is it Safer..

homerj14 · 06-16-2006, 03:22 PM

I just had RMA my Creative Gigaworks S700
http://www.nordichardware.com/skrive...s_29_large.jpg

I think I blew them Out.. but it was under warranty so they shipped me a whole new set! But im wondering is it better to Have the speakers louder than the computer volume? becuase I have a control Pod for the speakers then I can lower the volume in windows itself... which should IHave higher? Speakers Or Audio

Crysalis · 06-16-2006, 03:26 PM

Set the computer's level at 50-75%.

Mr. Switch · 06-16-2006, 08:07 PM

I generaly keep my speakers at 50% and my computer at 65%

If you have really bad speakers, than more often than not, you'll have to have your computer volume below your speaker volume.

Eagleboy · 06-16-2006, 09:46 PM

yeah - I usually max it at 80% in my music program (Winamp), then I never put my overall soundcard volume over 50%. My amp is generally @ 12 of 40 (I don't have the balls to go over 15). Nothing should really ever be maxed out (although when I have my headphone amp plugged in, it's volume on the PC end is @100%, then volume is controlled through the headphone amp).

EricB · 06-18-2006, 10:28 PM

never play obvious distortion. turn it up until you get to the onset of distortion

Tox1cThreat · 06-19-2006, 09:35 AM

^ agreed, I usually go 80% on my PC.. you shoudl always use the hardware amp to increase volume, its a true amplifier rather than a virtual amplifier (i.e. software based)

06-16-2006, 03:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
homerj14 Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 449	is it Safer.. I just had RMA my Creative Gigaworks S700 http://www.nordichardware.com/skrive...s_29_large.jpg I think I blew them Out.. but it was under warranty so they shipped me a whole new set! But im wondering is it better to Have the speakers louder than the computer volume? becuase I have a control Pod for the speakers then I can lower the volume in windows itself... which should IHave higher? Speakers Or Audio __________________ My BF2 account Homerj14 Support our troops... AIM-House300zx

06-16-2006, 03:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crysalis Audio Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,301	Set the computer's level at 50-75%. __________________

06-16-2006, 08:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mr. Switch Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,638	I generaly keep my speakers at 50% and my computer at 65% If you have really bad speakers, than more often than not, you'll have to have your computer volume below your speaker volume. __________________

06-16-2006, 09:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eagleboy Super Techie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 399	yeah - I usually max it at 80% in my music program (Winamp), then I never put my overall soundcard volume over 50%. My amp is generally @ 12 of 40 (I don't have the balls to go over 15). Nothing should really ever be maxed out (although when I have my headphone amp plugged in, it's volume on the PC end is @100%, then volume is controlled through the headphone amp). __________________ -Tom

06-18-2006, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
EricB Hard Core Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 11,016	never play obvious distortion. turn it up until you get to the onset of distortion __________________ The Ultimate Hard Drive Utility PowerMax 4.23. (It now has the ability to clean a Boot Sector virus on the quick erase option.) The best browser Netscape 8 Have you accidently delete something? Look here (trial. the better one) and here(free)

06-19-2006, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tox1cThreat Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 408	^ agreed, I usually go 80% on my PC.. you shoudl always use the hardware amp to increase volume, its a true amplifier rather than a virtual amplifier (i.e. software based) __________________

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