About 5 minutes ago I was doing my Midterm study work with my music cranked up quite a bit. I am using a set of Creative 4.1 speakers hooked into my Abit AN7's analog outs. My Nickelback suddenly cut out for no reason in the middle of my studying, I knew I had a problem. The speakers just shut off, no green light, nothing. About 15 seconds later they came back on just like normal, but they did it again shortly after. This time they stayed off for over a minute. To make due, I quickly turned on my backup speaker cabinet nearby.
This has happened before when I moved the sub under my desk, where it had very little ventilation. When I got it ontop of the desk the problem stopped. I am guessing it is an overheating problem, but this time it's on the desk with ventilation. I have been slowly pushing the volume level further upward, and I think these speakers have reached their limit. I think it is only 8watts per channel and maybe 20 for the sub.
These are great for gaming, but for my music pleasure I need something more potent (especially a better sub). I would also like to utilize the onboard Dolby 5.1 optical out with my soundstorm certified motherboard. I cant go over $150. Here's some that I've been looking at:
ProMedia GMX D-5.1
Logitech® Z-560
Logitech® Z-5300e
Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500
(all prices below $150 on ebay)
Open to any and all suggestions/comments. Thanks
This has happened before when I moved the sub under my desk, where it had very little ventilation. When I got it ontop of the desk the problem stopped. I am guessing it is an overheating problem, but this time it's on the desk with ventilation. I have been slowly pushing the volume level further upward, and I think these speakers have reached their limit. I think it is only 8watts per channel and maybe 20 for the sub.
These are great for gaming, but for my music pleasure I need something more potent (especially a better sub). I would also like to utilize the onboard Dolby 5.1 optical out with my soundstorm certified motherboard. I cant go over $150. Here's some that I've been looking at:
ProMedia GMX D-5.1
Logitech® Z-560
Logitech® Z-5300e
Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5500
(all prices below $150 on ebay)
Open to any and all suggestions/comments. Thanks
