Klipsch Promedia 2.1 Speakers

Join the community - in the OCAU Forums! Date  11th February, 2003 Author  Noah Buenaventura Editor  James "Agg" Rolfe Manufacturer  Klipsch Left Satellite, Usage, Conclusions The left satellite is identical to the right.. ..except it doesn’t have the control pod. Again with the left satellite this is not the stock audio cable. Installation Installing the speaker system was a breeze, as the manual contains very straightforward instructions. The right satellite plugs into the sound card via a 3.5mm audio cable. From that satellite, a DIN cable plugs into the subwoofer. Both the left and right satellites have 3.5mm audio cables on their own ends, but on the other end there are bare positive and negative wires that plug into spring terminals on the back of the subwoofer. The subwoofer has its own power supply. Here's one flaw - the power switch is at a very awkward position at the back of the subwoofer, and this is especially inconvenient if you turn your speakers on and off a lot. How it Sounds As soon as I played my favourite MP3s on the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system, the first thing I noticed was the subwoofer. With a (more than needed) output RMS power rating of 130W, this thing can really peel the paint off your walls (figuratively speaking). But of course, the power output rating alone cannot determine how "good" a subwoofer sounds. Many cheap subwoofers today produce "boomy" bass. To put it simply, subs with boomy bass exaggerate the bass tones so they tend to sound muffled. Sure it's big and grunty, but are you really hearing the sound as it was recorded in the studio? The Promedia's subwoofer is quite the opposite of what I've just described. The bass tones are crisp and crystal clear, making sure that you are hearing the sound as it was originally intended to be heard. The satellites were not quite as impressive as the sub, although I did notice that their range stretched to a lower frequency than most other satellites, but of course not up to HiFi speaker standards. I noticed a very clear midrange frequency with the Promedias, well pronounced - but still not as clear as a decent HiFi system's speakers. The Downside So far, pretty much everything in the Promedia 2.1 system I’ve mentioned has been of good quality. Unfortunately, the same thing cannot be said about the cables they give you to connect the satellites to the sub. They work, but the 3.5mm connectors are of poor quality which can lead to static when the satellites are moved around. However, the problem was solved when I replaced the cables with some thicker ones and gold plugs. Conclusion Overall, the powerful subwoofer (you have to hear and “feel” it yourself to believe it), and the fairly clear, satellites with wide frequency ranges make the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 the best sounding 2.1 computer speaker system I have ever heard. << Back OCAU Main Page Select Page Page 1 - Page 2 -

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