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Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« on: April 24, 2010, 07:03:27 PM »
My 150 watt Crate amp of 23 years has died.  What I want to do is switch to all digital with a simple setup.

I have a USB Fast track that I can plug into my laptop.  It has RCA jacks that can go out to studio monitors.  I use the software Guitar rig with the fast track and would like to ditch the headphones for something that can replace my amp.  I could not use the amp with my Fast Track and Guitar rig which sucked but using the headphones coming off the fast track the sound was great.

What is a good setup that I can use to utilize the Fast Track and Guitar rig to have a really good loud but clear sound like an amp.  I see a bunch of Studio monitors out there but on youtube it is all rap techno shit. 

I would be willing to spend maybe 500 on a decent setup.

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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2010, 08:24:19 PM »
My 150 watt Crate amp of 23 years has died.  What I want to do is switch to all digital with a simple setup.

I have a USB Fast track that I can plug into my laptop.  It has RCA jacks that can go out to studio monitors.  I use the software Guitar rig with the fast track and would like to ditch the headphones for something that can replace my amp.  I could not use the amp with my Fast Track and Guitar rig which sucked but using the headphones coming off the fast track the sound was great.

What is a good setup that I can use to utilize the Fast Track and Guitar rig to have a really good loud but clear sound like an amp.  I see a bunch of Studio monitors out there but on youtube it is all rap techno shit. 

I would be willing to spend maybe 500 on a decent setup.

Forget the amp. Just buy some nice powered speakers. Monitors are make for mixing, so the eq is going to be flat. I would look into some gaming powered speakers.
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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 04:46:27 AM »
I like KRK Rockit 6 powered moniters, they sound great and are very affordable. $150+ (ea)


Lexicon Omega is a decent preamp/interface for the price, i love their products ($99)
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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2010, 03:33:33 PM »
I like KRK Rockit 6 powered moniters, they sound great and are very affordable. $150+ (ea)


Lexicon Omega is a decent preamp/interface for the price, i love their products ($99)

Thanks  will check them out.

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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2010, 07:59:46 PM »

My laptop has an HDMI out port, so I can connect it via HDMI cable to my home theater system (5.1 surround sound with built in blu ray player / LCD TV)

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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2010, 08:01:35 PM »
did you check the Vox AC4 amp?  rave reviews, i'm getting one for sure, but it's tube, not solid state.
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Re: Home Studio setup while watching olympia
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2010, 10:04:54 PM »
i use my 42" LCD tv in my bedroom as my computer screen....im good...


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