PC Peripherals Best 5.1 speakers under 5K?

andysmith45 · Mar 18, 2006

Knight Rider, I am also looking for a cheap 5.1 system for my dvd player. How much did u pay for the philips 5106k. What about its sound quality? Is it better that the 251 (woofer, sattelites and centre)? What is its rms output?

Asky · Mar 18, 2006

andysmith philips 5106 is a DVD Player not a 5.1 system.[If you thought thts wht it is]

andysmith45 · Mar 18, 2006

Asky said:
andysmith philips 5106 is a DVD Player not a 5.1 system.[If you thought thts wht it is]

:blushing: Silly me. Anyway I love my dvd player 'LG DS9533'. Plays all the divx and xvid movies I have thrown at it so far with very good picture quality and it has an inbuilt dolby digital and dts decoder.

hunt3r · Mar 19, 2006

rahul_techee said:
my budget is 7k.... now wht do u suggest???

Logitech X-530. Street price is around 6k or lower. Im gettin these on monday, will test and post results.

rahul_techee · Mar 19, 2006

ofcourse ALTEC 251 is much better....it has got 90 W rms!!!

rahul_techee · Mar 19, 2006

hunt3r said:
Logitech X-530. Street price is around 6k or lower. Im gettin these on monday, will test and post results.

from where u r getting this????
r u sure it is below 6k!!!!
c u on monday
bye

hunt3r · Mar 19, 2006

rahul_techee said:
from where u r getting this????
r u sure it is below 6k!!!!
c u on monday
bye

The Altec Lansing 251 has 60 W RMS( 25 W Subwoofer and 7 W per channel), not 90. Im gettin it in Bangalore, from SP road.

apollyon · Mar 19, 2006

loggy x530 r 5250 in pune....but the 251's r much better than the loggys...the 530's have really puny satellites with a equally puny sound

Asky · Mar 19, 2006

apollyon said:
loggy x530 r 5250 in pune....but the 251's r much better than the loggys...the 530's have really puny satellites with a equally puny sound

are you sure man?
even i am looking for a new 5.1.
how good is the Altec Lansing VS5131??better than 251?

hunt3r · Mar 20, 2006

Appo u sure abt that? Is it with tax tho? The best price i got here was 5.8 k with tax. Nah the x-530's have 70 W RMS. the 251's are just 60. Btw how much are the 251's?

apollyon · Mar 20, 2006

am sure, had bought both spks on the same day....forget rms wattage, the altec lansing sound MUCH better than the logitech....prices were all inclusive 5.3k.....same for both...u can ask chaos,he was using these spks

Chaos · Mar 20, 2006

251 is better than either X-530 or VS3151 in terms of audio quality.

Asky · Mar 20, 2006

k thnx Chaos.
gonna buy one this weekend.
But 5.3k??tht someone said it was 3.8k??

Chaos · Mar 20, 2006

5.3k is vs3151. 251 is less than 4k.

Asky · Mar 20, 2006

Thnx again

hunt3r · Mar 20, 2006

Ok im a little confused now :S , i was going to get the x-530's but after hearing what u guys said i thought id go for the 251's. But when i went to get them i found that they arent available, theyve stopped production. The 251i is available, how are they? RMS power is just 45 W tho. the price i got for these is 4.2k. Are these worth it? (251i not 251) If not which ones should i go for, the Inspire 5.1 is 3.9k, or should i go for the VS3151? And how does the x-530 compare to these two? :huh:

monalac · Mar 20, 2006

5. Intex IT4800W is good for me. using for more then year awesome bass. shakes everything. using on audigy4.

and 20hz-20khz freqency response

andysmith45 · Mar 20, 2006

I am having second thoughts about buying the Altec Lansing 251. I think I need a 5.1 for my dvd player more than for my desktop. Is there any major difference in surround sound experience between a 5.1 and a 4.1 as far as games are concern.

zhopudey · Mar 20, 2006

Who says you can't use the 251 with a DVD player? :bleh:

http://www.techenclave.com/forums/connect-altec-lansing-251-philips-5106k-68600.html

hunt3r · Mar 20, 2006

hunt3r said:
Ok im a little confused now :S , i was going to get the x-530's but after hearing what u guys said i thought id go for the 251's. But when i went to get them i found that they arent available, theyve stopped production. The 251i is available, how are they? RMS power is just 45 W tho. the price i got for these is 4.2k. Are these worth it? (251i not 251) If not which ones should i go for, the Inspire 5.1 is 3.9k, or should i go for the VS3151? And how does the x-530 compare to these two? :huh:

Bump, cmon guys. I want to buy speakers tomorrow.