Witch setup is better?

January 18, 2011 4:10:23 AM

logitech z-5500 5.1 350.00
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD Sound Card 175.00

OR

corsair 2.1 sp2500 225.00
logitech THX z623 2.1 160.00
My creative 4.1 free

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional 150.00

So i have been building my 3d theater setup and was wondering what sounds better for blu ray movies?
I have been not sure on witch one to get.

I have.

Amd 955 black 3.9 gigs
Gskil DDR 3 1600 mhz
ASUS crosshair iv formula
corsair H70
EVGA GTX 580 SC
WD BLACK 640 raid-0
ASUS vg236h with 3d vision kit 23" monitor

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smokeymicpot42

January 18, 2011 5:09:50 PM

2 things can you do analog 7.1 with the titanium hd ? and its either of the setups I want 5.1 or better of a setup the creative 4.1 would be the back and sides for the 7.1. The logitech would be the center and bass and the corsair would be the front sides.

Another idea i have is take out the logitech and us the bose companion 3 for center and bass and use the sp2500 for the front and creative 4.1 sides and rear.

I really want the hd card but i can't find how you do analog 7.1 or 5.1 witch is why i was going with the z5500 with it. Only thing newegg has that uis digtal in.

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amjay1985

January 19, 2011 2:24:29 AM

Logitech z-5500 are damn good speakers.... :pt1cable:

so i would recommend it to watch bluray movies.

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smokeymicpot42

January 19, 2011 2:42:28 AM

What have you compared them to? I always here people say there soo good but what to? Is it better than bose souns? Is the mid range powerful? I have alot of logitech in my home but im not sure if they can make good sound. I heard the 100 dallor 5.1 system and the creative 5.1 for 80 souond'd better. Now i know its a hole different price point. I just dont want to buy the wrong setup. Is the xfi pro that much worse than the Hd card? Becuase i like the idea of making my own 7.1 setup.

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amjay1985

January 19, 2011 7:11:36 AM

smokeymicpot42 said:

What have you compared them to? I always here people say there soo good but what to? Is it better than bose souns? Is the mid range powerful? I have alot of logitech in my home but im not sure if they can make good sound. I heard the 100 dallor 5.1 system and the creative 5.1 for 80 souond'd better. Now i know its a hole different price point. I just dont want to buy the wrong setup. Is the xfi pro that much worse than the Hd card? Becuase i like the idea of making my own 7.1 setup.

Actually, i have heard logitech z-5500's sound and i felt it was good (close to bose sounds but not better).

Xfi Pro and Xfi HD both are good cards.
Xfi Pro is a gaming card with XRAM (which some games uses) and Xfi HD doesnt have XRAM. But, Xfi HD is more suited for movies.
Also, XfiHD is a THX certified card. :wahoo:

So, if you are not playing that much games.. i recommend going for Xfi HD.

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