February 17, 201214 yr Commercial Member I've got interference going though my sound system. Sort have been living with it until I purchased a Logitech 2.1 system for my laptop. For kicks I swapped the two sound systems and noticed right off my FSX system was whisper quiet even if cranked up the volume - great signal to noise ratio. But I want something "beefier". I have been using a 30 year old Soundcraftsman Pro rackmount system which cranks out 400 watts RMS but was designed before the age of PC's so maybe I am getting leakage through there ( or the cabling, or the speakers).So I thought I would throw this out to hear what you guys are using for sound? I've already got a good Creative Labs high-end sound card. See that FSX handles 5.1... anybody using that type setup? Should I go with the powered sub-woofer 5.1 PC systems or maybe a home theatre system? I would fiqure newer systems have better grounding and intereference protection?Thoughts?Clutch Edited February 17, 201214 yr by Clutch Cargo Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
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February 17, 201214 yr I run a SB x-Fi Titanium card with a fiber optic TOSlink cable connecting the sound card to a Yamaha RX-V467 home theater receiver. Speakers are four bookshelf speakers (6" driver + 1" dome tweeter), a center speaker with two 3" drivers, and a 12" powered subwoofer. Very low noise and really good spatial sound field. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 17, 201214 yr Klipsch Promedia 2.1. They're subtle on the desk, loud when I want, and don't distort sounds. Plus they were the right price for me. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Zachary Waddell -- Caravan Driver -- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/zwaddell Avsim ToS Avsim Screenshot Rules
February 17, 201214 yr Logitech has nothing but more bass and they are crappy, I would suggest an Altec MX5021 (2.1) or a Klipsch Promedia (2.1) these would give you clear sound but when purchasing a set of speakers / sound card it would depend on your requirement like for movies / games /music etc...I use Altec speakers though the older models but they just rock, Definitely a good sound card would do wonders but now a days the onboard sound card is pretty good. Edited February 17, 201214 yr by ironmaiden Ryzen 5 1600x - 16GB DDR4 - RTX 3050 8GB - MSI Gaming Plus
February 17, 201214 yr Zach and ironmaiden are spot on. I've had my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 for almost 8 years and they still rock! Smooth as a bottle of fine wine (preferably Shiraz). Corey Meeks FS2020 | AMD 7800X3D | ASUS ProArt 4080 Super | ASUS B650E-I Mini ITX | 2x32Gb DDR5-6000 CL32 | DELL 38" U3818DW (3840x1600) | FormD T1 | Thermalright AXP90-47 | Thermaltake Toughpower SFX 1000W
February 17, 201214 yr See my sig - expensive, massive, but they really deliver. The one thing you mentioned... beefier... they definitely deliver that. And "only" 2.1.
February 17, 201214 yr Author Commercial Member Thx for the reply guys, some nice setups there. Of course no sooner than posting my original thread I find the cure for my noise. I popped in a ground loop isolator between the PC and the pre-amp and all is as quiet as Christmas Eve! Guess I'll have to hold off on any new sound equipment for now... rats. Intel i9-12900KF, Asus Prime Z690-A MB, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, (3) SK hynix M.2 SSD (2TB ea.), 16TB Seagate HDD, Gigabyte GeForce 5080 RTX, Corsair iCUE H70i AIO Liquid Cooler, UHD/Blu-ray Player/Burner (still have lots of CDs, DVDs!) Windows 10, (hold off for now on Win11), EVGA 1300W PSUNetgear 1Gbps modem & router, (3) 27" 1440 wrap-around displaysFull array of Bravo, Saitek and GoFlight hardware for the cockpit. Varjo and HP VR headsets for mixed reality.
February 17, 201214 yr Thx for the reply guys, some nice setups there. Of course no sooner than posting my original thread I find the cure for my noise. I popped in a ground loop isolator between the PC and the pre-amp and all is as quiet as Christmas Eve! Guess I'll have to hold off on any new sound equipment for now... rats.That noise could be an interference , do you have shielded cables for the speakers ? what speaker system is that ?I don't own a 5.1 sound system but here's what I do, I use both my Altec 2.1 systems in surround mode without the center channel (dont have a speaker for that as yet) , I connect both altec's to the soundcard and then keep the volumes to level for all speakers. So one is a front and the other is the back and it works fantastically as a 4.1 (I switch off the front speakers woofer) , I watch surround movies too on that :) well that's an inexpensive and poor men setup and will upgrade to an Altec or kilpsch or jamo 5.1 once I have the green. Edited February 17, 201214 yr by ironmaiden Ryzen 5 1600x - 16GB DDR4 - RTX 3050 8GB - MSI Gaming Plus
February 17, 201214 yr Ah... a common thing. Didn't even think of that at first, although it's one of the most common problems.Never had it though. It usually happens because of different currents on both sides, usually if devices are connected to different power sources (like no the same power outlet...)?But I had a loop problem with my cable internet. It causes(d) a very low hum on my 5.1 in my living room. Then I installed a frequency filter, which filters some specific frequencies, not important for the internet and TV, and after that all was peachy.
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