Here’s the IK Multimedia ARC System room correction curve of the ACS-90: I could be happy using just the SU-DH1 for all surround sound needs, but there are times I don’t want to be wearing headphones and thus I still need a decent surround speaker system.įor normal everyday audio needs, I have a pair of very old Altec Lancing ACS-90 computer speakers I got from a scrap pile way back in 1998 when I worked at Red Orb/Broderbund/Mindscape, and they are actually quite remarkable for being so small yet very pleasant and natural sounding, (other than a spike at 200Hz, which is typical for small speakers trying to give off the impression that it’s got some bass). The P7800’s surround audio while worked, it was rarely used because I’ve pretty much converted over to console gaming and since the P7800 doesn’t have surround decoder built-in, and I’m not willing to buy additional audio gear just to use those crappy speakers, I got the JVC/Victor SU-DH1 Dolby Headphone Surround Adaptor instead, and it has served me very well since the surround effect is convincing enough to be satisfactory.
And since my studio’s acoustically fully treated, it means that this subwoofer is already performing better than it would in any typical consumer’s living room or bedroom. The subwoofer also rolls off after 60Hz, which isn’t very low at all so there isn’t a lot of meaningful sub-bass frequency being reproduced. The P7800’s sound was fine for gaming, but falls apart for music since the satellites were too shrill in the upper mids and the subwoofer was boomy and muddy as hell with a huge spike from 60Hz to 150Hz–and this is with the sub’s amount set to very low.
#CREATIVE INSPIRE P7800 PRO#
I knew the P7800 wouldn’t couldn’t hold up to any kind of serious scrutiny in pro audio or audiophile contexts, but it did the job of letting me know I was getting attacked from behind by enemies by sound alone, which was all I really wanted. When I got the Inspire P7800 a few years ago, it wasn’t really a serious purchase since I wasn’t being picky and simply wanted the cheapest 7.1 system I could find so I could play games in surround sound–something I never got to do before that. I finally replaced my crappy Creative Inspire P7800 7.1 Surround Speakers System with something a lot better–the Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 Speaker System.
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