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sokukodo · Apr 4, 2003, 10:07 PM

I'm buying the 1.42 Powermac w/ the 20" Cinema Display and 9700 Pro card ... now I need to consider speakers: I'm looking at Klipsch 5.1, Monsoon MM2000, and Logitech Z-680 ... I'm not really a gamer, but DVDs and music are my interests ... are these speaker systems "Mac friendly"? and would I need special sound cards? and how do they hook up to the Mac (my current speakers are USB attached)?

xtal · Apr 5, 2003, 12:27 AM

This recent thread has an excellent discussion, and includes the speakers you are considering.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=140315

AssassyN · Apr 5, 2003, 12:04 PM

Yep, and also, click that button atop the MacNN Forums page that says "Search" and type "speakers" in the search field; you'll get tons of useful results.

CheesePuff · Apr 5, 2003, 03:33 PM

You will need to get the Revolution 7.1 PCI sound card which has OS X drivers. It's about $99 most places.

As for speakers, if you play games and need boomy bass get the Z-680 from Logitech. If you need a good set for music and games, get the Klipsch. The Monsoon MM2000 are not the best, but the new 2.1 system PlanarMedia 14's are great.