Klipsch or BA4800

[ragiepew]

I know this gets asked a lot but I have a few questions that I didnt seem to find answeres too...

Anyway, I listen to many types of music including some soft music (frank sinatra, tony bennet...etc.), classical, r&b, rap, country, well almost everything else too. Anyway, for music, especially soft type music (frank), which speakers sound better... i mean i know that it is an subjective thing, but to people who have these... let me know what you think about their sound when playing music. I know that the klipsch have some serious bass and lots of power... but thats not exactly all that matters to me, id rather have a cleaner sound with enough bass to rumble...

any opinions are appreciated... thanks!

alin

 

[ragiepew]

anyone?

 

[Bama]

The Klipsch are perfect! Get a set!

 

[Noriaki]

The Klispch are louder.

But to my experience the BA-4800s have a much more neutral and natural sound, they also have much better sound clarity. I find them to be a much more pleasing set of speakers than the promedias. Though the promedias are definately more powerful especially in the bass department.


But the mob around seems to like Klipsch and lately I've been noticing that it's near criminal to disagree with the mob around here. So you might want to get those or else you'll probably get flamed endlessly for not.

Edit: don't mind my mini-rant...

 

[ragiepew]

yea, i noticed that in every thread I went to about speakers... everyone said stuff like "get klipsich... they own j00" w/ no explination and/or comparison to other speakers. Thanks for the input noriaki...

 

[Noriaki]

oh one thing I did forget to mention, if you are trying to fill a largish room with music then the promedias are better, they are slighty bigger drivers and seem to fill large rooms better. I've found them able to compete with some low end stereo equipment on filling rooms.

The BA-4800s won't fill your house as well but if you just have a regular sized computer room and you use it there you will be fine.

 

[fkloster]

Damn Noriaki, going against the grain and getting flamed around here is my middle name BTW, 450PS? Sheesh & I thought I was insecure about having enough juice!

 

[mikee]

Another plus for the 4800s is that you can get them cheaper. I know that Microcenter (b&m) has them for $149 down from $200. Think the sale ends today though.

 

[Noriaki]

<< going against the grain and getting flamed around here is my middle name >>

And that is why I enjoy arguing with you so much. I still think you're a loon for buying Rambus when you did, but I must admit that P4-1800 is looking pretty good now

Yeah I know...the 450watt PSU is a little absurd...but my 250watt couldn't handle it when I tried overclocking my .25um athlon classic so I had to go up, I figured why not go up in style The 450 wasn't that much more than a 300Watt really, and it has super long cords so I can reach all my drives way down at the bottom my big fulltower.

 

[LarryJoe]

I have the Promedia's and have not listened to the BA4800's but have heard and read good things about them.

I think the Promedia's are powerful extremely comepetent speakers that shine the most in gaming. I could not imagine a better gaming experience. The next thing that they excel at is DVD, the THX really kicks in and blows you away. I have found that MP3's take a lot of tweaking from song to song and I didn't need to do this with my old MS-DSS80's. It could be that they are just better speakers so you notice more and therefore they need to be tweaked more. My only complaint thus far, and it is small, is that the mid range could be a little stronger and lower. It is very high sometimes like max treble and no bass from the satelites. I do have the speakers in a small office right in front of me so as Noriaki implied, they may sound better in a larger room.

LJ

 

[ragiepew]

hooolly mother... 450w... i was thinking about getting a 400w PS in my sx1030 but i was like &quot;umm thats overkill&quot;... i didnt even know 450w was out for personal systems =P...

fkloster... i agree w/ noriaki about the rambus thing.. but ultimetly its you who uses the damn thing... not the people that bash it... and hell none of them can flaunt the fact that they have a 1.8ghz chip + some ~pc1000 rdram... like ive said before... nice setup! (this coming from a guy who dosent like p4 all too much...)

 

[fkloster]

Yup. I was stupid to buy it when I did. But I got it and I might as well do the best I can with it...

 

[Noriaki]

oh yeah something else a friend of mine just reminded me of (he has some weird tastes ):

He likes the really boomy exagerated quality to the bass on the Promedias. Personally I prefer a more blended neutral bass but you might like it boomy like he does. Not that there's anything wrong with that speakers are quite personal.

And another thing I forgot to mention (that's what I get for posted at work never think my posts out enough here) that's along the same lines is those Horn Tweeters. They produce a very distinct sounding high range, personally I'm not a horn tweeter fan but to some people they sound great.

And will you people leave my damn 450watt power supply alone?
Yes ok so it supplies 40 amps on the +5V line alone which is probably more than most power supplies total. That's doesn't make weird....does it? hehehehehe

 

[fkloster]

Like I said, I'm running an Enermax 550w w/3 power connecters running to my mobo alone! (1-ATX 2.03 1-Aux power 1-12v power lead) and I'm very insecure about the juice!! (...but, then again, I am not the only one who is somewhat excessive )

 

[ragiepew]

umm you guys' electric bill must be through the roof.. =P... and noriaki, the only reason im bitchin about the 450w PS is that im jealous (let alone FK's 550w)... i shoulda gotten the 400w... having doubts if my 300 can handle all that im planning to get into my system... (1 dvdrom,1cdrom,1cdrw,3HDDs,2NICs,384mb ram, oc1.1ghzchip,geforce,sblive, 5 80mm fans,1 120mm fan, 1 HDD fan...). I have some of this stuff already but not all and am wondering if my 300w will be enough... :|

oh well... we shall see i suppose...

 

[kantonburg]

1 dvdrom,1cdrom,1cdrw


why?

Why do you need a CDRom if you have a DVD and CDRW?

 

[Insane3D]

I have the Promedia's now, and I love them. I had the BA4800's, and they were nice, but the Klipsch were much better sounding to me. That is what is most important, how the speakers sound to you. Both the Klipsch and BA's are top of the line 4.1 set-up's and you would be happy with both I am sure. Every speaker sounds different to different people and in different locations..if possible you should try to listen to both first. The Klipsch are better at reproducing the high's because of the horn tweeter that Noriaki mentioned, but some people's ears are bothered by this. The weak point on the Klipsch's is probably their midrange reproduction, it isn't bad, the BA's are just much better with the midrange. The Klipsch are louder and the sub does have much better bass reproduction than the BA's, but in a small room, this may not matter to you. Either way you will be very happy I am sure...

Here are a couple of reviews of both the Klipsch and the Boston Accoustics from a good site...

BA4800 Review

Klipsch ProMedia Review


I just picked up a second set of the 4.1 Promedia's and I am going to make a &quot;subtle&quot; 8.2 speaker setup...I probably should expect an eviction notice..hehe :Q

 

[Insane3D]

DOH!!! DP....:|

 

[Sephiroth_IX]

Insane3d - you are going to HAVE to tell us how they sound! 8.2 PROMEDIAS!! (GASP)

 

[Wingznut]

I myself, recently went through the hassle of deciding between the above mentioned speakers. Like you ragiepew, I listen to a variety of music (with the exception of rap and country - ICK! ).

I finally found a local hi-fi shop that carried both sets and would demo them for me. After listening to them for quite a while, I decided what turns out to be the general concensus. The Klipsh are louder and have the better bass. The BA's have the (much) clearer/accurate mid-range. And imho, the BA's have the better high-range. To me, the Klipsch sounded too &quot;shrilly&quot; for my taste.

Since I do most of my computing later at night, and I have a family, they don't get turned up very often. So loudness wasn't nearly as important to me as sound accuracy. Hence, I chose the BA-4800's. I don't regret the purchase one bit. I now hear instruments in songs, with a clarity that I didn't know existed.

 

[Insane3D]

Sephiroth_IX:

I will...once I stop my ears from bleeding...

 

[ragiepew]

Insane and Wingznut: Thanks for the info... I have tried to listen to both but I cant find a good place to listen to them. I listened to the Klipsch @ Compusa and the BA's at microcenter... none of which were suitible places to actually listen and compare the speakers. I will keep trying to listen to them at various places... we shall see. Anyway thanks!



<< 1 dvdrom,1cdrom,1cdrw >>


i know this looks excessive... but I already have a 2x dvdrom that i use just for movies and a generic 40x cdrom... I am going to get a cdrw soon and would like to keep it + the other drives in there.. Anyway, i know its excessive but I cant get a 16x dvdrom that can double as a descent speed cdrom (monetary issues...).

 

[Insane3D]

ragiepew

I would not worry too much, either set are top of the line speakers and most likely will not disappoint you. Do your best to listen to both one more time and just pick which one sounds best to you....and enjoy.

 

[ragiepew]

thanks... will probably do that... i have to wait about another month until purchase so I have some time to decide. Any word if klipsch and/or BA are comming out w/ another line of speaker? I have heard rumors of a 5.1 setup from klipsch... if so, then maybe the prices on the 4.1 setup(s) will come down a bit...

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

No question about it, Klipsch!!!!