I have an 80/20 music/games listening profile and had been using Altec Lansing MX5021's for the past few years. Admittedly, the AL's were an absolute pleasure to listen to ... save for a mild hiss audible in quiet surroundings that was a minor bother at best. So, after reading raves about the Z-2300's (particularly CNet's review), I decided to bring them in as a replacement ... hoping, of course, for better than AL's quality minus the hiss.
The Z-2300's arrived yesterday and I must say, I'm absolutely stunned and horrified by the sound quality! Compared to the MX5021's, the Z-2300's sound like they are under water. The entire midrange is simply absent ... zero ... nada ... not even a hint ... even after hours of tweaking with an equalizer. The sub has too low a cross-over and puts out massive amounts of bass ... all of it sloppy! I am having a very hard time imagining what people have been raving about with these. I am far from being an audiophile, but these things are simply intolerable. They are going straight up on eBay!
Which leaves me in a bind. The AL's are gone, and I am left with limited options for a quality 2.1 set. The Klipsch 2.1 Promedia's would seem to be a natural choice at this stage, but I'd rather have some of the newer amenities ... like a wired remote, etc.
Folks, what are my options? What are some good 2.1 sets out there these days.
Also, what would be the next level up from Klipsch/Logitech/etc. for a quality 2.1 setup?
The Z-2300's arrived yesterday and I must say, I'm absolutely stunned and horrified by the sound quality! Compared to the MX5021's, the Z-2300's sound like they are under water. The entire midrange is simply absent ... zero ... nada ... not even a hint ... even after hours of tweaking with an equalizer. The sub has too low a cross-over and puts out massive amounts of bass ... all of it sloppy! I am having a very hard time imagining what people have been raving about with these. I am far from being an audiophile, but these things are simply intolerable. They are going straight up on eBay!
Which leaves me in a bind. The AL's are gone, and I am left with limited options for a quality 2.1 set. The Klipsch 2.1 Promedia's would seem to be a natural choice at this stage, but I'd rather have some of the newer amenities ... like a wired remote, etc.
Folks, what are my options? What are some good 2.1 sets out there these days.
Also, what would be the next level up from Klipsch/Logitech/etc. for a quality 2.1 setup?
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