Posted: 5/29/2011 8:44:51 AM EDT
My old Monsoon MM-1000's are overdue to be replaced.  They were great while they latest, and the flat planar design used little desktop space. And talk about sound quality... 
So, I'm looking at Klipsch ProMedia 2.1s, which appear to have everything I want: simple 2.1 design with subwoofer and bass boost control (like my MM-1000s.) I hear they are pretty good, is that true? I'm not a gamer. I want something that is good for listening to music and watching movies. Music is the #1 priority. I want sound quality above anything else. Will the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1s do it for me? |
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I'm on my second set of 2.1's. Lost the first set in a move. I think they are some of the best out there. When I was researching a good set of speakers, I never heard one complaint about them. You can crank the volume and still get crisp, clean sound. Great for music or movies. If I needed speakers today, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another set. I've tried Creative, Logitech, and a few others brands before getting the Klipsch. No question in my book. Easy decision. |
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Always been a fan of Altec Lansing myself.
Currently using the FX3022, well built speakers with amazing sound, if a little heavy on the bass. Price wise they beat out a lot of the far more expensive 'pc speaker' sets I've heard or used. http://www.amazon.com/Altec-Lansing-FX3022-Dsktop-Spkrs/dp/B001IOZTNK/ref=sr_1_31?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1306687986&sr=1-31 |
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Quoted: Quoted: Why not just run the line out of your sound card into a stereo receiver, with a nice set of bookshelf speakers? It'll sound 10x better than any computer speaker. True, but this is the home office room and there is no stereo nearby. You can get some good bookshelf speakers at walmart for $25. |
You can get a pretty good HTIB sytstem for not a lot of cash, I got this last year to replace my stereo and my computer speakers.
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I had the Klipsch 4.1 system back in the day... Those speakers were spectacular, but a bit fragile. Two of the satellites ended up breaking just from the jostling of getting packed, unpacked, moved around, etc. I have the Logitech Z-5500 5.1 now, and they're just as good or better. The sub is borderline massive, though.
Mine is the old generation, looks like this. 
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Quoted: You can get a pretty good HTIB sytstem for not a lot of cash, I got this last year to replace my stereo and my computer speakers. http://www.onkyousa.com/images/common/product_images/Systems/HT-S3400(B)_MDC.jpg http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view "Your shopping cart is empty" |
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You can get a pretty good HTIB sytstem for not a lot of cash, I got this last year to replace my stereo and my computer speakers. http://www.onkyousa.com/images/common/product_images/Systems/HT-S3400(B)_MDC.jpg http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/ShoppingCart.aspx?Submit=view "Your shopping cart is empty" http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882120182 Worked for me!
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I had the Klipsch 4.1 system back in the day... Those speakers were spectacular, but a bit fragile. Two of the satellites ended up breaking just from the jostling of getting packed, unpacked, moved around, etc. I have the Logitech Z-5500 5.1 now, and they're just as good or better. The sub is borderline massive, though. Mine is the old generation, looks like this. http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/36-121-120-01.JPG i have the same system. Dolby DTS and THX Certified goodness. 
Rumbles the whole house, all for under $200. And yes, the sub is huge...and I love it. |
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I agree with the 2.1 channel concept. Additional channels are wasted on me because I don't have a room to dedicate to a "surround" speaker setup. I also don't care to deal with cables going across the floor, or else running them through the walls (mucho expensive). So 2.1 is plenty.
My particular speaker set, the Altec-Lansing VS4221, was discontinued years ago, but it's one of my best purchases ever. They still work 7 years later, for both gaming and watching movies. Those speakers the OP is considering look nice. I'm sticking with Altec-Lansing simply because my VS4221's have lasted so long, but I don't know of any problems with Klipsch. Running things through a stereo receiver is great if you already have the gear, not so much if you're starting from scratch. That's one reason "PC speakers" were invented. That, and it's less fuss/wiring/possible points of failure. |
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Quoted: I use M-Audio BX5a's here at work. Not bad speakers. Used primarily for taking close listens to audio pieces and for listening to music when I'm alone at work on the weekends.  this. the bx5s are great little monitors and very affordable. they will sound much better than any "computer" speaker. |
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Is this a powered speaker system like the Klipsch ProMedia 2.1?
ONKYO HTX-22HDX Ultra-Compact HD Home Theater System |
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Got the Kilpsch 2.1. The set sounds really good, much more full sound than our old speakers. (Aura Aspect 20/40) One rude surprise though: Thinking the speakers were switched off, I plugged in the AC power before I plugged in the master audio connector. When I plugged in the master audio connector there was a loud boom. I hope I didn't damage anything. |
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Quoted: Got the Kilpsch 2.1. The set sounds really good, much more full sound than our old speakers. One rude surprise though: Thinking the speakers were switched off, I plugged in the AC power before I plugged in the master audio connector. When I plugged in the master audio connector there was a loud boom. I hope I didn't damage anything. I've done that at least half dozen times. Still scares the shit out of me. But they are still GTG...will blast some Pantera like it was meant to be heard. |
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I had a set of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 for about two weeks, returned them for my money back. They sounded awesome while they were running, but the ones I had the sub ran very hot & would blow the fuse about every other day.
I now run a cheap set of Wal-Mart ALTEC LANSING speakers w/a sub & am happy with it. All I do is play music through them, no games or movies. |
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Screw any "Computer Speaker" setup.
Get a receiver and a powered sub, and decent speakers. I use studio montiors for 4 channels, and a pretty big center, and sunfire sub. Better Audio from youtube than in a theater, on the cheap if you look at divorce sales. I've heard very decent sounding systems comprised of a yamaha 5.1 plug-n-play system hooked up to a computer as well. No use getting weak or distorted bass and clipped or hissy treble when you can have decent sound for $100 more. How much time do you spend at your computer compared to watching movies anyway? |
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Why not just run the line out of your sound card into a stereo receiver, with a nice set of bookshelf speakers? It'll sound 10x better than any computer speaker. Well now, that's just crazy-talk. 
Everyone knows that a computer needs to be hooked up to its own set of crappy little plastic speakers! Computer sound coming out of a set of Klipschorns? What the hell are you smoking? |
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Why not just run the line out of your sound card into a stereo receiver, with a nice set of bookshelf speakers? It'll sound 10x better than any computer speaker. Well now, that's just crazy-talk.
Everyone knows that a computer needs to be hooked up to its own set of crappy little plastic speakers! Computer sound coming out of a set of Klipschorns? What the hell are you smoking? I figured if I was gonna run wire all around the room for surround sound, I'd run one set of wires and have one set of speakers. So I asked the Arf (What else?) and found out how to hook the comp to a home theater system. and got rid of my computer speakers and my old cheap stereo. Only downside is I have to stop listening to music in order to hear the computer sounds, but hey the HT has a remote. 
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Why not just run the line out of your sound card into a stereo receiver, with a nice set of bookshelf speakers? It'll sound 10x better than any computer speaker. Well now, that's just crazy-talk.
Everyone knows that a computer needs to be hooked up to its own set of crappy little plastic speakers! Computer sound coming out of a set of Klipschorns? What the hell are you smoking? I figured if I was gonna run wire all around the room for surround sound, I'd run one set of wires and have one set of speakers. So I asked the Arf (What else?) and found out how to hook the comp to a home theater system. and got rid of my computer speakers and my old cheap stereo. Only downside is I have to stop listening to music in order to hear the computer sounds, but hey the HT has a remote. If you wanted to get fancy, you could buy a set of Y-adapter patch cables that blend the audio from two sources into the same input jack on your home theater system. Plug one of the patch cable inputs into your computer, plug the other into your TV's audio output, use your computer's Sounds & Audio Devices control panel to adjust the volume so that it can be heard above your TV set's normal listening level, and you're done. |
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I figured if I was gonna run wire all around the room for surround sound, I'd run one set of wires and have one set of speakers. So I asked the Arf (What else?) and found out how to hook the comp to a home theater system. and got rid of my computer speakers and my old cheap stereo. Only downside is I have to stop listening to music in order to hear the computer sounds, but hey the HT has a remote.
Rip all your music to HQ MP3s and just play them form the computer. |