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05-23-2006, 03:45 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Massachusetts
Vehicle: 2003 Mazda Protege5
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Quote: Originally Posted by breaker021
Actually, I have a question....
Why are "really really good quality" computer speaker systems so cheap compared to their automotive counterparts?
You get what you pay for, it is as simple as that. You pay $100-150 for 5 speakers and a subwoofer and you're gonna get a subwoofer worth $20, an amp/processor worth $30, and 5 speakers worth $10 each. Even the term "subwoofer" is relative. If your woofer is only 2", then sure a 6" driver could be considered a "sub" "woofer". However, the overall system can only play down to 60Hz (40Hz at best). That is fine when the bass is less than 2 feet from your ears and the speakers are directly in front of you only inches from your face.
A set of 6.5" car audio speakers and an amplifier for the same price can play down to 50Hz. A Crutchfield.com you can get a 2-ch amp for as low as $80 and a pair of speakers for as low as $50. Compare those speakers with the subwoofer in the PC set. I'll bet you find the car speaker has a more rigid cone, a more durable surround (not made of paper), and a larger magnet/motor structure. |
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05-23-2006, 03:57 PM
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#122
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coralville, IA
Vehicle: 2005 Scion tC
Posts: 88
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
I mentioned that
But...but...you only said 0....-40 is a lot colder than 0...0 is like shorts weather 
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05-23-2006, 04:09 PM
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#123
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,305
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-0...not just 0
just like 140 is included in 120+
as for the rest of this thread 
Last edited by Red GTi VR6; 05-23-2006 at 04:16 PM.
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05-23-2006, 04:15 PM
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#124
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Coralville, IA
Vehicle: 2005 Scion tC
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
-0...not just 0
just like 140 is included in 120+
as for the rest of this thread
Ahhhh...I see that used so rarely...some people just think it's not cold unless they have the -0
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05-24-2006, 12:17 PM
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#125
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Newbie
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 26
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Quote: Originally Posted by fooshizn1x
dude.. seriously.. ... dont make us put you in a room with the mac people
That was uncalled for. I love my PC, but anything audio I'd prefer a mac any day! :-P
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05-24-2006, 01:10 PM
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#126
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Anaheim Hills, Ca
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^^^ Yeah, don't make us put you in a room with this guy.
lol, jk
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05-26-2006, 01:21 PM
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#127
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Massachusetts
Vehicle: 2003 Mazda Protege5
Posts: 144
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heh heh. owned!
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05-26-2006, 01:25 PM
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#128
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Perth, Australia
Posts: 163
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Bahahaha!
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06-07-2006, 02:41 AM
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#129
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FLAC
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SOCAL
Vehicle: 2005 Ford Mustang GT
Posts: 1,138
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I say go for it ... would make a good OWNED picture
might make it to  IMAGES
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06-07-2006, 03:37 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 241
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Quote: Originally Posted by chuyler1
You get what you pay for, it is as simple as that. You pay $100-150 for 5 speakers and a subwoofer and you're gonna get a subwoofer worth $20, an amp/processor worth $30, and 5 speakers worth $10 each. Even the term "subwoofer" is relative. If your woofer is only 2", then sure a 6" driver could be considered a "sub" "woofer". However, the overall system can only play down to 60Hz (40Hz at best). That is fine when the bass is less than 2 feet from your ears and the speakers are directly in front of you only inches from your face.
A set of 6.5" car audio speakers and an amplifier for the same price can play down to 50Hz. A Crutchfield.com you can get a 2-ch amp for as low as $80 and a pair of speakers for as low as $50. Compare those speakers with the subwoofer in the PC set. I'll bet you find the car speaker has a more rigid cone, a more durable surround (not made of paper), and a larger magnet/motor structure.
if you are saying a similarly priced computer and car system would sound the same, you are wrong. really good computer speakers are cheap compared to their car counterparts for two reasons:
1. computer speakers come preloaded in enclosures. a lot of the time people underestimate the importance of a good enclosure, and logitech can design a great enclosure and make use of it in a hundred thousand speaker systems, the relative cost is small. a $30 speaker/amp combo in an enclosure that cost $10 to build (but was engineered by logitech at a cost in the tens of thousands to work perfectly with the speaker) will sound a hell of a lot better than a $40 speaker in a door, or even a homemade box.
2. cars have ****ty acoustics, compared to a room that a computer would be in.
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06-07-2006, 04:11 AM
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#131
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Vehicle: 2003 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab
Posts: 209
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Lets not forget that most of the speakers used indoors may not hold up well to the environmental conditions inside of your car. I'm sure humidity, heat, and cold as well as vibrations from the operation of your vehicle are likely elements that went into the design of car speakers. Acoustics from high quality stereo speakers may be great but how long will those pretty little bookshelf speaker take to dry rot?
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06-07-2006, 06:24 AM
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#132
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
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lol
these last few posters obviously haven't read through the ENTIRE thread, have they?
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06-07-2006, 06:56 AM
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#133
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,453
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i see.. this thread rears its ugly head again.. urgh
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06-07-2006, 07:47 AM
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#134
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
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yeah - all because a few smart asses decide to post their brilliant ideas like they were the first to ever think of them, when this whole thing could have been avoided if they had just read a bit...
hehehe
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06-07-2006, 08:14 AM
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#135
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Colorado
Vehicle: '02 suburban with quad captain seating
Posts: 2,583
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When are the results getting posted?
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