Hi everyone. How is this speaker system strictly for PC gaming? Worth it, or is there better value to be had elsewhere?
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Although sounds for computer games are great, and I do use it for Planetary Annihilation and Skyrim, game sounds and music on games weren't really engineered for a 'stereo image' so it's impressive imaging skills would be overkill on a game. Explosions won't have a bass kick either, but also won't have neighbors hating you. If you listen to it for CD music at least 50% of the time you'll love it to death. Remember that sounds panning in games are rather linear, there's no magic involved.
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In my view, these speakers are overkill for gaming. They sound really impressive for such small (but of course not inexpensive) PC speakers. I am equally impressed with them for rock, jazz, and classical music. If my main purpose was gaming, I wouldn't choose these speakers. Am sure there are other less expensive alternatives that would do just fine.
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there are tons better value elswhere try audioinsider.com swan multimedia speakers
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Before I bought them I went to best buy and they had the exact same version 5.0 which I think refers to the configuration, which is 5 speakers. They were about 200 dollars more than Amazon so I bought them at Amazon. They have great sound, especially for movies and games through the ps3.
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These speakers are pretty good. They definitely will fill the room and the sub is pretty decent. My buddy had the logitech and they are just as good if not better. The logitech id have to say honestly sounds a bit better but either way you really cant go wrong. I have the cyber acoustics and i'm satisfied with my purchase.
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Have had mine for over a year. Setting back 10' from TV and therefore source, sound is awesome, my surround speakers are configured 'High' as opposed to the side, due to room. See another review faulted the speakers for being heavy...? Well that would be because of a superior cabinet build and good hardware within the Speaker Build itself. Others have told you that yes, you can plug your Play Stations into the HDMI Game Sourse or the analogue inputs which they're are plenty..Enjoy.
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This is not a gaming server. It can be very loud and is not optimized for gaming performance. Your best bet would be to find a barebones kit from tiger direct.
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If you're using stock intel this is light years ahead. People buy soundcards mostly because the sound your pc comes with is terrible these days unless you've got a really high-end rig. Sound coming out of this with Sony extra-bass headphones is awesome.
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Its worth 90 bucks. Yes What makes it special for me, 1-PCI connection (Great for older computers, Mine is 2002 Dell)2-Very clean and full sound. (I use it flat, no tone or other settings.I wish the plugins were color coded, but once setup. I don't mess with them. The card does have plenty to play with as far as settings.Hope that helps,Lp20
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The speakers are exactly as you described. However, very few monitors (if any), including high end monitors such as this one have decent speakers. You'll need to buy a dedicated speakers in order to achieve any level of bearable sound quality.
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They are awesome for gaming. The only drawback is that you have to buy the attachable mic if you game online. I don't have the mic so I can't speak to that piece. Good luck.
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I'm completely satisfied with mine. Good sound for the money. The "aux in" feature is a nice touch also.In regard to whether they're for audiophiles, I'm definitely not an audiophile, so no clue. I think they sound good. They don't distort my music and have adequate base considering how small they are.These are little computer speakers, not stereo speakers. They are vastly better than the speakersthat came with my Dell computer. They aren't as good as the ones attached to my receiver (which costabout 7 times more).
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The surround sound is good, I use it playing Battlefield 4 and I can tell where everything is coming from. *disclaimer * I am no audiophile :-)
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Ive used both so hopfully this will help other users too, if you only game on PC then the Kraken is nice but Ive has a similar issue with Razer as ive had with TurtleBeach. Ear cups go bad randomly. The RIG is great if you want style with the ability to go anywhere with it, be it console, pc or mobile. Also you don't need a boom mic as the inline mic cable for cellphones detects and transmits audio insanely well. Id say RIG personally, plus user replaceable parts are plus for any gamer so you can always have spares!
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Good luck I wish you the best! The speakers do sound great! I just hooked them up to my computer and use them with it.
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I use it for PC gaming, mostly the moba and RTS genre. But I occasionally play CS. Works fine, but you have to sit pretty close. And it looks great too. No idea how it works with a console though.
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The sound is pretty good. I first used the built-in speakers and they put out decent sound. I ended up getting a sound bar and have it tied in via HDMI. I can't say it's theater quality, but I didn't spend a lot for my sound bar either. All-in-all I enjoy it and the sound from the PS3 games can shake the house a little. Hope that helps.
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Hey man. Yeah I bought it for gaming. It's freaking awesome man, it works perfectly and has been the best piece of equipment i've owned yet. I bought it to finish my $1,200 gaming computer setup. I highly recommend this monitor.
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I play PS4 (Destiny and Advanced Warefare) on it and it seems great to me. I would recommend getting some type of speakers or head set because the sound on the TV is terrible though.