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Ok currently for my audio I'm running a Denon DM39 receiver and Tannoy Mercury V1 speakers, and well they are great, but I'll be moving soon and I really want to move these onto stands and use them as a stand alone hifi, as I don't really listen to music whilst I'm on my computer, and they're sort of being wasted. (I don't really turn the volume up passed 12 atm)

 

However, I am still slightly abit picky about what to replace them with . . . I've thought about Creative T20 speakers. . . but I'm not sure if I'll need a separate soundcound for them? my MOBO is well it's all in my sig, I'd assume it gives pretty decent sound, I don't really use my comp much for anything other than watching gameplays on YT, oh and gaming but aslong as the sound sounds half decent, I also have a headset anyway for that, which I don't use atm as it goes, I'd probably use it if I wasn't putting audio out through the optical digital, but I do DJ from time to time and search for tunes on Beatport, so it's also quite important that the speakers don't sound "tinny" . . . So would I need a soundcard for these? Again I don't really want a DAC as I don't listen to enough music in terms of pleasure. . . when searching beatport I just need to know if the sample on the site sounds good, if u get me. 

 

Anyway if I need a soundcard to make these speakers sound decent I'm not sure I'll bother as I'd essentially just be better off as I already am? Halp.

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Onboard would be FINE for powered speakers as long as it's not more than 5 years old.

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ok thanks, reason I asking all this I used to have the inspire T10, and they were just passable for what I'd like, but if I bought the T20's n they didn't sound much better, I probably wouldn't be that impressed. 

 

Also can't get a set up with a sub as I'll be living in an loft conversion with a wooden floor, lol.

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ok thanks, reason I asking all this I used to have the inspire T10, and they were just passable for what I'd like, but if I bought the T20's n they didn't sound much better, I probably wouldn't be that impressed. 

 

One certainly would hope that as you went up in price in a family of speakers they would improve... :unsure: 

 

I've heard good things about the T40, and that the T30 are basically the same but don't get as loud - haven't heard anything about the T10 or T20 specifically, however.

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Onboard would be FINE for powered speakers as long as it's not more than 5 years old.

LOL i am using 5 year old speakers, probaly like 6 yr old LOL they work fine, except there analog so there is faint hissing when i trun the volume up all the way! :P

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LOL i am using 5 year old speakers, probaly like 6 yr old LOL they work fine, except there analog so there is faint hissing when i trun the volume up all the way! :P

 

He meant, "so long as the motherboard is not more than 5 years old" and it's also worth noting that all speakers are analog.

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I know......but it's horrible old analog :P

 

Is there some new analog technology that's improved speakers recently that I don't know about?  :P

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