hey /g/, i have a question for you. i live in a studio apartment

a $400 soundbar

>>61020642
what's your budget? how thick are the walls? do you want accurate or loud? neutral or bassy?

>>61020655
i want to feel like i am swimming in joanna newsom's harp, not like the music is only coming from the corner of my apt
>>61020656
$500
the walls are thin
accurate, not loud
neutral, not bassy

>>61020655
This, but unironically. Sonos makes a $700 soundbar that is really, really nice.

Or go get some Klipsch tower speakers and any receiver.

>>61020672
two of these would be $400 and should do you well. you'll need a y splitter and mini stereo plugs

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-HS5-Powered-Studio-Monitor/dp/B00CFOX420/ref=sr_1_1?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1498109113&sr=1-1&keywords=hs5

>>61020672
>>$500
>the walls are thin
>accurate, not loud
>neutral, not bassy
it'd be a lot easier to do this with headphones, instead of speakers

>>61020763
Second this. You can't turn your music up loud enough to appreciate it. Get some headphones.

>>61020787
Even if he doesn't care at all about loudness like he says, he can get much higher-quality sound from $500 headphones than from $500 speakers.

The best answer is Micca PB42x if give you two shits about price.
Review at http://noaudiophile.com/Micca_PB42x/ also has other good recommendations.
Thank me later.

>>61020838
Oh, trow in a subwoofer of course

>>61020849
>subwoofer
>apartment
>thin walls
he'll have neighbors banging on his door and complaining to the landlord within 15 minutes

>>61020885
Doesn't need a huge one, with small bookshelf speaker like those a basic subwoofer would make a lot of difference.

>>61020713
sonos shit is super annoying to use if it's only for a single room

>>61020724
they look pretty good, thanks- added to the shortlist
>>61020763
>>61020787
oh, ok. this is maybe a better idea, but i can't really do this with a record player- i also like to have music on while i am cooking. are those mdr-7506s my best bet?
>>61020838
awesome. i'll just thank you right now. thanks anon
>>61020849
>>61020885
>>61020910
i'll take a look around- i think i would try without a subwoofer first and then see if i wanted one
>>61020956
you are right about this

>>61020910

I've been a DIY audiophool for nearly 20 years. The last thing you want in an apartment is a dedicated subwoofer. Even a decent set of speakers with 6.5" woofers can be satisfying enough to not need a sub, but still be loud enough to piss off the neighbors. Since max volume is limited to "being respectful" levels anyway, you can boost the low end on 6.5" woofers for a fuller sound without exceding XMAX. My personal preference is a sealed speaker with custom Linkwitz Transform circuit.

>>61021033
word, thanks for coming into the thread. great info

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>>61021033
>The last thing you want in an apartment is a dedicated subwoofer

i am an apartment cuck. and YES he needs a dedicated sub

sounbars are the worst meme since hitler

OP should get a $50 2.1 setup by creative

>>61022739
>subwoofer
>$50 2.1 setup by creative
pick one

>>61022791
OLDER CREATIVE 2.1'S had a dedicated sub. these days they dont anymore

>>61022739

You're right about the cuck part. Soundbars are for faggots; I didn't endorse the use of one.

2.1 systems with small main speakers sound like fucking trash. The small speakers require the "sub" to xover in the 200-400Hz range which causes boomy vocals and shit tier imaging.

A quality set of 6.5" 2-ways and a decent center channel can sound better than you think.

if you live in an apartment, anything beyond a cheap soundbar or pair of bookshelves are a mistake, invest in decent wired/wireless headphones if you're alone or make do with the cheap shit if you're a normie, people who live in apartments and annoy all their neighours with their stereos piss me off.

Where is horn loaded these days

>>61022819
>2.1 without a dedicated sub

That's not 2.1 m8

>>61020642

I shopped around and picked up a pair of these for $245 including delivery (newegg):
- https://www.polkaudio.com/products/rtia3

While these are not audioautist over-the-top-end, they put out some very, very sweet sound that fill a 20 x 30 foot room. You have to make the effort to play around with positioning to avoid that "coming from the corner of my apt" effect. I prefer excellent reproduction and warm sound over loud, and I don't require bowel-shaking bass. But, 6.5" woofer still puts out damned decent bass, unless you're into club & rap. These break in fantastically after about 50 hours, and I love them more and more each day.

Goodwill & other thrift shops often sell older amps cheap. I got an Onkyo TX-2500 MKII for $15. This amp is one reason why the sound is nice and warm. Slightly scuffed, and I opened it up and cleaned it out, but otherwise near-factory. I listen to a very broad range of music, a lot of rock and jazz and folk, mixed with world ethnic, anime soundtracks and some harder stuff like Within Temptation (just happen to have that on right now, so that's why that example).

Same Goodwill, a 10 foot audio cable with 3.5 mm jack on one end and a pair of RCA on the other for direct computer-to-amp connection. Something like 12 gauge wire. Fucking THICC. $1.

Newegg cable sale, two 50 foot spools of 14 gauge speaker wire for $8 each, delivered.

Running it off a true sine wave UPS, the same that my computer monitors run off, an 850 VA Cyberpower. $75 on sale. Well worth it since it took out an annoying hum that was either my house wiring or a grounding problem wih my computer.

So, total of about $350. If you want to stretch your budget, you could get two pairs and be right at $600-ish.

You can keep your soundbar on the system as a center channel, using your soundcard to manage & balance the configuration..

>>61023112
>$245

$245 for 2 sissy speakers

op ignore this cuck and get a creative 2.1 for $50

>>61023140

Ignore this faggot. He has no idea what he's talking about.

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>>61022893
Better sound than a sub and less boomy. One for the diy crowd and not so much apartment dwellers except the japanese are pretty into them and make them with a minimum of power tools.

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Get one of these kits and feel like a fucking man for once in your life. Kids these days don't know the feeling of building something yourself...

https://www.parts-express.com/tritrix-mtm-tl-speaker-components-and-cabinet-kit-pair--300-702

https://www.parts-express.com/tritrix-mtm-speaker-kit-pair-with-knock-down-cabinets--300-7128

Pair them with a TPA3116 amplifier and you'll be one satisfied dude.

>>61023441
What's the advantage to horn over other speaker designs?

>>61024241
spl/sensitivity and directivity, obviously with a lot of downsides as well

>>61024241
There is zero benefit to horn loading for home listening, but for PA it's a different matter.