rec.autos.simulators

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Brian Fox
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AND one more thing, Turn that damn volume up!!!! I got my walls and floor
shaking.  It is awesome feeling to  be racing at talladega and come by the
pits going 200mph.  The whole room shakes ***ly when blowing by the pits
with several cars in their pitstalls!  What a rush!!

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Don't feel alone, right now I don't even have room for the stereo in my
computer room.  I think I'm going to have to move out the old
totally-way-out-of-tune piano.  I don't have a subwoofer for the upstairs
stereo, just 2 Boston Accoustics 8" and 2 Polk Audio 4".  I'm assuming
that's good enough for a small room, hehe.  All this for a 200mmx and I
can't afford to upgrade until later this year=(

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Eldred
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I tried the soundpacks with my computer speakers and tiny subwoofer, I
wasn't impressed.  Are they better for home stereo use?  Right now I'm using
the stereo sound files for the cars that used to be at
http://www.nmia.com/~chaser/sounds/gpl.htm .  He has since put up new sounds
at a higher rpm which makes you mess with the ini files, I haven't had time
to try them, but the old ones were good.  I'm not sure if I could go back to
the mono sounds which is what I thought the soundpak sounds were.  But, I'll
go download the soundpak again and give it a try when and if I make space in
the computer room for the stereo=)

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I just did a "botch job", got an old pair of headphones (with the correct
minijack on the end), a spare pair of stereo input leads (is this "rca"?)
and wired them together with a couple of them little plastic connectors.
Plugged into computer line-out and stereo "AUX" input, discovered the left
channel came out of the right speaker and vice-versa, swapped them round and
hey presto! 60W of Ferrari V12. Guess it would give any qualified
electrician a heart attack but it works fine.

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When me and my flatmates get our home network with a old 486 with linux as a
ISDN router working I will move my computer to my home-cinema room. Then I
will try GPL on my 32" widescreen TV with my Harman/Kardon surround amp :)

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I have ALTEC lansing five speaker system with sub woofer hooked up to my Diamond
Monster 300. This is a real good setup. Better than my stereo ever was. Real
good range.

Hawk

: I have ALTEC lansing five speaker system with sub woofer hooked up to my Diamond
: Monster 300. This is a real good setup. Better than my stereo ever was. Real
: good range.

It seems to me a good stereo doesn't do the job for games, and a good game
sound system doesn't do the job for music.  Games need much more bass than
anyone (outside the dance hall) wants to hear for music, hence the sub.  

Stephen

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:>
:>
:> : I have ALTEC lansing five speaker system with sub woofer hooked up to my Diamond
:> : Monster 300. This is a real good setup. Better than my stereo ever was. Real
:> : good range.
:>
:> It seems to me a good stereo doesn't do the job for games, and a good game
:> sound system doesn't do the job for music.  Games need much more bass than
:> anyone (outside the dance hall) wants to hear for music, hence the sub.  
:>

: A good stereo does the job no matter input :) It probably depends on what you
: call a good stereo. When I used to connect my PC to my ten year old NAD 3100
: and JBL 3 way speakers it rocked the house much more than my Creative 4
: speaker and subwoofer system does.

True.  Scratch the first line of my response.  My stereo is set up more
for jazz and classical, so for me imaging is top priority over big, boomy
bass.  I don't play games through it, partly because the neighbours would
complain, and partly because the stereo highlights any quality problems
with the input signal.  All those GPL clicks and pops (yeah, it's the
sound card, I know) are quite irritating through a clean system.  I also
don't ant a computer in my music room.  Personal preference.  Others might
have the opposite priority - they don't want music in their computer
room! :)

Stephen

  I don't play games through it, partly because the neighbours would

True, but a good "multimedia"-system would also do that :)

  All those GPL clicks and pops (yeah, it's the

That is the main reason I stopped using my stereo, it just wouldn't fit. And
it is also very difficult to mix a home-theatre setup with a computer. Maybe
I should get myself a Playstation :) I just can't stand using my computer
with a wrong stereo image. It just wouldn't be right to hear the engine of
the Ferrari coming from a side wall, like left only.

btw: Do anyone else almost laugh to death each time you see a 400 W multimedia
active speaker system for the PC ? From some tiny boxes. It's like the
Hi-Fi adverti***t from the 80's all over again.

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: btw: Do anyone else almost laugh to death each time you see a 400 W multimedia
: active speaker system for the PC ? From some tiny boxes. It's like the
: Hi-Fi adverti***t from the 80's all over again.

Every time I open up a computer system at work and pick out the speakers I
chuckle.  The first test is always the feel in your hands.  The average
computer speakers weigh about... what... 500g?  In comparison, my B&Ws
seem to be individual black holes, judging by their mass.

Of course, the whole "multimedia" thing starts some heavy debates in the
stereo newsgroups when all the Bose owners get touchy if anyone makes
jokes about their "system". :)

Stephen