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  1. Sam I went to more then few stores and luckily they had the Bic FH-65, BSP,NHT, Klipsch and some of the mainstream ones like pioneer,Sony,Samsung,Yamaha etc etc etc So I ended up comparing them to my best knowledge back to back jumping from one to another and in my opinion here is how it went considering me grading them by quality sound along with the price tag next to them, it will be the price for both speakers: 1. BSP (not sure the model but they sounded about the best of all) $500 2. BIC Formula FH-65 ( for me at least they took 2nd place) $230 in store, but I got them for $188 3. NHT 2.1 (you recommended) along with the Klipsch of that price tag $230 they sounded about the same quality wise 4. Pioneer 5. Yamaha 6. Sony So after listening to them all it was no brainer for me to go with the BIC FH-65, there was a very small difference vs the BSP but not large enough to pay $300 more and be able to justify it, on another note the BSP bass was pretty mild when compared to the BIC. So yes I went with the BIC and I'm glad I tested them all in person. As far as wiring,connections,amplifiers I end up getting better stuff like you recommended, so did other people recommended the same thing too. Here is the purchase I made: BIC America FH 65B Speaker 072930500356 | eBay Yamaha R S201 Amplifier 2 Channel 200 w PMPO 1 kHz Am FM | eBay Kabeldirekt 10 Feet 3 5mm Male to 2 x RCA Male Stereo Audio Cable Pro Series | eBay New Pyle PSC1450 14 Gauge 50 ft Spool of High Quality Speaker Zip Wire | eBay Hope you are proud of me lol
  2. wow I just replied to sam and nothing shows up.... anyways I will go trough some electronics shop to check if I can find to test of these speakers, hopefully I can find the NHT and the BIC there
  3. Sam Lord thank you so much for the input dude, I have been searching every since yesterday about what I want to upgrade to and sure enough the there is out there something much better but not necessary tons more expensive. You most likely are right for letting me know to buy better RCA to 3.5mm cable, question is should I replace the stock RCA cables with KabelDirekt brand or not necessary? I saw that the speakers you posted are self powered so they have amplifier in them which is awesome, but while we were discussing here about which speakers are best bang for the buck I was also discussing the same topic on another forums that I'm member there. So after bunch of discussions and members testimonials about brands that they have tried out and brand sound quality, longevity it came down to one product only because of their testimonials. Some of them even ended up making videos just to prove how good are the speakers even after 20 years of constant usage with no modifications, bone stock and no repair whatsoever! Then more forum members started coming forth with the same experience and usage of their speakers 5-8-10 years with no problems and loving the sounds. Funny enough I guess is not well known as a mainstream brand, its more like a niche brand that offers great quality at a good price point. The brand name is B.I.C America and after some more in depth research about what they offer I ended up choosing the more expensive ones instead of the cheaper ones that all the forum members were swearing about them, I'm mainly choosing the more expensive model because of the looks and not because of the 350W power that they are rated per speaker. So you were right Sam Lord, a good powerful,great quality sound, well balanced, has great bass to it speakers set up has no need for subwoofer to accompany them. Here is the speaker that I'm talking of, they don't break the bank and not only they perform great longevity and quality wise but they look great at price point of $90 each Amazon.com: Bic 350 Watt 6.5IN 2 Way Bookshelf: Electronics What really closed the deal for me for this speaker was the sound, here is the video:
  4. Ok so after some research this morning this is somewhat the final conclusion I have come to that I will need to buy in order to make this purchase more complete and hopefully I don't have to run to Best Buy for extra cables, RCA split adapters or whatever else is needed. So anything I'm missing on the list below that I will need to include to the order please let me know, btw Sam has been really helpful to me here, thanks buddy. Here is the list: Speakers: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES20-Books...2%3A2661618011 Subwoofer: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES150PBK-3...ct_top?ie=UTF8 Amplifier: Amazon.com: Yamaha R-S201BL 2-Channel Stereo Receiver: Electronics RCA to 3.5mm split cable: Amazon.com: Belkin F8V235-12 2 RCA to 3.5mm Y cable 12-Feet: Electronics
  5. I don't seem to see option where I can edit my post so I'm going to have to just post with an reply to it. So I did some more looking around and since I have 2.1 setup I will most likely need Amplifier with 2.1 channels I guess. So this is what I found looking around and says it has 40W per channel for the speakers and 68W for the subwoofer. Now I believe the speakers are 120W each and the subwoofer its 300W, not sure if this one will be enough to power them up but I don't mind being able to use 80% of the setup even though I will most likely use 30% at the most. Here is the 2.1 amplifier I found http://www.amazon.com/Lepai-LP-168HA-40-Watt-Amplifier-Output/dp/B0070Z87YO/ref=pd_sim_23_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ZWDF8FFAWSXR9EW4N8Z&dpID=41HAXZahetL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_
  6. Hi there, just signed up today to ask something. I have been having Logitech z2300 for some time now, probably for the past 6 years if I'm correct. First pair the speakers started to make crackling noise, was under time frame of warranty so they sent me another one, that one had same problem so I end up buying another set because in all honesty I was happy with the set up. Here I'm 2-3 years later and one of the speakers started having the same issues... If I stand correct that's usually a problem of the satellites detaching from the base and probably I will need to reset them and glue them back, either is that or wiring needs to be de solder and solder back, I don't know what's the issue but probably is the first one I mentioned. I could make my life 100 times easier and just get z623 or the sp2500 2.1 setups and call it a day and not having to deal with anything extra, just plug,play and enjoy.... but I would like to try something different, and I'm not that experienced when comes to converting regular subwoofer and speakers to PC, its easy if you have to hook them up with whatever receiver is popular today with the home entertainment. So what I would like to do is probably have similar setup like the z2300 but stand alone and hopefully I have less problems with longevity of the stand alone subwoofer and speakers since I would guess they should be little more durable perhaps? Anyways I understand that this an audiophile site and people will jump into recommending some setup $1000 or more, thanks but I'm not interested in that, I was pretty happy with the z2300 but I don't mind paying little bit more for better quality longevity wise and sound experience wise. So I did some research and mainly I'm looking into the price range of Pioneers,JBL,Polk etc etc etc. They all have decent reviews and it all came to matter of looks, in my taste JBL look most attractive, I'm sure here on this site people would debate that LOL. Ok here is what I have in mind of buying and if someone has a better recommendation for a brand that has better reputation quality wise, then please chime in. Speakers: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES20-Books...2%3A2661618011 Subwoofer: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES150PBK-3...ct_top?ie=UTF8 I don't know if this matters but this is the sound card I have in my PC: HT | OMEGA CLARO Plus+ Sound Card - Newegg.com So here is the part where I'm clueless to make standalone set like this to work with my PC, I read up about people who went with standalone bookshelf speakers and they ended up buying an amplifier to make it work with the PC, I guess the purpose of the amplifier is to power up the standalone speakers and a separate DAC to convert the digital sound from the PC to the Speakers or I guess they sell DACAMP's as combo??? As you see in my case the JBL subwoofer has amplifier, question is is that amplifier only there to power the subwoofer or it should take care of powering up the speakers also? If it can power the speakers then I'm left with only buying DAC to convert the digital sound to the stereo sound or whatever is called. As you see I'm little bit lost here... I probably will have few more questions regarding the wiring setup with connecting the whole setup to the PC wire wise questions like the RCA split cables etc etc etc, but for now my main things are the AMP DAC questions and of course if someone has better branding recommendations for the speakers and subwoofer please recommend, but keep in mind I wont want to spend tons of dinero, just something in the range of the JBL's,Pioneer,Polk,Yamaha or whatever midrange price cost, thanks in advance and sorry if this long post gave anybody headaches lol.
  7. Hi there, just signed up today to ask something. I have been having Logitech z2300 for some time now, probably for the past 6 years if I'm correct. First pair the speakers started to make crackling noise, was under time frame of warranty so they sent me another one, that one had same problem so I end up buying another set because in all honesty I was happy with the set up. Here I'm 2-3 years later and one of the speakers started having the same issues... If I stand correct that's usually a problem of the satellites detaching from the base and probably I will need to reset them and glue them back, either is that or wiring needs to be de solder and solder back, I don't know what's the issue but probably is the first one I mentioned. I could make my life 100 times easier and just get z623 or the sp2500 2.1 setups and call it a day and not having to deal with anything extra, just plug,play and enjoy.... but I would like to try something different, and I'm not that experienced when comes to converting regular subwoofer and speakers to PC, its easy if you have to hook them up with whatever receiver is popular today with the home entertainment. So what I would like to do is probably have similar setup like the z2300 but stand alone and hopefully I have less problems with longevity of the stand alone subwoofer and speakers since I would guess they should be little more durable perhaps? Anyways I understand that this an audiophile site and people will jump into recommending some setup $1000 or more, thanks but I'm not interested in that, I was pretty happy with the z2300 but I don't mind paying little bit more for better quality longevity wise and sound experience wise. So I did some research and mainly I'm looking into the price range of Pioneers,JBL,Polk etc etc etc. They all have decent reviews and it all came to matter of looks, in my taste JBL look most attractive, I'm sure here on this site people would debate that LOL. Ok here is what I have in mind of buying and if someone has a better recommendation for a brand that has better reputation quality wise, then please chime in. Speakers: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES20-Bookshelf-Speaker-Pair/dp/B001AW18K8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1445121429&sr=8-3&keywords=bookshelf+speakers+pair&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011 Subwoofer: http://www.amazon.com/JBL-ES150PBK-300-Watt-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B00166VDLC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8 I don't know if this matters but this is the sound card I have in my PC: HT | OMEGA CLARO Plus+ Sound Card - Newegg.com So here is the part where I'm clueless to make standalone set like this to work with my PC, I read up about people who went with standalone bookshelf speakers and they ended up buying an amplifier to make it work with the PC, I guess the purpose of the amplifier is to power up the standalone speakers and a separate DAC to convert the digital sound from the PC to the Speakers or I guess they sell DACAMP's as combo??? As you see in my case the JBL subwoofer has amplifier, question is is that amplifier only there to power the subwoofer or it should take care of powering up the speakers also? If it can power the speakers then I'm left with only buying DAC to convert the digital sound to the stereo sound or whatever is called. As you see I'm little bit lost here... I probably will have few more questions regarding the wiring setup with connecting the whole setup to the PC wire wise questions like the RCA split cables etc etc etc, but for now my main things are the AMP DAC questions and of course if someone has better branding recommendations for the speakers and subwoofer please recommend, but keep in mind I wont want to spend tons of dinero, just something in the range of the JBL's,Pioneer,Polk,Yamaha or whatever midrange price cost, thanks in advance and sorry if this long post gave anybody headaches lol.
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