BEST 5.1 SPEAKERS?

[Alex]

soundcard: audigy xgamer
use: mainly for gaming, a lot of listening to mp3s and DVD movie watching too...

i originally wanted klipsch promedia 5.1 but theyre too hard to stumble upon and too darned expensive. can anyone recomment something just as good or at least in the same ballpark plz?

 

[cpals]

<< soundcard: audigy xgamer
use: mainly for gaming, a lot of listening to mp3s and DVD movie watching too...

i originally wanted klipsch promedia 5.1 but theyre too hard to stumble upon and too darned expensive. can anyone recomment something just as good or at least in the same ballpark plz? >>



NewEgg sells them.... look around NewEgg for some other good speakers.

 

[fatbaby]

creative inspire 5.1?

 

[jcmkk]

I have never really heard any 5.1 speakers that can even come close to matching the Klipsch 5.1s. Do you have to have a 5.1 set? If you could settle for 4.1, then the Logitech z560s are awesome.

 

[mchammer187]

polk AMR 130's are nice they are better for music than the klipsch or logitech

but the 150's though only 4.1 would still be better for music

klipsch is more geared toward gamers

 

[Alex]

unfortunately it DOES have to be 5.1 .....

hmmm newegg huh?

are the inspires any good? i heard they were rubbish!

 

[jcmkk]

From what I've heard of them in the store, they just couldn't compare to the Klipsch.

 

[Alex]

doh!!

i luuuuuve the klipsch and id get if i could but $400 for a set of speakers is just ridiculous, really.

 

[Alex]

ok how about Monsoon speakers?

theyre a 6-piece, 5.1 set with a decent price (not too cheap either)

anyone used these?

 

[jcmkk]

I haven't used them, but Tech TV gave them top honors in their review a while back. Of course I don't trust Tech TV for hardcore gamers, but it still means that they must not be bad. They look cool too. Oh yea, the didn't have the Klipsch speakers in the comparison.

 

[menderchuck]

The MidiLand S4 8200's are awesome.

 

[newbiepcuser]

How about these Yamaha Amazon link Yamaha TSS-1B 6-Piece Dolby Digital/DTS Surround Sound Computer

Yamaha



Its 159.99 and there is 20 coupon floating around and there is free shipping.
There is also $30.00 rebate also.
Rebate link.

 

[Alex]

midiland huh?

damn... they dont have @ newegg....

EDIT: dont wanna repost but wanna say thx for the yamaha link! they look nice!

 

[jcmkk]

I have those Yamahas. They're nice, but they don't have enough power for my taste. They also get a little distorted when they are turned up high.

 

[Alex]

damn... im torn with the klipsch... i REALLY want it but 400 is just too much...

 

[Hanpan]

IMHO these are what you want. Of course they may not be available at a price you are willing to pay...

 

[Alex]

they are prolly real crap for games... 400 bucks is the TOTAL roof and the DREAM rig for me is the 5.1

 

[HouRman]

I think you'll be happy with the klipsch 5.1 so I'd start thinking of ways you can afford it.

A lot of the cheaper 5.1 pc speakers don't have a center channel like the Klipsch.

 

[jcmkk]

All of the 5.1 speakers should have a center channel. That is what makes them 5.1. 4 satellites and a subwoofer make up the 5 and the .1 is for the center channel. Or maybe the .1 is the subwoofer. I don't remember. I guess they could have a virtual center channel, but I don't think they would be able to label them as "5.1"

 

[amgkid]

i think he's saying that the center speaker is usually the same speaker as the satellites in most 5.1 setups. If you look at the Klipsch 5.1s, the center speaker is different looking. Well it fundamentally is probalby the same speaker but the shape and the way it sits is different which makes it possible to put under/on top of your monitor/tv and not look awkward.

 

[jcmkk]

Oh, ok. My bad, I misunderstood.

 

[MasterHoss]

I would recommend the Klipsch ProMedia 5.1s ... they are selling at your local CompUSA and Best Buy. I would try to avoid buying them from Newegg because they are not an offical Klipsch authorized dealer; therefore, you don't get the 1 year Klipsch warrenty.

If $400 is too high, why not just get the Logitec Z560s? It's not 5.1 but they sound damn good ... would 2 sets of the Z560s (roughly equivalent to 1 set of PM 5.1s) be worth it?????

 

[tdawg]

I think I read somewhere that creative speakers aren't that great and that they're designed for the low-end market. Also, when they bought Cambridge Soundworks, they destroyed their reputation and market share when they halted high-end speaker production and focused mainly on mainstream, inexpensive, lower quality speakers. Just my two cents.

~tdawg

 

[Legendary]

Klipsch really is worth the money, I suggest you find some way to afford them because DAMN they rock (rocking my house with some music on them as I type...goddamn what time is it anyway?)

 

[Thor86]

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