On 4 Dec 2005, at 22:29, mylespdn wrote:
The G5 is in my Den, not an opera house, so quality rather than
quantity is the criterion! Just after other user's opinions before
taking the plunge.
Myles,
I have spent a bit of time on a similar quest (on a budget) and have
achieved quite good results with a direct cable connection to an
amplifier [line in socket] which is otherwise and to all intents and
purposes set up as a hi fi. I have a good secondary set up in the house
using a Denon mini system which sounds lovely when we plumb the iBook
into it. You can buy that system in John Lewis at a very reasonable
price and you will see that it has won several What Hi Fi awards and
deservedly so in my opinion. If you buy a good Monster mini jack to RCA
(phono) lead in Comet that will be you set up up with a very good
system. Assuming you have a mini jack out on the G5.
My own system here is driven by the G4 with said Monster cable (with a
soft wire support to stop the weight of the cable putting a sideway
load on the socket) running to a preamp connected to two bridged power
amps and two monitor speakers set at just above eye level on the wall
behind the screen about 1500mm apart. It is my opinion that the
speakers are less important than having a good amplifier and i would
suggest using a good vintage amp so you have excellent sound quality
with something you can pick up for less than £500. Though there is of
course the potential to spend much more :0) If you are interested I can
suggest places to look but you may already have something to suit.
Having said that I think the choice of speaker is less important, it
obviously is 'within reason' and needs to be able to do the things you
demand of it. Some speakers work better in free space and some work OK
near to a wall and you need to site them accordingly. If it is to play
music while you are sat at your computer then a "studio monitor"
arrangement will probably suit best. I can recommend Rogers LS3/5a s or
JR149 s as sounding superb if driven by a good amp. I have a pair of
149s which I use in this system and I adore the sweet sounds they make
at all volume levels. I also have some Celestion SL6s which you can
pick up second hand at a good price but they need lots of space around
them and even so, despite their deserved reputation, they come second
to the 149s in my book.
If this all sounds far too expensive I can suggest you buy a pair of
Videologic Sciroccos for about £150. They are active (powered) speakers
about the same size as the LS3/5as and they sound really really good.
they don't look much (black boxes) but they represent extremely good
value for money. Comet did stock them but I think you can buy them
direct. If you cannot find them, the company is part of the PURE
company that make and market the DAB radios. There is a heap of
mediocre junk out on the shelves and you could be forgiven for
thinking these were more of the same - they aint though.
It almost goes without saying that you need to site the speakers so
they do not interfere with the monitor or set up boomy resonances in
desk furniture.
Drew
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