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Well, I think the most important thing to know is the price range. I also tell friends who are buying their first system to save their money/time and buy QUALITY. Maybe intro level quality is all you can afford, that's fine. You will need to spend 300$+ to get a great sounding setup. Look on amazon for reviews and think about TOTAL costs. Look on craigslist as well, some people don't know how much their system is worth :) This is what you'll need for a 5.1/3.1 system:

Satellite speakers, a dedicated sub, an amp, speaker wires, and whatever specifics for your amp/speakers.

For speakers and subs, I would recommend brands such as Polk audio, Klipsh, Martin, JBL, Onkyo, Velodyne, Pioneer, Bose etc. (for speakers anywhere from $100 a pair to infinty, lol. And for subs $100 to infinity.)

For Amps I recommend Pioneer, Sherwood, Polk Audio, Harman Kardon, Onkyo, Sony, JBL, etc. (from $75 to infinity).

Here's a great polk setup:
SUB, TOWERS, SPEAKERS, AMP.

What NOT to do: Don't buy huge packages, you usually get screwed on those. Don't buy big or loud without a name behind it. Don't fuck with soundbars. In general, don't buy logitec or creative for home setups, cpus are fine. Don't go cheap, you will only regret this decision. Do your research and compare in your price range, you can always spend more to get better.

Thanks to rohizzle for teaching me everything I know, big ups to him!

I'm so gutted to hear that. I'm pretty sure Army ID is a perfectly valid form of proof of age. Done some bar work at a number of festivals and I've always been told to accept any form of military identification. Bouncers there are absolute cunts, a friend of a friend wasn't let in because he smelled of weed... he didn't have any on him, he just had a spliff before entering the club.

That's a shame about the earplugs, I'm pretty sure one of the RC1 guys was handing them out over by the front right stack at some point in the night.

Also I highly recommend investing in a pair of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B000VO8PR0/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478532871&sr=8-1&pi=SL75&keywords=alpine+musicsafe+pro

They will change your life... They're far better than the cheap foam ones you get.

IMHO: A subwoofer isn't optional when it comes to dubstep. You'll be missing all the low-end (which let's be honest, is why we're all here) if you omit a decent sub from you set up. As far as amps (I call these receivers) go, you'd probably be best off visiting your local pawn shop or anywhere you can get pre-owned electronics and picking something up. I got mine for under $100CAD and it has power to spare. For ease of set-up I'd suggest finding something with dedicated subwoofer outputs on the back. As for speakers, these or these will do right by you. Personally I use this subwoofer, and it has the juice to have my entire house shaking. Wires are pretty much standard in my experience as long as you're talking about a simple home listening system. These wires would do fine for your needs. If you want a proper listening experience dont use bluetooth speakers, and dont skimp on a subwoofer.

Hope that helps, my dude!

If you haven't made much music in the past, I would recommend learning how to DJ while also studying the principles of audio synthesis and music theory.

DJing is a really good way of understanding what elements of a tune make it danceable and exciting - particularly as far as rhythm and harmony are concerned. Digital music production requires a pretty solid understanding of not just computer software but also a few fundamentals, including the physics of sound, the science behind audio synthesis, and then technique things such as editing, signal flow, etc.

A few books I would recommend for getting started are The Computer Music Tutorial and Musicmathics. As far as mixing and mastering is concerned, which are other essential aspects of the production process, I would recommend checking out Robert Katz's Mastering Audio.

Psychoacoustical considerations are probably what most blatantly separate the men from the boys. My recommended starter for this is Music, Cognition, and Computerized Sound by Perry Cook, who is a professor of Computer Music at Princeton.

EDIT: Also, if you don't already, start listening to and appreciating classical music - particularly stuff made after the Renaissance - in order to get an understanding of the emotional impact things such as dynamics and voicing have on the listening experience. Electronic music heavily borrows from the classical music tradition in this context. Digital music production essentially makes you a computerized Mozart, in that you can control dozens of musical voices, but with even more micromanagement potential than the typical classical music conductor can offer. You will not have a complete understanding of these musical concepts from pop/rock music alone, or even from more 'sophisticated' musical practices such as jazz.

visit /r/carav for some great resources. Watch this guy for AMP dynos to get a good a idea of real world power versus rated power of these amps. If you decide on a ported box make sure it's tuned for a good frequency for dubstep, 33-34hz. I like SKAR audio right now for a good budget sub and Rockville for a good budget amp. Get a box with the right internal dimensions. This setup wired at 4ohms would hit hard and then later if you wanted to upgrade to more bass this amp would allow you to wire a different sub to 1ohm for 1000w RMS CEA rated. What car is this for?

You can get a Polk Subwoofer pretty cheap on Amazon, eBay, etc. I use one in my studio for music listening, and it's more than capable of helping out with what bookshelf speakers can't deliver.

Something like either of these would be fine:

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-10-Inch-Powered-Subwoofer-Single/dp/B0002KVQBA/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518744038&sr=1-2&keywords=polk+subwoofer

https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-12-Inch-Powered-Subwoofer/dp/B000092TT0/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518744038&sr=1-3&keywords=polk+subwoofer

Also, it might be easier just going with some powered speakers, rather than dealing with an amp/receiver.

I Love Dubstep from Rinse is pretty good too (despite the kinda stupid name), 2 discs, 1 mixed by Geeneus and 1 by Youngsta.

M-Audio Q40's currently, connected to a FiiO E11 Amp. Cannot stress enough how much of a difference this amp does. If you think your cans dont have much bass, plug them into this and you will blow your fucking head off, and not with synthetic bass bullshit. Hit up Head-Fi.org, and specifically the Basshead Club. Feel free to PM me or ask me for more info and help on audio or just good fucking dub.

Aw that sucks!

Egoless has been posting vids of this lately and it looks sweet! It's just as much as the mixer though haha

http://www.amazon.com/Line-DL4-Stompbox-Delay-Modeler/dp/B0002CZVKK/ref=sr_1_24?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1458239312&sr=1-24&keywords=delay+pedal

if you're looking for a turntable for listening purposes, check out audio technica lp60. It's not too pricey, and I'm very happy with it.

Have it connected to a pair of these and you're set

Ultrasone HFI 580s are way better than ATH-M50s for Electronic. Their bass is a lot crisper and doesn't get as muddy.

Something like [this?] (http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RW12D-12-inch-Reference-Subwoofer/dp/B000UVWIO0) Klipsch RW12D

If you do you could get something like this.

http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-ProMedia-Certified-Computer-Speaker/dp/B000062VUO

just got my new cans today Technics RP-DH 1200 and oh man what a way to christen them...

Not about dubstep, but Kode9 has written a book about using sound as a means of fear or something like that, if that sort of thing interests you
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sonic-Warfare-Ecology-Technologies-Abstraction/dp/0262517957

damn jelly as fuck

heres mine :p