looz
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Question, would someone enthusiastic about that brand be called a Nobhead?
In search of speakers...
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Mr. Smith
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100% studio monitors are the best. There are smaller models and you don't need an amp or anything because the amps built in. Get a hum destroyer if plugging directly into pc.
Kei
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My JBL Control Ones are 22 years old. The first 14 years they were used in a sound control room at work. When this got decommissioned I got to keep 2 pairs of them. They are great rugged little speakers that do indeed go loud. The biggest advantages they have is that they are quite shallow speakers so can easily sit behind monitors and the reflex ports are front facing allowing them to be placed very close to walls without adversely affecting the sound quality. If anything, it helps to reinforce the bass as that's the only area they are really lacking. A 4" woofer in a cabinet that small is never going to produce masses of bass.
trawetSluaP
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Nobheads and Schhit Stacks. Gotta love quirky names.
looz
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"Amplified my nob with some Schiit."
Its a bit Schiit really
AlienALX
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Just don't ever put your nob in the schiit. It would be a real bummer.
Dark NighT
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Dawelio
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Got recommended these when looking at those JBL Control One. What do you reckon of these?: Renkforce Control 250AMP, being a bit cheaper.
Dawelio
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Fair enough... I found this clip of them though and I'm aware that listening to a Youtube video of speakers isn't ideal. But if this is how they sound, they sound terrible. Or is it just me? No base what so ever...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qclli1m1JGI
Kei
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It could be the microphone used or they could be that bad. This is a good video showing proper JBL controls ones. (Not mine, but seems pretty well recorded) He gives them some serious volume abuse towards the end which causes the distortion and the built in limiting filaments to light up inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmJNgYD5iQ&t=145s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytmJNgYD5iQ&t=145s
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Dark NighT
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That isnt even a fair example tbh, using that Saxguy clip as a way to indicate how they sound is just a joke.
With a decent mic and a fair setup you can get some impression of how speakers sound through youtube, it wont be the best way to do it, but even Tom managed to get some level of fidelity through his speaker reviews.
With a decent mic and a fair setup you can get some impression of how speakers sound through youtube, it wont be the best way to do it, but even Tom managed to get some level of fidelity through his speaker reviews.
Dawelio
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Nice video and seems like a nice couple of compact speakers. Although for me personally, I'm not sure if I'd go for those since they require an AMP.
With that said, I'm currently debating wether or not to keep my newly ordered Creative Soundblaster X3 external soundcard or not (since you can plug speakers in into the back of it and also a headset on the front. Hence switching between them on the unit itself (I believe).
AlienALX
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Buy an amp. I say this for two reasons.
1. If your active speakers die (the amps get very hot in there) your speakers are useless and would need rewiring internally (which you would need to know what you are doing)
2. If you feel like a change you can just get some different speakers.
I'm not really an advocate of "Active" things. They just add in double the failure rate.
With all of the money you spend on PC gear you should set yourself up audio wise. Like I said before, this is a thing that will last you for years and years and won't need to be "upgraded". The Control ones have been around since the 90s, and are still every bit as good now as they were then. Audio doesn't change too much.
