Digital Music Speakers System

which has better sound and better look, which would U buy?

I have never tried either one, however........

It been my experience that Bose products, while they aren't necessarily bad sounding or unreliable, BUT they are very, very over-priced for what they are.

JBL is generally reguarded as a lower to mid-end quality manufacturer, but their price points are generally a better value compared to Bose.

You best bet is to get out there with your Ipod and try them out in person, and let your own opinion guide you.

"Good Sound" is very subjective.

2006-11-27 14:58:45 by gaz_

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I have tried making the center speaker louder than the rest but the voices still seem so much lower than sfx and music. I have to make the system louder to get the voice louder but in turn make everything else too loud.

If you have already turned up the center channel and it still isn't loud enough for you then turn down the other channels. Also make sure your connections to the center channel speaker is nice and tight. If that doesn't work then I'd think about getting a better center channel speaker.

2007-02-14 19:54:38 by mgsone

Price: $249.00

Works with iPhone®, iPod touch® and any iPod featuring a click wheel.
Auxiliary input lets you play an additional sound source, such as a portable DVD, CD or other MP3 player.
Remote operates SoundDock system functions and iPod playlist navigation.
Updated with new, sleeker styling.
Proprietary Bose technology livens up your kitchen, bedroom or living room with quality sound.

I want to be able to listen to my ipod as well as TV, DVDS, etc through a system in my home, I don't have extremely high expectations or budget. I just want something that will sound good to the average person at a medium-to-loud volume. What is most important? What makes a good speaker, a good receiver, etc? I have tried asking in electronics stores; they just want to sell me the most expensive items.

There are a lot of different options out there, but most of them still start with a set of speakers, and a receiver.

First off, DO NOT buy one of those "Home Theater In a Box" (HTIB) kits. They often contain inferior quality components, and worse still, lack the ability to have other devices connected to them. You want to buy a receiver and speakers separately. You may even want to buy your speakers from different manufacturers as opposed to just buying a whole set.

For speakers, it's going to depend on your tastes and your ears. A good speaker is one that will last years and years - but more importantly - sounds good to you. If you have space, and if music is important to you, a pair of stand speakers (the tall, rectangular type) will give you better sound overall compared to the smaller bookshelf-type speakers. I went with bookshelf speakers simply because of space restrictions. You'll then want to add a center speaker, subwoofer, and a pair of rear surround speakers. This will give you a 5.1 configuration (5 speakers, 1 subwoofer) required for surround sound from your DVDs.

A receiver only really needs to be able to support 5.1 surround sound, and offer enough audio inputs to support types of equipment you'll want to connect to it now - and in the foreseeable future. More inputs is better...but also more expensive. For surround sound, your DVD player will need to use either a digital coax or optical audio cable. You should try to get a receiver with multiple optical inputs, as many newer devices support this connection (like cable/satellite set-top boxes, video game consoles, etc.) You do not need a specialized iPod dock, although many receivers support such a thing. All you really need a simple adapter that has a mini-plug jack on one end for your iPod's headphone port, and the familiar red/white RCA jacks on the other. This will allow you to connect your iPod to your receiver and get stereo sound from your speakers. The specialized docks allow you to use your receiver's remote to control the iPod, but again, that's not necessary. If you use a cable or satellite box, you'll want to connect this to your receiver using an optical audio cable as some programs (especially those carried on HD channels) now support 5.1 surround sound. Otherwise, the regular red/white cables are OK for stereo sound. Many TVs have an output for stereo cables for your receiver.

You may hear about 7.1, which adds a 2nd pair of surround speakers to the setup. However, at this time, only a few blu-ray movies support 7.1 at this time. I went with a receiver that can handle 7.1 but only have 5 speakers right now. The receiver is smart enough to figure this out, and I can always upgrade to 7.1 later on...if I want.

When shopping for your components, bring your iPod or a favorite music CD and a DVD with you so you can listen to them on the different speakers. You're not just looking for something that can do LOUD - anything on the market can do that. You want to be sure to listen for the high and low notes in the music. They should be clear, not muddy, or tinny sounding.

2008-06-20 07:54:05 by strilby

Price: $399.95

Built-in carry handle and rotating dock enable quick and easy transport from place to place
Rechargeable Li-ion battery gives more playing time per charge than other types of rechargeables
More efficient and higher quality audio reproduction than other battery-powered iPod® speakers.
Auxiliary input for playing other audio sources, like a portable DVD, CD or other MP3 player.
Works with iPhoneTM and any iPod featuring a click wheel, including all nano, mini, photo and video models. Also plays music with iPhoneTM.

I own a ipod and a Philips Extreme 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Speaker System (really cheap, bought for $90 at Frys). I have hooked up the cable in various ways, but at the best, I get sound out the front and back speakers, not the center one and the subwoofer. I would really like to get my ipod sound through at least the subwoofer, and can't find a way to do it. The system obviously doesn't use RCA, which is just left and right, not surround. Anyway, does anyone know an inexpensive/free and easy way to do this? Please help, I love to listen to my music really loud and bassy in my room, but I can't really do that with an Ihome, can I?

you need a headphone jack to an RCA converted....

2007-10-06 19:37:07 by forgettfuldude

I've got lots of music on my PC and want to use it alongside my Virgin+ digital system. I have been told I can record things from my V+ box directly onto my hard drive and play internet radio through my TV as well. I just haven't a clue as to how to start! If anyone can help me I would be really grateful.

A good project is LinuxMCE - Linux Media Center Edition.
The good news is it's free and therefore perfect to play about with and try.

You tube have a 20min video which shows it installing and configuring, you do need a reasonable PC and copies of Kubuntu, then its a case of providing the Linux MCE disks and the Kubuntu one and it installs all by itself.
One of the advantages I've found with Linux is the superb hardware detection, items like webcams, scanners etc just plug and play, very little need to load drivers etc.

You can put LinuxMCE on a reasonable PC then expand it as you see fit, I'm also playing with a version of Linux called "mint linux" based on ubuntu, with XBMC media center on, I've even had my Wii controller selecting albums etc, all running through a simple Bluetooth dongle, setting up the Wii controller took about 20 mins.

Considering Linux is totally free it's a perfect medium to play in and the support from the community on the web has answered every question I've ever had.

2008-12-16 11:46:14 by Stuart MacAllister