Klipsch Promedia 2.1[Review]

Let me start off by saying wow.

I came home from work today and see a large box from newegg... suspecting the best i rush over and proced to rip open the box, and salvage the contents, my much awaited Klipsh 2.1 Promedias. Took me more time to get them out of the well packaged box than it did to actualy set them up.
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Ive already gotten in trouble 2x for shaking the house, you can feel this thing upstairs, and im in the basement 2 flights below:D.
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The lows are incredible, im sure everyone knows that, these are known for the bass arent they?
But im suprised at how much detail is in the mids and highs. Im no audio expert at all, these are my first pair of "real" speakers, im moving into them from a Kenwood boombox hooked up to my soundcard with the aux input, so i dont have much to compare these too. But they are great.
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Let me close by saying, for 150 dollars you really cant go wrong with these, sure they might not compare to Paradigms, Axioms, or Primus, maybe they do, i dont know, but nonetheless they are incredible.


Pics are coming tomorow when i can use my parents digital camera(its already 10:37PM here... guess i should turn down the sub... nah:D.

edit: pics included, they are little blurry, sorry.

congrats, now when im at your house during the summer i dont have to hear crap :D

With all due respect for your Promedia...I personally like this one more:http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...136-102&DEPA=0

those are better, but lack any low range

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Originally posted by genhousun
With all due respect for your Promedia...I personally like this one more:http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...136-102&DEPA=0

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IMO those are fugly. Plus they are huge, and i dont want a cluttered desktop, plus the lack of the sub hurts me deep down inside.

Run your speakers with the grills off - it'll sound better.

I LOVE MY PROMEDIA 2.1s TOO!!

<3

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Originally posted by Ramuman
Run your speakers with the grills off - it'll sound better.

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It makes them look more expensive too :P

mountain dew = heavenly nectar

nice speakers... the desk makes them look even better :/

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Originally posted by ThemSkillz1
nice speakers... the desk makes them look even better :/

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hey that desk was custom made :D and i signed it :D

that's alot of mountain dews....

no babies for you :p

the only thing i don't like about the promedia 2.1's sats is that they can be a bit too bright on some tracks. the detail and clarity and all that is there and largely apparent, the low end is great, but arghh.. the treble is simply excessive at times.

especially with a lot of symphonic/power metal stuff, ala dark moor, nightwish, sonata arctica, elegy, symphony x, conception, pagan's mind, ark, opeth, threshold, early in flames (granted the production there was a bit thin, but these sats seem to exaggerate it), etc.. the guitars just become migraine-inducing tools if i turn the volume up to any sort of loud :[

they're great for most other things, though.

Luckily i havnt turned it up loud yet, so im still impressed by the sats througout the full range.

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that's alot of mountain dews....

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It was over a full week, so i should be fine, plus i also had other drinks,you can see em by the sub.

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hey that desk was custom made and i signed it

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Im glad i found the top and put it back on, makes it look more professional, i think im going to be doing some work on it, to curve the edge, cuz my wrist hurts after sitting on it, and maybe redo my majesty, in silver or something.

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Run your speakers with the grills off - it'll sound better.

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I think im going to, im just worried about spilling or splashing and getting crap on em.

I'm happy as a clam with mine :D !

The Promedia 2.1's are definitely a solid choice.

I like how you have sweet speakers, a nice keyboard, a phatty monitor, but you put it on a POS desk with exposed plumbing in the back... the geek version of ghetto fabulous

Yeah, those Klipsch are bad a$$. I am still on the fence as to whether or not I will get the AL mx5021 or the Klipsch 2.1, but I am leaning more towards the Klipsch, as my local best buy has them for $150, with no waiting! Plus they are built a little better than the AL's... more solid and sturdy.

Oh, and I agree with neueziel about the DEW, that's why I drink some every day. Breakfast of champions (as I down my dew with one hand and type with the other).

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Originally posted by kent1146
The Promedia 2.1's are definitely a solid choice.

I like how you have sweet speakers, a nice keyboard, a phatty monitor, but you put it on a POS desk with exposed plumbing in the back... the geek version of ghetto fabulous

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Hehhe, i like my desk:(....


oh well,

the plumbing, well i live in the basement, so its all over, but those pipes are cold as crap, so i keep my monitors power supply on it:D.

I thought the Klipsch speaker covers were sonically transparent? - doubt that is the right term :p

If I recall, the Logitech speakers sound alot better w/o their covers, but there is no discernable difference when the Klipsch speakers were heard with or without the covers.

Doesnt really sound much different.

they don't make much of a difference.