[access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 15:58:17 +0000
Can I recommend the online store www.dabs.com?
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:35:06 -0000, "Andy Logue"
<andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hi Tristram.
>
> Thanks very much for that explanation. Couldn't agree more about the
> staff at PC World. It was only a few weeks ago when I was sold a
> replacement keyboard, only to find when I returned home that it was a USB
> connection type. Coming to think about it, I had problems with my
> previous wireless keyboard from them, a year or so ago. Really need to
> find an alternative shop somewhere. Thanks again. Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tristram Llewellyn
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 1:26 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
>
>
> I would for the sake of simplicity make sure that you have a set of
> satellites and a matching centre/sub woofer speaker. Two reasons
> really, one the hookup will be perfect, secondly the frequency
> responses of the satellites and the sub will be matched correctly at
> the same crossover frequency. As you have it now the sound may be a
> little sparse or over boosted.
>
> Your card has two stereo mini jack outputs for front and rear speaker
> pairs, hook yours up to the one marked front. In a 5:1 setup you would
> have one more pair to hook up. The C/sub will be a mono minijack
> connection. SP/DIF is the Sony/Phillips digital interface and is most
> probably of coaxial type (althouth it could be optical on some models)
> locked to 48KHz if you need to connect a digital source.
>
> If you were determined or had to keep the Logitec speakers it should
> (somewhere in Glasgow) be possible to obtain a phono to minijack
> convertor with which you could connect your sub directly to the
> soundcard even though I suspect this was never intended as it should
> have been sold you. Many 2:1 speaker packages assume you have only a
> basic stereo out on the sound card and therefore you need to cascade
> either from the satellites to the sub or the other way around to get
> signal to all three speakers.
>
> The type of people in PC World generally know little more than how to
> shift a box out the door with your money having left its wallet. Their
> PC health checks are somewhat dodgy since they more or less involve
> wiping a machine and starting again.
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Logue
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:18 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
>
>
> Hi Tristram.
>
> Thanks for responding to my enquiry. Having trouble though getting
> my non-technical mind around what you are saying. hahaha.
>
> You mention the Sub. Is this the larger centre speaker? if so,
> there is a line from the powered satellite to this centre speaker;
> another to the other satellite and a third with a phono socket at the
> end, which I presumed, plugged into the Soundblaster. The
> Soundblaster has a USB to my computer.
>
> The Soundblaster has a number of sockets on the back and these are as
> follows:
> C/sub
>
> Rear
>
> Front
>
> Line in
>
> Spdif out
>
> Din
>
> Usb
>
>
> I am hoping that PC World will replace my Logitech speakers and
> exchange these with a Creative system. Am I correct in thinking
> then, that the Creative system, will all have individual miniplugs to
> fit each of these sockets, and that the USB will power them?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tristram Llewellyn
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:20 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
>
>
> Get the whole set from Creative or whoever, your connection problem
> is because your Logitech speakers either don't use the same hookup
> as your sub or don't provide any output to feed the sub. It is
> most usual that either the powered satellite feeds the sub or the
> other way around rather than taking another feed directly off of
> the soundcard with 2:1 sound systems. The SP/DIF will be no good
> for this.
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy Logue
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 9:45 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Logitech speakers
>
>
> Hi all.
>
> I have just purchased a set of Logitech speakers, which come with
> an
> additional central speaker. I have also purchased Creative
> Soundblaster 24
> bit external soundcard.
>
> Audrey from this list kindly assisted in setting up the soundcard
> in order
> that I could retain my existing speakers for jaws.
>
> The sound card seems to be working for I can listen via
> headphones plugged
> into the front of it.
>
> However, I think I was sold an incompatible system from PC World.
>
> I've been on the phone to them for over an hour and all they can
> suggest is
> that I travel into Glasgow and take the speakers with me. It's
> over 2 hours
> for me to get in there on public transport.
>
> I thin the system is incompatible because the plug from the
> speaker system
> that plugs into the sound card is a phono plug and not a
> minijack. Although
> the soundcard does have a phono socket called
> Spdif out and the phono plug fits into this, I get no sound at
> all coming
> through the speakers.
>
>
>
> Can anyone shine some light on this problem please as I'd hate to
> go into
> Glasgow for nothing.
>
>
>
> Best wishes.
>
> Andy
>
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