Curious about what people think of my setup, planning on using my computers’ motherboard integrated sound chip as my receiver, and dac for my sub. I will use windows for my preamp.
the bs5s were highly praised by reviewers and I plan on upgrading once my ears and listening ability develop to the point of hearing the weak points, like what I’ve done with my current speakers. (I also love below 30hz bass so half my budget went to the sub lol) This is my upgrade path for when that happens; Sound Setup Upgrade - PCPartPicker
I already sort of have a system, and I started out as a car audio guy (hence the sub) and unfortunately i’m not the regular person, I totally agree and would recommend that for anyone else. Clarity and often also stooopid low bass is just my thing. good rec tho still. anything else you find weird abt the setup? im still iffy on the usb sound eliminator (only considering because my gaming pc might give out too much emi). Expensive cables are for looks and this is supposed to be my endgame setup for quite a while so im looking to have as few weak points as possible.
MiniDSP HD, usb from computer, RCA to speakers and sub. It has variable output with a remote. Set crossover through MiniDSP.
Klipsch RP-500M
That PA3 is good, but I prefer my SA300.
Emotiva S8 sub because for desktop, you don’t need much.
the dac in the minidsp seems to not be very good from what zeos says, I actually do plan on using a minidigi in the future for dsp and crossover though. the klipsch don’t match my aesthetic tastes although they will def sound better, and the sa300 actually was my first choice but I needed to cut the lows on my speakers so I switched to the pa3 (they both use the same amp apparently if I remember right), and the s8 would be my choice absolutely for most music but unfortunately it doesn’t dig into the sub-20 hertz range :[ any other alternatives you can think of? I’ve got everything figured out and thought through everything, but any advice is good advice. your recommendation is very good tho fyi so don’t be concerned about that, I am a special human is all rip
reassurance and possible warnings to bad products, dangerous/ simply bad sounding combos, and I just like talking about my plans and setups lol. Alternative options for the same usage purpose too.
Feel free to use standard Amazon basic wires and cables, they work fine, Next upgrade would be to Blue Jeans Cables and Pangea power chords and USB cable and lastly add Furman Elite 15DMI linear power conditioner if you want to go hog-wild.
PS, I too was an Old School Car Stereo guy from the late eighties and early 90’s, over time my tastes modified a refined a bit but yes, I like certain genre’s to hit hard