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  • Fluff
    Super MURCer
    • Apr 2002
    • 1522

    #1

    Multi channel soundcards

    Bit of a poll to see how many people actually have more than 2 speakers hooked up to their pc.

    My Audidgy 2 has 7.1 channels I'm just using stereo.
    69
    None / Builtin
    0%
    1
    Headphones
    0%
    16
    Stereo speakers
    0%
    23
    Surround
    0%
    29
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  • GNEP
    Super MURCer
    • Feb 2002
    • 5241

    #2
    Surround in the sitting room (HTPC mainly) and headphones for gaming.
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    • Admiral
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 2000
      • 3125

      #3
      Logitech X-530 5.1 speakers for about two months now. Previous to that I had an Altec Lansing AVS300 2.1 system.
      Sound card, Audigy 2.

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      • Tjalfe
        Super MURCer
        • Nov 2002
        • 3053

        #4
        Logitech Z680' 5.1 in the computer room.. used to have Creative DTT2500 surround system
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        • Delany
          Real Super Murcer
          • Sep 1999
          • 256

          #5
          I've got my Creative DTT2500 system connected (if you can call it that) to my Audigy2ZS
          ASUS P8Z68-V Pro Motherboard, Intel Core i7 2600K CPU @ 4.3GHz, G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 32GB DDR3 Ram, Pioneer DVR-219L DVDRW, OCZ Vertex 3 120GB SSD, Western Digital Black 1TB SATA HDD, Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB, Everything being driven by Windows 10 Professional (64Bit)...

          Bored Yet?

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          • Paddy
            Super MURCer
            • Mar 2000
            • 6067

            #6
            Stereo speakers via onboard sound on my A7N8X-e with Cambridge Soundworks DTT3500 Digital 5.1.

            Slightly OT: I am looking for good headphones - preferably cordless with a docking station that also acts as a charger....
            The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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            • Nowhere
              Super MURCer
              • Jun 2002
              • 4830

              #7
              "cordless" excludes "good"

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              • Paddy
                Super MURCer
                • Mar 2000
                • 6067

                #8
                Care to post something helpful
                The Welsh support two teams when it comes to rugby. Wales of course, and anyone else playing England

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                • Dr Mordrid
                  Moderator
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 26592

                  #9
                  I'd dare say most users of multichannel cards do what owners of 5.1 audio systems do: they only use 2 stereo channels, or at most 2 stereo channels and the subwoofer.

                  Most people either don't care or the wife won't let her decor be spoiled by speakers mounted all over the room.

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                  • Helevitia
                    Super MURCer
                    • Aug 1999
                    • 6628

                    #10
                    Klipsch Ultra 5.1's

                    I use Stereo for music, headphones for many things, and surround for gaming (sometimes headphones).
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                    • Jammrock
                      The Berserker
                      • Aug 1999
                      • 8661

                      #11
                      I have the stereo speakers, just nowhere to put them. I use my Sennheiser HD-595 headphones the most though.
                      “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
                      –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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                      • az
                        Moderator
                        • Feb 2001
                        • 9336

                        #12
                        Small, tinny stereo speakers for casual music and for playing games, headphones for serious listening.

                        I very often put on headphones and turn them way up in the evening, close my eyes to relax and concentrate on the music, only to find myself suddenly waking up to a particularly loud sound after an indefinable legth of time. Maybe I really should go to bed earlier

                        AZ
                        There's an Opera in my macbook.

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                        • spadnos
                          MURCer
                          • Jun 2002
                          • 859

                          #13
                          2.1 here - Harmon Kardon Champagne satellite + subwoofer system.

                          There's no point in having more channels on the computer, since I have a home theater system for surround stuff.

                          - Steve

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                          • Liquid Snake
                            Super MURCer
                            • Aug 1999
                            • 2216

                            #14
                            I agree. I also don't see the need for surround on the PC. The living room already has a surround setup for movies etc. And my room setup doesnt allow for surrounds.

                            I recently got some Altec Lansing MX5021s to replace my dead/dying Cambridge Microworks speakers. They're pretty decent IMO. Other times (gaming and late-night listening among other things), I use my Etymotic ER6s or sometimes my Sennheiser HD580s.

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                            • VJ
                              Moderator
                              • Mar 2001
                              • 9733

                              #15
                              Just the speakers built in my second monitor for PC work; a 4-channel connection (mixing panel, 2 amplifiers, ... to overcome the fact that I don't have a single home cinema amp) for watching movies.


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