Thank Klipsch

[1ctabor]

Where would we be if klipsch had never offered the promedia line of multimedia speakers? We'd still be stuck with the kind dell gives away with their computers. I know a few people have a thing against klipsch but we really have them to thank for the great multimedia computer speakers we have today. No, i'm not promoting klipsch and i'm by no means biased toward them. Actually i'm considering the logitech z680's when I build my next computer in about a month. I'll wait till more comes out about them and I can check them in the store though.

[THESANTINI]

Thank you for revolutionizing multimedia speakers !

[imayoda]

Yes, thank Klipsch. Before I got mine computer audio was a dismal, coming from generic crap speakers, and now is a wonderous thing. I also thank Klipsch for their fine line of HT speakers.

[harding802]

Merry Klipschmas!

[Isezumi]

Hey wait a second, Altec Lansing was making some nice stuff before Klipsch hit the scence.

Ill give them bringing THX to the market, and ill give them that they went a long way to legitimitizing it as a market. Including breaking the sea of biege, off white, white enclosures (style points).

There are just a few too many pistons that had fired before the promedia line, to place all the praise on them.

Cheers for their part.

[blppt]

"Hey wait a second, Altec Lansing was making some nice stuff before Klipsch hit the scence."

I'm not up on my speaker history, but wasnt the best system A/L had for computers before the v.2-400s the ACS48? A system that in a comparison was neck and neck with my old ACS45.2s?

http://www.targetpc.com/hardware/aud...ers/altec45.2/

While i would agree the 48s/45.2s were light years beyond the old crappy Reveal speakers i used to have (remember that company? ;-)) i dont think they were remotely competitive with the v.2-400s.

Unless of course, there was a better system A/L was offering at the time of the v.2-400s debut that i dont remember (which is quite possible).

[Isezumi]

Originally posted by blppt
"Hey wait a second, Altec Lansing was making some nice stuff before Klipsch hit the scence."

I'm not up on my speaker history, but wasnt the best system A/L had for computers before the v.2-400s the ACS48? A system that in a comparison was neck and neck with my old ACS45.2s?

http://www.targetpc.com/hardware/aud...ers/altec45.2/

While i would agree the 48s/45.2s were light years beyond the old crappy Reveal speakers i used to have (remember that company? ;-)) i dont think they were remotely competitive with the v.2-400s.

Unless of course, there was a better system A/L was offering at the time of the v.2-400s debut that i dont remember (which is quite possible).

Good Form!!, the speakers that I was specifically thinking of (ADA880) tailed the v.400 by a few months (however at the same time, I was unaware at the "Promedia" line started with the v.400). Live and learn I guess.

If we are allowed to cross the pond, Videologic had its Sirocco in that same time frame , which were some quality work also.

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Hopefully Logitech has fixed the problems that the 560s had.

[1ctabor]

Originally posted by Isezumi


Good Form!!, the speakers that I was specifically thinking of (ADA880) tailed the v.400 by a few months (however at the same time, I was unaware at the "Promedia" line started with the v.400). Live and learn I guess.

If we are allowed to cross the pond, Videologic had its Sirocco in that same time frame , which were some quality work also.

I actually still have a set of ada880's. For their time they were nice speakers, huge subwoofer but to todays standards not even close. The 4 channel that they use doesn't even throw the sound right.

[blppt]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Isezumi
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"Good Form!!, the speakers that I was specifically thinking of (ADA880) tailed the v.400 by a few months (however at the same time, I was unaware at the "Promedia" line started with the v.400). Live and learn I guess."

Yeah, before they reworked the crossover points and the preamp, the Promedia 4.1 was known as the v.2-400. Supposedly less hiss and better midbass extension were the improvements. I had no idea the ADA880 was out that early, so that is a good point. However, i've heard a set of ADA885s (which are supposedly similar speaks with THX certification) that some kid down the hall from me got with his ultra-expensive Dell. Although the imaging of the sats were nice, the sub was weak especially considering the size of the driver (8" like my 560s), so unless the 880s were significantly better, i wouldnt call them competitive with the PM4.1/v.2-400. Either that or there was some EQ settings i couldnt find on his comp that was messing with the sound. ;-)



"If we are allowed to cross the pond, Videologic had its Sirocco in that same time frame , which were some quality work also."

If i remember correctly, the Sirocco came out after the v.2-400 because at that time i remember everybody was saying how great the Promedias were and that nothing could touch them and then WHAM---in came Videologic with a conservative power rated set of speaks that beat the Promedias in loudness AND sound quality. I could be wrong on that though; its just a vague memory.

[Isezumi]

Originally posted by 1ctabor
I actually still have a set of ada880's. For their time they were nice speakers, huge subwoofer but to todays standards not even close. The 4 channel that they use doesn't even throw the sound right.

As do I, yeah for the time the sub hit with vengence, especially if you had it in a corner, Ohh boy for MM speakers they could pound. Now they are getting killed in both range, power and pure SPL, i think the whole set came in at 80w.

]Originally posted by blppt

Yeah, before they reworked the crossover points and the preamp, the Promedia 4.1 was known as the v.2-400. Supposedly less hiss and better midbass extension were the improvements. I had no idea the ADA880 was out that early, so that is a good point. However, i've heard a set of ADA885s (which are supposedly similar speaks with THX certification) that some kid down the hall from me got with his ultra-expensive Dell. Although the imaging of the sats were nice, the sub was weak especially considering the size of the driver (8" like my 560s), so unless the 880s were significantly better, i wouldnt call them competitive with the PM4.1/v.2-400. Either that or there was some EQ settings i couldnt find on his comp that was messing with the sound. ;-)

Basically the 880s only claim to fame was its price (around $200), and the fact that it pushed an 8" with that neat little 2.1 > 4.1 converatbility, a remote, S/P DIF connectivity, and a built in PL decoder. Which was a list to gwak at, at the time.
Yeah saddly the 885s where really here nor there, they were only a marginal improvement then 880s, and vastly inferior to the 890's (twas rather neat, my freshman year I inherited 880s from my suitemate, he bought 890s and my roomate had 885s. So we had them all in one part of the hall, during suite parties we would all sync our playlists and crank.)