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The sound from this system is incredible. When I found it, I never touched it, again. It is no exaggeration to say I was thrilled to order these for my PC. Each speaker connects to the back of the sub-woofer through bare wires clipped into spring-loaded terminals. I didn't have a separate high-end sound card, only an on-board chipset and I was amazed. The cables connecting the system were a little different than most PC 2.1 systems I've owned. Okay. I would reach around, trace the cables and *WHAM*, a huge pop, when I wiggled the DIN connector on the sub-woofer, and then the sweet music returned.
This progressed until there wasn't enough wiggling to be done to fix the problem. I haven't heard sound this good from any personal computer anywhere at any time. Lesson learned. But it isn't quite that simple. I don't know if it was the connector or the cable but it got to the point where the sound was coming out of the Promedia less than a quarter of the time.Finally, I turned it off.
Don't move the wires. Simple enough. The satellites are as solid and well-constructed as any small speaker I've ever seen. (No small feat that, working my way behind my workstation and fumbling for the power switch on the lowest point at the back of the woofer. connects a control pod on one of the satellites and the audio from the PC into the sub-woofer. They went silent and sat there until I got motivated to move the entire workstation, unplug the tangle of wires and haul the whole mess to the trash. The highs are clean and crisp without turning harsh with volume, and the lows are more mellow and well-mixed than I expected.
First off, the sub-woofer is heavy, as in you can't lean over the back of te workstation to pick it up. A DIN-plug (once the standard in any audio coming from Europe). Thus began a love affair that I couldn't imagine ever ending.Until about six months into our relationship, when one speaker or two or the entire system would cut out. If I'd known I was going to end up throwing them away I'd have shopped for something lighter and more compact, so the whole system fit in one hand but, for a while there, we had a sweet, sweet thing going. You won't match the sound coming from these speakers, at least for a while. The Klipsch name has represented the finest in audio speakers for me since the early 1970s. I had read complaints about the connecting wires that came with it but figured I'm a clever person and would be able to fix any problems that arose with wires.
This became my mantra.
I will never look back. The bass is GREAT.
5 out of 5 stars. The actual speakers themselves have performed beautifully.
Pounds the walls and hardly ever distorts. I have owned these for nearly 2 drunken full volume years with no isues.
I heard great things about Klipsch so I switched from Logitech (shudder) to these. These are by far the best speakers I have owned for my PC.
I strongly recommend these to any audiophile out there looking for some reasonably priced but great speakers.
No box #3 for me. But reviews and first hand evidence suggest otherwise. The bass was a little more "thud" than actual distinguishable tone but for a set of computer speakers I paid only $115 AFTER tax, I was very happy. right up until they break, which in my case was about 3 minutes. Either way reflects badly on both Klipsch and BB)Box #2 had all the right parts. This cord had a big yellow tag on it warning you to plug it in only at a specific diagrammed angle to avoid possible damage (Way to abdicate responsibility for manufacturing a thing that easily breaks) I thought I had it at the exact right angle but i must have been off by 3 or 4 degrees because it didn't immediately go in and when i did get it in, one of my speakers no longer functioned.Also, the power switch being on the back of the subwoofer, under my desk is a little stupid.
I'd like to believe this was an uncommon lemon. I bought these because they had by far the best sound:price ratio of the ones I could listen to in store at Best Buy.Box #1 was an open box (several other open boxes were also in the store. or did BB swap a speaker from another box due to a broken one. Then I repositioned the woofer a tiny bit. made me go a little "hmmm, what's with the multiple returns on this item." but I went with it for the sake of a 10% discount).Got it home, unpacked, set up - found out the two satellite speakers were both the one WITHOUT the input and volume controls. Really good sound.
(Is this why the first person returned it and BB just put it right back on the shelf. And that was enough to jiggle the cord connecting the satellite speakers loose.
As I couldn't take it with me when I moved the last time I had to get a new system. It's like there's something missing between the midrange and the bass.
You might lose a little sound quality but it dosen't compare to the inherent weakness of two sattelites and a small sub. I was satisfied listening to Leonard Cohen.In hindsight I may have had to high expectations.
Further-more the subwoofer seemed to mostly make one kind of sound (exaggerating for clarity) and its very easy to hear where the sub is placed which screws up the stereo image some.However with other types of music the speakers performed better. Nevertheless I suspect one could do just as good with a 100$ 2.1 pc set.
I used to have a 1200 $ stereo system with floor speakers. I had grown tired of the large floor speakers and since I don't consider myself an audiophile I figured I could get by with just getting some good pc speakers.At first I tested my new klipsch speakers with various heavy metal and rock and was very disappointed.
Of course it's still "only" 150 for a complete speaker set.
They have clear highs, great mids, and a powerful sub. Being a musician I am very picky about sound quality but, I haven't turned on my stereo in a year. The power is on the back of the sub & depending on your location, it can be hard to get to.WORTH EVERY PENNY. These speakers are awesome. I bought my set about a year ago & I'm still amazed. What more do you need.I have them hooked to my PC & recommend that users plug it in through a power strip for an on & off switch.
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