I actually have a brand new in the box one of these, = Klipsch
Promedia Ultra 5.1 Speaker System that I bought from Dell in April
2005. I also bought four wall hangers directly from Klipsch for the
speakers. I opened the box and removed one speaker to see how the
wall hangers worked and then put speaker back in the box. It has been
untouched since that time. It always seemed too much of a hassel to
install it with all those freaking wires. I wonder what it is worth
today. Any idea?
At 01:59 PM 6/16/2009, you wrote:
Right, yeah and I was a little imprecise in my email; it's the Klipsch
ProMedia *Ultra* 5.1 speaker system, as seen here with the *AWESOME* reviews
on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-ProMedia-Multimedia-Speaker-Speakers/dp/BU
I304
And I was the one who mentioned my sub was blown; from the comments on
Amazon, apparently a very common problem...
BINO
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Bino,
I will 'assume' you are talking about a 5-speaker +Subwoofer Klipsch
system. I have never used one of these. I still use my Klipsch V2.400
system and am very happy with it. I still use my original V1 Preamp
module because I (personally) find the upgraded V1.1 Preamp module to be
much less musical. And, perhaps this is just my OLD Ears too!
I like Klipsch. I also have Logitech on my main gaming kit. I have also
used two versions of Bose. I don't need to duck, I donated my Bose stuff
to my BroInLaw!
Anthony mentioned SubWoof trouble. Yes, I do recall some trouble years
ago with Klipsch SubWoof's, but mine still plays very well (and low
smoothly!) after 8 years of use. I have never had a problem.
I suppose I could quibble about some lack of modern-day interfaces.
Klipsch has their own magic 2-into-4 logic. If one does not like it,
then that is the end of discussion :)
Personally, I run one PC on the Front channel and a 2 PC on the Surround
channel. The Klipsch doesn't care and I get great sound from both PC's.
I visit the Klipsch website every now and then just to see what's going
on. Often, I see real deals/steals on re-conditioned older models no
longer in the mainstream.
I do so hope that Klipsch stays in this PC marketplace. The product does
very good power with very little distortion. That is the best I can share.
Best,
Duncan
Bino Gopal wrote:
Hey guys, thoughts on this computer speaker set? I.e. are they good, what
(if anything) is better-seems weird to ask, but I don't know that computer
speaker tech has advanced that much in the 5 or so years I've had them.
Some of you may even have this set; it was rated the best for a while
(well
back in 2004 or so when I got my last PC), though there's apparently a
dark
side to them, (what with all the subwoofer problems) which I ran into
recently too (well a few years back now I guess).
So I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to get a replacement sub
since
there's apparently a good chance it too will have problems (and it's not
that cheap and it's not like they're taking care of owners that had
problems) or if I should get something else. It's just annoying b/c
everything plugs into the sub and is kind of useless (the 5 other speakers
and head unit) unless someone knows of a company that makes a replacement
sub that's compatible with the Klipsch ones.I didn't find anything when I
google for that tho.
Thoughts?
BINO
