Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Speakers

Worth More Than the Price

Strengths: Great imaging, awesome and accurate bass, crisp and accurate highs and mids

Weakness: On/Off button on the subwoofer

Klipsch has been a trusted name in high fidelity for years and years. These are perhaps the best speakers you can buy in the price range. The bass is accurate, not some annoying bump. You can listen to anything from rock and/or roll to classical to techno. It doesn't matter, these speakers do it all. The imaging is wonderful, with a very large 'sweet spot', and on certain material the sense of...
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Klipsch has been a trusted name in high fidelity for years and years.

These are perhaps the best speakers you can buy in the price range. The bass is accurate, not some annoying bump. You can listen to anything from rock and/or roll to classical to techno.

It doesn't matter, these speakers do it all.

The imaging is wonderful, with a very large 'sweet spot', and on certain material the sense of space is wonderful. Listen to classical in a concert hall, you'll get the feel of the hall, listen to techno and make the walls bleed.

I put my hand in the subwoofer port, expecting a short tube, typical of tuned-port design.

The tube curves upward.

This is Klipsch, and they have a legacy of designing bass-horn systems that PUT OUT.

The Bose system costs $500-- it has electronics to enhance the stereo field, and weak bass.

The Klipsch costs less than $200. Whether you're listening to Radiohead or Journey or classical, you don't need any stereo enhancement with these. The imaging is so good, the frequency response is wonderful, and I am consistently amazed by these speakers. I've been playing music that I haven't listened to in years, just to hear it anew on these speakers.

A very worthwhile investment, you only win, here.

By belovedconsole - Apr 14, 2007

A VERY GOOD BUY!

Strengths: Clean bass sound, clear sound reproduction, great price

Weakness: Thin speaker wires, power switch on subwoofer

Bought this speaker about a week ago for less than $100 on sale. Expected to get a basic (cheap) system for occasional use. Got a lot more than $100 worth. The system is LOUD! The bass does not sound muddy (garbled) when the volume is pumped up. You don't have to pump it much. I set the subwoofer about 30 percent of max position. There is a 10 o'clock position on the dial that the manufacturer...
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Bought this speaker about a week ago for less than $100 on sale. Expected to get a basic (cheap) system for occasional use. Got a lot more than $100 worth.

The system is LOUD! The bass does not sound muddy (garbled) when the volume is pumped up. You don't have to pump it much. I set the subwoofer about 30 percent of max position. There is a 10 o'clock position on the dial that the manufacturer recommends the dial be placed for PC use. I set the volume about 25 to 50 percent of max position. You have to listen to the system to understand why this little gem is THX certified. The sound is crisp and clean.

Cons - The only blemishes are the power switch which is located on the subwoofer and the thin speaker wires. The subwoofer is a 10 inch cube that weighs 16lbs. You will want to keep it off the desk. So, the location of the switch is inconvenient when the unit is on the floor. The speaker wires are cheap. You could get noise from electro-magnetic interference with these. Haven't had any problems as yet.

I plan to buy another set even with the small blemishes. They sound great!

By MeraM - Jun 26, 2006

Great little set

Strengths: Too many to list, see below

Weakness: Volume controls stick out quite far, and I fear they may break after enough fiddling

I've only been using this set for a day or so, but I absolutely love them - this was worth every penny! First off, the set just screams "I don't screw around". With the speaker covers off the entire set is a straight flat black. Everything is much larger than it looked in the picture (the sub is the size of my entertainment center sub!). These things just look like quality, without the glitter....
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I've only been using this set for a day or so, but I absolutely love them - this was worth every penny! First off, the set just screams "I don't screw around". With the speaker covers off the entire set is a straight flat black. Everything is much larger than it looked in the picture (the sub is the size of my entertainment center sub!). These things just look like quality, without the glitter. The set is also heavy (not a bad thing), and the speaker stands are made of metal (no el-cheapo plastic).

Sound wise, this set is light years ahead of the Creative crap I had previously. The bass is deep, and the highs are clear. I'm no audiophile, but these without a doubt provide the best audio quality of anything I've used in the last 10 years (since I had my first PC). The Aux in and Headphone jacks on the one speaker are a nice touch, although I haven't tried them out yet.

In summary, if you're looking for a serious set of 2.1 speakers (my work area setup doesn't allow for 5.1) this definitely fits the bill.

By Jersey Jay - Apr 23, 2006

Suitable for serious listening

Strengths: Clarity, stereo image, solid bass

Weakness: limited vertical axis high frequency dispersion

It's pretty amazing to be able to buy such quality for a relatively small amount of money. These are really well balanced hi-fi speakers. The clarity and stereo imaging are excellent and the bass response is truly amazing: very deep and clean, not boomy at all. I highly recommend them. The only drawback is the limited vertical dispersion of high frequencies. I successfully resolved this by...
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It's pretty amazing to be able to buy such quality for a relatively small amount of money. These are really well balanced hi-fi speakers. The clarity and stereo imaging are excellent and the bass response is truly amazing: very deep and clean, not boomy at all. I highly recommend them.

The only drawback is the limited vertical dispersion of high frequencies. I successfully resolved this by putting the speakers on stands so they are at ear level in seated listening positions. I also had to bend the stands so the speakers fired straight instead of up at an angle. but for $125, I consider this a minor point since these speakers are comparable to ones at 3 - 5 times the price.

By jsimmerin - Jan 21, 2006

Awesome speakers

Strengths: Awesome sound Booming Bass

Weakness: On/Off switch on the back of the sub

These speakers sound incredible, I never thought my music could sound this good. I have the subwoofer turned if about 1/3 of the way and it is plenty, I can still feel it 20 feet away! I highly recommend them.

By dennis_rio - Dec 29, 2005