Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Speaker System

Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 THX Speaker System

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I don’t think I’ve seen these in a long time. I miss era of competing “Computer Speaker” manufacturers that produced some pretty decent 5.1 sets at the time such as Klipsch with the ProMedia Ultra 5.1, Logitech with the Z-5500, and even the Creative Labs GigaWorks S750.

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For those of you on the fence, I think this is a really solid 2.1 system for the price. Yes, double the price of the cheapies, but you can hear the difference.

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For sure one of the best sounding 2.1 systems; and its at an amazing price - don’t forget to use the coupon code - I bought this exactly 1 year and 1 month ago for $105.99 from Woot.

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I agree. I had 2 separate versions of these speakers throughout the years and am impressed with the bass quality. My first set had design quality issues with the main power plug as they improved by the second set I bought with a 90° connector as the previous one was straightforward and can be smashed easily against the wall.

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Gotta ask the question: Is this still the real same company or just a name sold to the Shenzhen Speaker and Teapot factory?

So many “names” are now just sold to the Chinese and slapped on junk.

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These speaker rock - excellent quality and great price.

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Klipsch is one of the few larger brands that still has a “soul” despite being a part of a larger entity. They are technically a part of Voxx International, but that group actually has several audio brands beneath that umbrella, and they have been allowed a lot of autonomy rather than consolidated assembly lines and part sharing. Personally, I prefer a lot of the stuff by their sister company, Jamo, but that’s just a flavour preference. And they both really still have some excellent products, which are well designed, and impressive.

With regard to this speaker set - It’s a very good contender for anyone who wants a desktop system, but doesn’t necessarily want the complexity of making it from scratch. I won’t say that it’s the “best” value. However, unless you REALLY want to spend the time to build an enthusiast system for near-field, with upgradable components, this is likely one of the best options. It’ll cost less than powered monitors like Presonus, Mackie, Kanto, Adam Audio, or other “studio grade” stuff, while easily doing well enough for most folks to feel like it was a worthwhile purchase. I would recommend it.

Hope that helps!

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everything i hear about the internet comes through these. no off switch. highly recommended.
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Bought this set last year and couldn’t be happier with it. I paid $125 for it and would do so again.

I bought one of these from Woot quite a while ago, they are correct and saying it does have a very good sound. However, mine quit after about six months due to a loose connection in the amplifier. I just haven’t had the time to trace it down yet.

Had these for over a decade. Still amazing speakers that can hit hard!

really considering getting this for my office … but the Logitech speakers I got from Woot an eternity ago for $9 still sound pretty good to me. Hmmmm

A similar question goes through my mind whenever I come across one of those “classic” brand names, but you phrased it so much better than I could’ve. :+1:t2:

Could I connect these to my TV or sound bar and have them work? Never mind, I read the description and sounds like it will work with a TV.

It will do fine if you have a 3.5mm audio jack. Many TVs lack that, and instead rely on either a SPDIF optical connection, or HDMI eARC, which are more frequently used for soundbars. There are several adapters that can extract audio and output back to the more typical headphone jack that this uses. Could be valuable as a less pricy stand-in for a soundbar system, even with the cost of such an adapter.

Good luck!

*EDIT: Addition
Here is one such adapter from Amazon. After a quick search, all similar products technically fall into the category of a DAC - Digital-to-Analog-Converter, so there has to be a little bit of sophisticated hardware involved, since the source can be any number of digital formats, bit rates, sampling rates, etc., and a speaker set like this only accepts an analog input. So, this DAC is doing the interpreting, as well as changing the physical connection type. Many of the cheapest options will sound similarly decent since DAC chips have gotten quite good in the last several years. There are more expensive, fancier, and “better” ones, but they likely wouldn’t make as much difference here, with the speakers being a <$150 set. Again, not downplaying how good they are; It’s more a statement that if you want better, it’ll cost more for a fancier DAC, amplifier, speakers, etc.

Mine didn’t last too long either. Loose connection and had to fiddle with it a lot till I just gave up! Good sound though!

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Thank you for the information.