Um, now would this be good for a desktop build for better external sound? I'm mostly using headphones, but I want to have better sound when I'm not?
1268928
Yes. I use them to listen to music or news radio while at work so I don't have to wear headphones. They sit directly between my two monitors and work well for me. They are used 5 days a week for about 12 hours each day in my case.
1268929
They give decent sound and are best suited to work area where you don't want to shake the windows. The sound is crisp and clean and I think good. I replaced a powered Boston Acoustics speaker system with a subwoofer to save space and I really don't miss the boom box sound.
1268930
If by "Desktop Build" you mean for a desktop computer, answer is YES. The speakers are miniature in size compared to what DJs use, but the sound is for audiophiles. Of course, if one is an audiophile and can afford Bose, Harmon Kardon or Marantz, one would hesitate -- But I would still weigh price to performance and give 2 thumbs up for Satechi - although I could afford to buy all three.
1268931
It's much better than the internal speakers on a laptop or on an iMac. These are great for the price, but if you want much better sound, then I would go with some Bose add on computer speakers.
245998
You should better get the audio technica ath-m50 instead. You will be happy. :)
880063
I definitely like it for pc gaming and i like it, but if you already have a mic i would try that out and see if it works well with your setup and it sounds nice before you go and buy another one. I would always rather have this over a headset though.
202239
You would hear sounds that you couldn't before I choose this based on what I do most of time on my computer I already have surround sound and I use my Turtle beach X42 on this both are on optical, I used to use onboard sound for years until a friend of mine bought a card similar to this and I was shocked at how much I was missing!. If you do a lot of gaming and or movies and the like have surround headphones or speakers or plan on in the future this would be a smart upgrade.
677145
You should be able to hear something no doubt. But these type of headphones and up usually benefit from an external amp or interface. I currently use an old alesis usb2.0 interface (100$new) and its perfect for these as an external driver. You can find something like that (usb2.0 external audio interfaces) all over amazon for $20+ maybe even less.
1119122
This is only a sound card. You would need to hook this up to a computer. Mac or PC doesn't matter. Sound is pretty good considering price.
886318
Loud isn't always better. It depends on your need. If you need more volume get a headphone amp.
1339749
you would be able to do this if you bought a small headphone preamp to go with it. That is primarily how I listen and highly recommend it.
1528557
Not sure what you are doing here. Not enough detail. If you are outputting audio from computer to stereo thers no issue. Whatever you are doing, I can say that quality will not be compromised.
1372177
it's an excellent choice, especially for smaller desks/laptop use. I use mine exclusively with this set-up. for its size, the device is fairly powerful to drive higher-ohm headphones.
880533
I personally don't have any problems with using them with my PC, but since every PC is different at how they output sound it just depends on how much output your PC gives. This pair also doesn't need to be terribly loud since they have excellent sound isolation.
714274
I'm not an audiophile, so I can't answer specifically to your question about being better. But, I believe that's a preferential thing. I personally am using it as just a center channel speaker in a 7.1 surround sound setup in my home theater. and, I love it along with everybody else that comes over.
110613
It may not be optimal, but you could craft a combo of converter plugs and put it in the computer's mic or input jack. I've done something similar before, and if you aren't looking for perfect audiophile quality it should be fine.
894377
I would give it a solid "decent". I believe I was expecting better, and looked for something else. In the course of trying more expensive Sennheiser, B&W;, Beats models, I came to feel the less than perfect isolation was way more than offset by everything else. Audio quality is fabulous and so is the design and fit and finish. Let me know how you go on this. Ed
908198
It's not the perfect choice for gaming, for music yes, but for gaming you have good choices more than this. Because gaming depends in dolby sound and DTS.
1607865
What Brent said. Or get a audio interface. And connect them via 1/4" trs and USB. If your using these to make music I recommend the interface option as you'll want that for the sound card inside and it takes a load off your computer
2001947
No - in fact it's a great idea - just need to connect to the outputs of the computer. This is BEST done with an audio interface, hooked up to your USB or whatever, but you can also just run from the headphone output (not quite as perfect a sound, but good!) using adapter cables.