offtopic: what sound system you use on your pc/console ?

[LVL 9999 OVERGEARED LAST BOSS]

hi , i am using a old lg hometheater as pc audio output, but its lacking , what do you use on your pc/ console?
should i get a sound bar or a mini system ? i realy dont care to 5,1 or 7,1 too, my place is small and too much wires.

[hairo]

well for my first playthrough I'll play with headphones you can guess why ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[BOT Cecil]

HyperX Cloud Alpha headphones and a soundbar when ears start to hurt.

[Retrolicious]

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If you got bluetooth / dongles on your rig i really recommend wireless ANR bluetooth headsets.
They cost like between 100-300$. May sound expensive at first for only "headphones", but the ANR tech is mindblogging. You can even cancel out car / bell / traffic sounds.

With mine i can even hear nuances is songs, which i can't hear at all with my other loudspeakers.
ANR on headphones also awesome to listen to special ASMR YT videos.

Those silent ASMR nuances you can't even hear with active normal loudspeakers, no matter if they are 5.1 or 7.1

random Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwCF-x3rSUE

try it with normal stereo headphones, 5.1 systems and bluetooth ANR earphones
difference is like another universe ...

My bluetooth earphones with ANS sounds better than my old teufel 5.1 soundsystem lol

Really scary if you have ANS earphones and play games like Alien:isolation

another asmr addict :D u know Ozley ASMR?

Not yet but feel free to recommend to me new ASMR artists ^^
Got a fav playlist?

What headphones, sound systems do you guys use?

I really don't understand why modern consoles don't have bluetooth as default where you can link any earphones you have :c

Do you guys think upcoming Xbox #4 or Playstation5 will have bluetooth support out of the box?

But connecting to smartphone / tablet / surface / notebook is super easy!

Nowadays with headphones there are soooo many options. Like wireless / no wireless, with extended battery in the over frame. True wireless are tiny blobs in your ear, but usually sadly only have like 3-5 hours play strength. I went with a "bracelet" solution. It got the battery in the bracelet, is weighting some grams more, but totally worth it for 12+ hour playtime :D

On the net are also many reviews, i read one with over 80 tested different earphone models lol ...
It's like a bachelor thesis xD

[Shizofrend]

Ozley asmr is my fav but glow, maimy, shortbread, chrissy, bright grey, gina carla, florescent, amy kay, tender loving, freckle 23, waterwhispers, soya whispers, air light, delicate, ilegna, bluewhispers are also phenomenal.
If ur a hand movements, personal attention, affirmations fan like me then there is no better then Ozley asmr.
Ofc u prolly will need to add asmr behind most of these names to find them. My top five r Ozley asmr, glow asmr, maimy asmr, shortbread asmr and tenderloving asmr.

[Retrolicious]

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Ozley asmr is my fav but glow, maimy, shortbread, chrissy, bright grey, gina carla, florescent, amy kay, tender loving, freckle 23, waterwhispers, soya whispers, air light, delicate, ilegna, bluewhispers are also phenomenal.
If ur a hand movements, personal attention, affirmations fan like me then there is no better then Ozley asmr.
Ofc u prolly will need to add asmr behind most of these names to find them. My top five r Ozley asmr, glow asmr, maimy asmr, shortbread asmr and tenderloving asmr.

Thanks gonna try them all out tomorrow for wake up xD

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HyperX Cloud Alpha headphones and a soundbar when ears start to hurt.

what sound bar you use?
i am searching all things you all posted by the way, some thing are too expensive here in brazil

[Shizofrend]

U guys should get studio monitors. Music sounds so fricking unreal now.

[LVL 9999 OVERGEARED LAST BOSS]

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U guys should get studio monitors. Music sounds so fricking unreal now.

what the name of the one you use?

[Shizofrend]

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U guys should get studio monitors. Music sounds so fricking unreal now.

what the name of the one you use?

M-Audio BX8 D3 studio monitors.
They cost like a thousand dollars or more (2.5k kuna) but it's the best purchase I ever made.
Especially since I'm biggest music addict in this solar system and use them for music 6-12 hours every day.
I eonna merry them. It's simply blissful. I know I'm going into that edgy audiophile teritory a bit but if you enjoy listening to music then these live studio monitors are your ticket to heaven. Ot any other good ones that aren't too cheap and are also monitors, which is what sound designers and musicians use to hear exactly what the sounds actually are.

[LVL 9999 OVERGEARED LAST BOSS]

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what the name of the one you use?

M-Audio BX8 D3 studio monitors.
They cost like a thousand dollars or more (2.5k kuna) but it's the best purchase I ever made.
Especially since I'm biggest music addict in this solar system and use them for music 6-12 hours every day.
I eonna merry them. It's simply blissful. I know I'm going into that edgy audiophile teritory a bit but if you enjoy listening to music then these live studio monitors are your ticket to heaven. Ot any other good ones that aren't too cheap and are also monitors, which is what sound designers and musicians use to hear exactly what the sounds actually are.

it dont exist on brazil to buy lol.
how many RMS i need on a speaker setup that will be like 90cm away from me? i am a total noob on audio .
i was thinking on buying something with 250 rms to 400 rms, but someone told me thats too much power for gaming this close

[Shizofrend]

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M-Audio BX8 D3 studio monitors.
They cost like a thousand dollars or more (2.5k kuna) but it's the best purchase I ever made.
Especially since I'm biggest music addict in this solar system and use them for music 6-12 hours every day.
I eonna merry them. It's simply blissful. I know I'm going into that edgy audiophile teritory a bit but if you enjoy listening to music then these live studio monitors are your ticket to heaven. Ot any other good ones that aren't too cheap and are also monitors, which is what sound designers and musicians use to hear exactly what the sounds actually are.

it dont exist on brazil to buy lol.
how many RMS i need on a speaker setup that will be like 90cm away from me? i am a total noob on audio .
i was thinking on buying something with 250 rms to 400 rms, but someone told me thats too much power for gaming this close

Im a noob too. Just google whatever my setup has. I have them like half a meter from my ears, maybe a bit more and it's fine on normal to medium high volume and full bass.
However when I play music loudly and it has a lot of bass like post rock with rich bass or post metal or industrial prog rock or djent then I turn down bass to -2dB but rarely. Never had need to turn it to -4dB. Usually I leave it on flat full bass normally. And I listen to music and loudly A Lot plus I have rly bad tinnitus. Even so, it feel fine majority of time. Also depends on quality of audio imo. Some of old post rock albums from like 80s I can't rly play extremely loud but that's cuz of recordings themselves. Again, no idea rly but im perfectly fine with my two bx8 d3 monitors right on my desk half a meter from me.
Look for studio monitors and get some good and pricey ones around 1k bucks. Best spent money ever, in my case n imo.

[Shizofrend]

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M-Audio BX8 D3 studio monitors.
They cost like a thousand dollars or more (2.5k kuna) but it's the best purchase I ever made.
Especially since I'm biggest music addict in this solar system and use them for music 6-12 hours every day.
I eonna merry them. It's simply blissful. I know I'm going into that edgy audiophile teritory a bit but if you enjoy listening to music then these live studio monitors are your ticket to heaven. Ot any other good ones that aren't too cheap and are also monitors, which is what sound designers and musicians use to hear exactly what the sounds actually are.

it dont exist on brazil to buy lol.
how many RMS i need on a speaker setup that will be like 90cm away from me? i am a total noob on audio .
i was thinking on buying something with 250 rms to 400 rms, but someone told me thats too much power for gaming this close

It prolly is. Mine seem to be 150.
Amplifier: 150W RMS bi-amp Class A / B power amp.
I got em both less then half a meter from my ears.

[BOT Cecil]

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HyperX Cloud Alpha headphones and a soundbar when ears start to hurt.

what sound bar you use?
i am searching all things you all posted by the way, some thing are too expensive here in brazil

It's a Trust Asto soundbar for PC. Needed something that takes minimum amount of space and 2 speakers on the sides of the screen were not an option.

[Retrolicious]

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Headphones. Because I'm one of those weirdos who finds headphone audio somehow more immersive than even a well calibrated 7.1 system in a room with good acoustics. I don't know why. Speaker systems just feel like being in a movie theater, whereas headphones feel more like the experience is inside my own head, which I find more immersive.

I thought that was a given that headphones are the best option, as long as the headphones are actually good.

+ total agree
also great if you got thin skinned neighbours xD

@OP You already got wireless bluetooth earplugs? If interested i can recommend. But if you want a 7.1 big system instead i aint bother.

I just feel the new ANR tech really has nice sound and those earplugs are relativelly "cheap" for the sound quality you get.

I think most big 5.1 or 7.1 systems require like x000 bucks
But very nice sounding and longer lasting 6-12 hour ANR earphones go already between 100-300$

This discussion is cool though, when you are audiophile i bet many audio systems don't hurt like headset, ANR bluetooth, 5.1 system and wired stuff etc