[access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:31:32 +0000
You're welcome, and enjoy! I've had no problems with them so far.
On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 21:45:16 -0000, "Andy Logue"
<andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hi Christopher.
>
> Thanks for the link. I have placed it within my Favorites. I like the
> search facility. It worked quite well with JAWS.
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 3:58 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Logitech speakers
>
>
> > 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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