Stealth: I am pretty sure nobody here has a house or apartment capable of delivering the 30kW of power those things would need.
That setup wouldn't even be good for sound quality. Its more sound reinforcement. i.e. as loud as possible with distortion levels slightly below annoying.
HiFi speakers are quite expensive. When you need 5-6 of them and amplifiers, preamps, and processors, it starts getting really crazy.
There isnt much of a market for that kind of stuff given that the sound card and material are so poor in relation to the rest of the system.
I think all of the commercially available computer speakers are junk, but on the flipside, there is absolutely no reason to have martin logan prodigys and krell amps connected to your computer. Whenever I secure a job and start building my new computer I'll prolly end up spending ~3-500 bucks building a 2.1 system myself because i like doing that kind of stuff. I personally don't see a market for the klipsch's unless you're all into vanity. You can do better with even the cheaper home theater in a box stuff. If you live in an apartment or a dorm room and use your cpu for your movie theater/general sound system, and have some money to spend, then I would suggest the HT in a box.
I have listed 3 price brackets below as far as what I think would be high end, mid end, and budget in terms of computer speakers.
High End: Energy Loudspeakers Take 5(350)
Sony SAWM40 12" subwoofer (150) If you live in a house, and love bass...head over to
www.svsubwoofers.com definitely worth the money.
There are 10-20 systems in the 4-500 dollar range that are all suitable.(HK, Acoustic Research, Jamo, etc..) Go to your local hifi retailers and listen listen listen to find the one you want. I was very impressed by the Take 5's though.
Technics SADX1050 for 249 @ 800.com with a 50 dollar gift card.
Again, there are about 10 different receivers for 150-250 dollars that would all work fine. (sony, jvc, pioneer, kenwood, technics, denon, etc)
Total: 550-850
Mid End: HT in a box from various mfgr's (Sony, Pioneer, Kenwood, JVC etc)
or if you must, the klipsch promedia's
$300-400
Low End: Logitech Z560 I dont think you can go wrong here for 150 dollars.
If money is tight, the logitech system looks unbeatable for 150 dollars. If you just listen to music and play games, I can't stress enough how much a good pair of headphones will own any set of computer speakers at any price. $100 dollars buys damn nice headphones.
A very good source for info on all things audio is
www.audioreview.com
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