Altec Lansing 621 or Klipsch Promedia 2.1?
Any other speakers I should consider?
Thanks for any help!
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Altec Lansing 621 or Klipsch Promedia 2.1?
Any other speakers I should consider?
Thanks for any help!
Monsoon Planar Media 9's
Diva Swan M-200 beats em all... :)
but does not meet the 2.1 criteria ;)
What is your budget?
I am sure that if you didn't mind buying used that you could get some VERY nice equipment off of www.audiogon.com that would kill any PC 2.1 system on the market for just a few hundred bucks.
I am using a Harmon Kardon AVR100 with some B&W DM302's and a Velodyne CT-80 subwoofer. Its a very modest 2.1 system that would kill any PC 2.1 multimedia system and could probably be gotten used for $300-500. If you have the means, then I would highly recommend getting something like it.
I'd go with the 621's for 2.1 and the value.
Well, I prefer my $200, self-amplified, multimedia Diva Swan M-200's over some B&W DM303's... ;) ;)
gluegun, do you have a good link to those swan speakers? i can't seem to find anything on them that's in english, or anything that has any good info.
Do I have a link? Hehehehe...
The home page. They are on sale for $199, not the $299 it shows:
http://www.av123.com/diva_m200.shtml
Some reviews:
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazin...1/swanm200.htm
http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/reviews/SwanM200/
http://www.hometheatertalk.com/ubb/F...ML/004453.html
http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/cgi-bin/...4&Number=63263
P.S. You will probably need to upgrade your sound card... that new 24/192 M-Audio sound card will do them justice. :)
Thanks for those links! Might get those for someone as a Christmas present...
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You may want to consider some of the less expensive multimedia systems out there. I've owned the diva swans and returned them. With out a sub they just don't perform. Consider an altec lansing 641 set for $50 less. You get 4.1 sound, louder, and much better bass. If its for someone thats planning on games then definately go with the altec lansings. If its for someone that considers themselves an audiophile and likes the audiophile sound then get the swans. But consider this--> Swans = $200 / Altec lansing + audigy or turtle beach = $200. The choice is yours.Quote:
Originally posted by al bundy
Thanks for those links! Might get those for someone as a Christmas present...
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Thanks. :)Quote:
Originally posted by 1ctabor
You may want to consider some of the less expensive multimedia systems out there. I've owned the diva swans and returned them. With out a sub they just don't perform. Consider an altec lansing 641 set for $50 less. You get 4.1 sound, louder, and much better bass. If its for someone thats planning on games then definately go with the altec lansings. If its for someone that considers themselves an audiophile and likes the audiophile sound then get the swans. But consider this--> Swans = $200 / Altec lansing + audigy or turtle beach = $200. The choice is yours.
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1ctabor used the Swans... well out of their intended use. They *ARE* a niche product, but for what they do, they beat the 641's easily... read the reviews to figure out if they are in a niche for you.
They beat the 641's at what? Is it the audiophile taste. I know far more people that prefer the same sound I do then people that prefer flat sound. If he wants bass he isn't gonna get it from the swans. If he wants volume he isn't gonna get it from the swans. If he wants 4 channels for gaming he isn't gonna get it from the swans. Plus the altecs are one of the cleanest sounding computer speakers i've heard. How did I use them out of my intended use? They are computer speakers right? Doesn't that involve games, mp3's, and some dvd's if you want? They didn't perform thats why I sent them back.Quote:
Originally posted by Gluegun
1ctabor used the Swans... well out of their intended use. They *ARE* a niche product, but for what they do, they beat the 641's easily... read the reviews to figure out if they are in a niche for you.
Listen, the only thing that is ENCODED in 2.0 these days is music, which the M-200's excel at. If he is worrying about space considerations (ie, as a reason not to get 4.1 or 5.1), than he probably shouldn't consider the M-200's, cause they are BIG on a desk! If he wants the best sounding PC music system for $200, than they are it.
In your opinion maybe but what makes your opinion any more credible then mine when it comes to sound quality? I would have to say on their own they are one of the worst sounding systems I've had. There's two sides to every story and here you are getting it. One person that thinks they are great and another that thinks they suck. You also don't like the way klipsch sound yet I love the way they sound so whats that say. I guess our tastes are opposite. One being better than the other I don't think, but different, yes. I'm just saying in my experiences with music and music systems which i've had several, alot more people seem to prefer the sound that I prefer than don't prefer it.Quote:
Originally posted by Gluegun
If he wants the best sounding PC music system for $200, than they are it.
One thing I want to make clear before I get so and so again(don't even remember who it was) crying at me cause i'm trashing on his speakers(swans). When someone wants advice on a speaker system they deserve to hear both sides. If I was looking to get some speakers i'd definately want to hear the negatives. Some people can't handle when they see someone putting out the downside of their speakers. I'm not trying to start fights i'm trying to get all the info out there. What if this guy had my taste in music and got on here to ask for great sound speakers.....Then, gluegun types out there the diva swan m200's are the absolute best pc music speaker system.....The guy takes what he said and orders them.....gets them and is completely dissatisfied with them.....now wondering why in the hell this guy claims they were the best. Would I want anymore advice from a forum after something like that? Not really. I talked with gluegun time and time again before ordering the swans and was very skeptical about it. Finally I broke down and ordered them. Then the one thing I was afraid of happened. I turned them on and thought...THATS IT....I tried everything I could to make them sound great, went to some pretty far extremes as to get a pre-amp and a hsu vtf2 sub. I will say it sounded damn good after that but still lacked in an area too high for the sub to play. Which would be the area the swans couldn't go low enough to play. So, I sent the swans and the preamp back and kept the sub. With the money I got back from the pre amp and swans I bought the klipsch promedia 5.1's. Now, I have them paired up with the hsu vtf2 sub and couldn't be happier with the sound. Where the swans couldn't go the promedia 5.1's can. They go a hell of alot louder and sound every bit as good in the mid to high end. IN MY OPINION. So, I say to everyone, be sure to read the positive and negative replies to all your questions because you may have my ears or you may have glueguns.
*shrugs* it was a bad component match, but it was what av123 offered.
An Adire Rava would probably do better... with the low pass and high pass filter... but you would have to use the windows volume control. :)
Anyway, when I speak of best as "fact", I mean "most accurate for music" (which they are). When I speak of it by opinion, well, then it's my opinion. In this case, both apply. Again, read the reviews...
What I don't get is how can they be so good if they are missing such a big area of frequency at the lower end. And as for accurate, accurate to what? ...are you saying they reproduce the sound more closely to what it was supposed to be? If so, you would be completely wrong. How can you are the makers or reviewers or anyone for that matter claim one is closer to the original sound than the next. How do they know how it was recorded to sound? They don't and thats where I don't agree at all with audiophiles. Take klipsch for example. Most audiophiles say they are too "harsh" (which i think is rediculous). Most that don't claim to be audiophiles love them. Who's to say the actual song wasn't meant to have that sound to it. Maybe they are the speakers that are accurate and the others aren't. Its a never ending arguement that you, I, nor anyone else has the answer except for the recording studio themselves. All speaker manufacturers color there sound to an extent. So who's coloring the right direction?Quote:
Originally posted by Gluegun
*shrugs* it was a bad component match, but it was what av123 offered.
An Adire Rava would probably do better... with the low pass and high pass filter... but you would have to use the windows volume control. :)
Anyway, when I speak of best as "fact", I mean "most accurate for music" (which they are). When I speak of it by opinion, well, then it's my opinion. In this case, both apply. Again, read the reviews...
And as for the reviews, the few you give are still opinions and also from the whole audiophile group, which is a sound I don't and most others I know don't prefer. Its a sound someone should definately have a listen to for themselves before they decide to buy them.