Suggested replacement for Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultra

[thescreensavers]

oh my my Promedias are still great, except the Sub has a wired vibration sound under certain bass.

 

[sisq0kidd]

I actually bought these Ultras for $100 about 2 years ago They were brand new. The owners didn't quite know the value of them, but I guess in retrospect, I was the one who was ripped off.

 

[thescreensavers]

^ , I have had mine since 05 :O

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I actually bought these Ultras for $100 about 2 years ago They were brand new. The owners didn't quite know the value of them, but I guess in retrospect, I was the one who was ripped off.

$50/year to have a system you enjoyed isn't a rip off

 

[sisq0kidd]

^ , I have had mine since 05 :O

Oh man, we should start a countdown to its death. jk

 

[thescreensavers]

^ oh no I hope not. I am nice to them

 

[thescreensavers]

FYI... One of the reasons why this thing warms up like it does is because it draws 36W of power at idle (turned on - no audio playing). Imagine running a 40W light bulb inside an insulated box. So if you want to save yourself some coin, turn the amp off when you are not using it.

:O oh damn, I did not know this brb going to turn them off, my computer is not even there right now lol. Its broken

 

[PM650]

This sub will blow your budget of $300, but I'll throw it out here anyway:
http://cgi.ebay.com/H100-BIC-Acoust..._Subwoofers?hash=item4835cf53ce#ht_2580wt_907
Some guys over on hardforums were recommending this, and I came across it once or twice in some avsforums threads regarding sub-$200 subwoofers. You could probably get it for $200 shipped, worth adding to the list imo if you can go over 300.

 

[kornphlake]

You've already got drivers and an enclosure for a sub, why not just replace the amp with one of these?

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=505

It might save you $50 and you'll have the same sound from the sub that you're used to.

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

You've already got drivers and an enclosure for a sub, why not just replace the amp with one of these?

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=505

It might save you $50 and you'll have the same sound from the sub that you're used to.

That's true as long as you're comfortable changing out the amp. (and perhaps doing some finagling to get the new amp to fit.)

 

[McCartney]

I've had my promedia ultra 5.1s for SEVEN YEARS and they've been ON nearly the entire time I have owned them and I have had ZERO amp issues.

These things are unbeatable by any pc speaker offering. I paid 700 cad for them at the time at the now-defunct compuserve.


Just absolutely unreal. Obviously I'm fortunate not to have the subwoofer amp issue, but Im telling you nothing beats these things if you were lucky to get an iron clad set like myself.

 

[QuantumPion]

I've had my promedia ultra 5.1s for SEVEN YEARS and they've been ON nearly the entire time I have owned them and I have had ZERO amp issues.

These things are unbeatable by any pc speaker offering. I paid 700 cad for them at the time at the now-defunct compuserve.


Just absolutely unreal. Obviously I'm fortunate not to have the subwoofer amp issue, but Im telling you nothing beats these things if you were lucky to get an iron clad set like myself.

Mine lasted about 6 years of being constantly on. They didn't completely die on me but the amp was getting finicky and cut off sometimes. I got a HT receiver and sub and the sound is 10x better now