Any suggestions

[jimmyshand]

If you are able to then I would recommend getting a twin speaker set and a sub-woofer. You can pick them up from any PC store for reasonably cheap and they are mostly just plug and play. I bought mine from PC World about 4 years ago for under 30 quid and they're still blasting out the sound perfectly at phenomenal volume!! A sub-woofer speaker really transforms the Railworks audio experience, it adds a real house-shaking base sound and rumble which works perfectly with noisy diesels, best used if you live in a detached house!

Every now and then when I get the house to myself I go to town on the audio and crank up the volume to life-like levels, it's an incredible experience and brings the game to life. I had an opportunity last night to work the speakers on the "6 o'clock choppers" scenario for the Port Road. I had the volume up full and the woofer thumping away as the single Class 20 tackled the climb to Lochanhead, it left me absolutely jaw-dropped! There is a big difference in immersion factor between playing this game at low or high volume.

[partyspiritz]

I use Sony MDR V700 Headphones but these are not cheep

Regards


John

[TransportSteve]

Hello young Keith,

My hearing is beginning to become suspect, probably, because I sit right in front of my monitor which has built-in speakers turned up to maximum volume of course, and I have tried various headphones, which were all very good, but, you couldn't hear the telephone ring, or, the front door bell go, so, if you have "servants" to take care of the external interruptions, then headphones I would certainly recommend, if not, then you'd have to decide accordingly. Just a thought.......

Cheerz. Transport Steve.

[Retro]

I use a similar set up as jimmyshand and it sounds pretty good. Sometimes I hook it up to my Studio System but it tends to get a bit overpowering. I suffer from some Tinnitus due to years of listening and playing of very loud music. This affects my top frequency range listening ability. Unfortunately I didn't take any notice of the people who kept telling me I would damage my hearing standing in front of big Cabs and mixing everything at full volume. .
A warning to the younger generation.
Kind regards James.

[malkymackay]

I have previously used a Logitech speaker/woofer combo and was very happy with it. Now my soundcard is permantly hooked up to my studio amp driving a pair of cheapish monitor speakers. I rarely have it turned up past 2 and that's plenty, as my EMU card runs pretty 'hot' in volume terms. If headphones is the way you want to go, then as previously mentioned, go for the best you can afford. Quality & comfort will always be worth the asking price.