Surround Sound Bar

[Not Bman]

As you have all seen these days, those surround sound bars for tv setups. I don't know anything else about them.

I am wondering if they are available for PC's? And is the quality still good (i like quality sound, but some things I can't tell the difference) What are my options, suggestions.

 

[LordOfLA]

you can plug your pc into hi-fi receviers attached to surround bars, however true surround can only be given with speakers in 4 corners of the room. You get better sound for seperate speakers standing/mounted around the room too.

 

[Not Bman]

you can plug your pc into hi-fi receviers attached to surround bars, however true surround can only be given with speakers in 4 corners of the room. You get better sound for seperate speakers standing/mounted around the room too.

Yes I know that, it's just currently and for awhile, I can not setup 4 or more speakers the way they should be setup, and are quite annoying. So I'd like to get some kind of solution for surround sound, and not being a 2.1 setup.

 

[LordOfLA]

well positined 2.1 can give a surround illusion in the right room

 

[Not Bman]

Once I get a computer working, I will be trying a 2.1 setup (using my 5.1 but only using 2.1 of it). See how that goes, but suggestions on a bar?

 

[LordOfLA]

I'm only aware of a yamaha bar - I'm sure other leading hi-fi speaker makers have a bar too

I've not looked into it too much since I've just bought 2 mission bookshelf speakers to go at the rear and 2 mission floorstanders for the front on my pc/hi-fi setup.

 

[Not Bman]

What is mission?

*edit, never heard of them before....are they good quality?

 

[LordOfLA]

British speaker manufacturer - very good quality The best speakers on earth come out of britain or Germany

 

[Taurus]

Missions are nice.

about the bars, though; they are made for home theater setups where you are sitting back away from the bar a good 6-12 feet. they count on this space to bounce the side/rear channels off the side or back walls to give the illusion of speakers there. if you have it mounted 2 feet in front of you, i'm not sure you'll get the same effect.

normal stereo headphones can do a good job of mimicking surround sound if you have a decent sound card. then there's actual surround headphones.

 

[falconguard]

British speaker manufacturer - very good quality The best speakers on earth come out of britain or Germany

You are leaving out the Canadians, who themselves make speakers of very fine quality.

 

[LordOfLA]

I said the best speakers not just good speakers

 

[falconguard]

Again, you are deluded...you really need to check out the Canadians or if you want some boutique American speakers, of course if high end is your cup of tea. Than no one can beat us Americans.

However, just on a lark check out Axiom http://www.axiomaudio.com/research.html
Or if you want to go the other way you can cruise over to http://www.magnepan.com/about.php.
Those Canadians make some good stuff.http://www.miragespeakers.com/na-en/about/history/