I bought them, tells me it's well made.To be honest, I don't know how the build quality of CS speakers are today, but mine I'll keep until the day they die.
Venomous: I would like to think I know a little about audio equipment. I wouldn't consider myself a true audiophile, but I here is my 2-channel music set-up.Rogue Audio 66 Magnum Tube Pre-Amp (Using NOS Mullard tubes from the late 70's)NAD C270 Amps x2 (Bi-Amped)NAD C542 CD PlayerMusic Hall MMF-5 TTOnkyo DX-RD511 CD BurnerNHT ST4 Tower SpeakersNot the best system in the world, but solid just the same. I really wish you could hear my Cambridge Soundworks 250D 2.1 computer set-up in person. It's really very good. These were made by Creative (under the Cambridge Soundworks name) about 8-9 years ago.
Yes.It only has 4' satellite drivers & a 8' subwoofer, but it gets in done & them some! The fact alone it's been almost 9 years & they are still working like the day I bought them, tells me it's well made.To be honest, I don't know how the build quality of CS speakers are today, but mine I'll keep until the day they die. Venomous: The downside of the NHT ST4's were their binding post (super cheap) They crapped-out of me & I upgraded to some solid posts. As I recall, I paid $1000.00 for the pair from a dealer called 'State Street Discount' in Portsmouth, NH (tax free) I purchased some great speaker cables from a company called 'Cobalt' that's now out of business.On the CS works side, these are really good computer speakers!
I can crank them to full-blast on the volume & there is NO distortion @ all!I should simply upgrade to a receiver & speakers for my PC set-up. I have the receiver & speakers now, no subwoofer @ the moment.
Venomous: The downside of the NHT ST4's were their binding post (super cheap) They crapped-out of me & I upgraded to some solid posts. As I recall, I paid $1000.00 for the pair from a dealer called 'State Street Discount' in Portsmouth, NH (tax free) I purchased some great speaker cables from a company called 'Cobalt' that's now out of business.On the CS works side, these are really good computer speakers! I can crank them to full-blast on the volume & there is NO distortion @ all!I should simply upgrade to a receiver & speakers for my PC set-up. I have the receiver & speakers now, no subwoofer @ the moment. Those are pretty decent speakers but they do have issues hitting lows, so you might want to consider picking up a used sub to go with them.
You know NHT has those near field powered bookshelves too, so that's an option.I just upgraded my PC audio this year after deciding on a nice sony STR DN840. Silly me thought I would miss out going from 5.1 to 2.1. Not missing a damn thing on that upgradeA 20 ft optical cable will not degrade the sound, so don't even feel concerned. I use the same monoprice optical but on my sb zxr, that cable wouldn't fit the daughter board optical out because of the way the board screws into the case. I had to leave it loose to use that cable which isn't a big deal. Venomous: I didn't know that those 'NHT Classic Three's' are $449.00 each! I thought they were for the pair.
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Too rich for my blood for computer speakers. I did notice those powered NHT Super-Powered 2.0 set up. I went to my local speaker dealer & auditioned some PSB Alfa B1's that weren't bad for $200.00 for the pair. But I really liked the Boston Acoustics A26's for $300.00 for the pair.Links:Subwoofer sometime down the road when the wife isn't looking!
I think the BA's are for me paired with my older Marantz receiver. I'll follow-up. Venomous: I didn't know that those 'NHT Classic Three's' are $449.00 each! I thought they were for the pair. Too rich for my blood for computer speakers. I did notice those powered NHT Super-Powered 2.1 set up.
I went to my local speaker dealer & auditioned some PSB Alfa B1's that weren't bad for $200.00 for the pair. But I really liked the Boston Acoustics A26's for $300.00 for the pair.Links:Subwoofer sometime down the road when the wife isn't looking! I think the BA's are for me paired with my older Marantz receiver. I'll follow-up.
Guys.I came home with a pair of Boston Acoustics M25's an hour or so ago. I paid $425.00/pair & I'm digging them already.
State Street Discount (in Portsmouth, NH no sales tax BTW) is less then an hour from our home in Gloucester, MA. & they can give out some great deals. They had two sets left (one was the demo) & they aren't planning on bringing the BA line in anymore (I still receive the 5-year warranty), hence the discount. These are going for $299.00 each @ Crutchfield right now.I was almost going to pull the trigger on the PSB Alfa B1's in a nice 'Sienna or Light Cherry finish' for $200.00/pair, but the Boston's sounded so damn good going thru a NAD intergraded amp @ the store. What's weird is the PSB Alfa B1's in the 'Black Ash' was $49.99 more. The salesman said they a lot of stock on the Sienna finish.Right now I'm running the BA M25's thru an older Nakamichi RE-10 receiver, but plan on moving my Marantz SR-4600 which I think will be smoother/softer then the RE-10.
I ordered some cables from Monoprice this afternoon.I have to admit, the PSB Alfa B1's sounded damn fine for $200.00/pair. If anyone is looking into a decent budget speaker, then the Alfa B1's seem really solid!Venomous: I started this thread with happy with my Cambridge Soundworks 2.1 set-up, but I'm sure I'll be happier with my current set-up. Now I'll need a semi-budget subwoofer any insight/suggestions? Thanks for your help on the Mirage OMD5's, but I can't buy speakers from ebay without a warranty.
Guys.I came home with a pair of Boston Acoustics M25's an hour or so ago. I paid $425.00/pair & I'm digging them already. State Street Discount (in Portsmouth, NH no sales tax BTW) is less then an hour from our home in Gloucester, MA. & they can give out some great deals.
They had two sets left (one was the demo) & they aren't planning on bringing the BA line in anymore (I still receive the 5-year warranty), hence the discount. These are going for $299.00 each @ Crutchfield right now.I was almost going to pull the trigger on the PSB Alfa B1's in a nice 'Sienna or Light Cherry finish' for $200.00/pair, but the Boston's sounded so damn good going thru a NAD intergraded amp @ the store. What's weird is the PSB Alfa B1's in the 'Black Ash' was $49.99 more. The salesman said they a lot of stock on the Sienna finish.Right now I'm running the BA M25's thru an older Nakamichi RE-10 receiver, but plan on moving my Marantz SR-4600 which I think will be smoother/softer then the RE-10. I ordered some cables from Monoprice this afternoon.I have to admit, the PSB Alfa B1's sounded damn fine for $200.00/pair.
If anyone is looking into a decent budget speaker, then the Alfa B1's seem really solid!Venomous: I started this thread with happy with my Cambridge Soundworks 2.1 set-up, but I'm sure I'll be happier with my current set-up. Now I'll need a semi-budget subwoofer any insight/suggestions? Thanks for your help on the Mirage OMD5's, but I can't buy speakers from ebay without a warranty. OP, it looks like you have likely moved on, but Mirage's OMD line has been making semi-frequent appearances on woot.com:(They are currently sold out, however.)Also, Mirage has, as per my experience this past year, been honoring warranties for the OMD line via Klipsch support, assuming that said speakers are purchased via an authorized distributor (woot.com counts). I was able to request an OMD tweeter assembly replacement at no cost under warranty for one of my speakers.I handled the tweeter replacement myself, so I am not sure if they have technicians on hand to handle repairs. But getting the tweeter assembly is the difficult part, replacing the entire assembly is a quick job for any qualified repair tech. So I would not worry too much about finding a tech.Lastly, while Klipsch does have stock remaining of the OMD line drivers and other parts, they do not appear to have replacement part stock for earlier Mirage lines.
The last time woot.com had the OMD line in stock was last month (March 15 through to early April for some models). Before that, it was maybe a few months ago. The recent deals were mostly for the tower and bookshelf speakers. Center and surround channels from the OMD line (OMD-C1, OMD-C2, and OMD-R) appear to be far less common.
So I am not sure if those channels are still available new.Manufacturing for these speakers (all varieties) has ended. These deals are generally selling off remaining stock, but judging from the number of deals recently, there was quite a bit of stock remaining after Mirage was closed as a brand. So them appearing for sale again is a prediction. No one really knows what stock is left, but it is safe to say that Amazon bought it out. (Woot is an Amazon company.). I went with the Boston Acoustics sub.
Malacoda: I spent some time looking into HSU subs & speakers & they get really solid reviews. The BA sub was discontinued & I got a good deal on it (Tiger Direct of all places!) I was close to buying the Klipsch sub from Newegg, but I didn't want 'booming' sound. I think my little system is pretty sweet:Marantz SR-4600 ReceiverBA M25's SpeakersBA PV350 SubA big upgrade over my Cambridge Soundworks 2.1 system. All m cables are coming in from Monoprice tomorrow, so by the weekend, I'll be all hooked-up!
Chime back when it's done. Well.The Boston Acoustics subwoofer was delivered today damaged from UPS. The driver said 'You might want to look at the box' Looks like to was kicked, thrown & got a solid beat down from UPS. I refused delivery & back it goes. I cannot understand how it was damaged as bad as it was. I should have taken a picture & posted here.Anyway, I called Tiger Direct & told them not to reorder. Funny I bought my Klipsch subwoofer (2+ years ago) from Newegg & it came in perfectly from FedEx.
I might look @ that HSU sub even though I didn't want to pay $300.00+ May go back to State Street Discount to look & see what they have to offer. Sucks having to send something back that I was hoping I could hook-up this weekend.
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