So I just upgraded my speakers from 12 year old Edifier (target purchased) 2.1 system to a glorious 2.0 LSR305 set up. Holy. Cow. IT SOUNDS SO GOOD.   I had a few issues with electrical noise on the power line emitting from the speakers, which was solved by placing the speakers on their own...

Hey guys,   Looking for an active 2.0/2.1 system to interface with my HTPC. It has 3.5mm and Optical out as an option for sound. I'm looking to spend under 200 dollars. I like the idea of ditching a subwoofer and just buying 2 bassy speakers. I was looking into the Alesis M1 Active 520. What...

If I wanted to go USB to XLR to Aux with my condenser microphone (AT2020)....   1. Would it improve in recording quality if fed into a sound card, say a Xonar DGX?  2. Would I need to feed it 48Vs of phantom power?    Thanks! 

Excuse my improper use of the phrase "signal conversion" but I think that's what I need to do. So I've found myself in somewhat of a predicament. Before finding this wonderful site I went off on my own and purchased a PC360 and a Audio Technica AT2020. I use these items for gaming and recording...