http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodd...id=0926INGFS10105635&catid=20311#review2_full I have most of my music files in .flac... would it make the sound "3D" Are there specific music files that would be transmitted as "3D" sound. Or if I used this with for instance a blu-ray rip of a HD Movie, would the sound be surround sound?
Just posted a new one...But the general question is will surround sound give me 3D sound? Just via my HDMI Output from my computer to the TV which is hooked up to the system? Or are only DTS and AC3 files surround sound?
Combo systems are terrible. Don't buy anything except a dedicated system. If by 3d you mean from all sides, yes. There's even setups with speakers for above and below you.
Whats a good dedicated system even mean? Why isn't that a dedicated system Whats a combo system? Anything you could recommend at best buy that's got a reasonable price
well dedicated mean it takes the sound in, and only does sound. Combo dvd/ sound units have poor wattage per speaker, and they tend to be very poor performers. A good dvd player + a good surround system is better. It's like the combo dvd / vcr units, they are worse than owning a vcr and a dvd.
I think .flac files can have anything from 1 to 8 tracks, so it depends on how the file was encoded as well as the source. A .flac could contain anything from mono to 7.1 surround. The best you can get from a stereo track is Dolby Surround (L/R/S) or Pro Logic (L/R/C/S). As others have said, a dedicated amp is the best way to go.
Anyone got any recommendations on a product? Preferably one on bestbuy.ca as I got a credit there. I looked and all I could seem to find was combo systems
Goto a real audio shop. Most (if not all) of besybuy's offerings are just middle of the road crap. I could have remembered it wrong, but I seem to recall a saying that went "Your speakers should cost about equal to what the rest of your hardware costs" or something like that. In my case I ended up getting Canton speakers which costed about 600 to 700 bucks or so, but that was a few years ago. And that was skimping out and getting the smaller cube set of speakers. The bigger speakers were, at the time, closer to 1000 bucks... And of course, getting a better brand would increase the price as well. But as a student, I couldn't afford to spend any more, heh! PS: Please don't get suckered into BOSE equipment!... (^_^);
If you're a broke college student, I would strongly suggest saving that money for the future and putting up with good old fashioned stereo like the rest of us. Just sit on the funds until a good job comes in the future and then you can really go all out. Otherwise on your current budget you're going to end up with sub par equipment you'll want to ditch in a few years anyway. EDIT: Just read the bit about you having credit...in that case spend what you can afford I suppose.
Ya, like Twimfy said... It's much better to save a little more and get better quality products that you'll be happy with for a long time, than to pay a moderate amount and be stuck with something your unhappy with for a long time. BTW: If your curious about the speakers integrated systems have vs a quality setup, just talk with your hand over your mouth. (^_^); No kidding, honest!
My friend got a product based on specs, a Pionneer, but can't recall the name of it. It supports, amongst others, THX, Dolby Digital 7.1 and Dolby Prologic IIex or something, so those are certain bets when it comes to movies/games. Make sure your dedicated unit does all of them and has spare TOS-Links.
Klipsch makes pretty good stuff, and I know they sell some of their "lower end" products through Best Buy, which will still be better than anything made by Sony, Pioneer, Panasonic, or any of those other electronics conglomerate companies.
