Bruce Lee

I'm not going to let this thread die. Long live Hofy

And the "Sweet vocals" that those tweeters can produce, right Renegade? Heh heh ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Incredible! Two intelligent posts, right after another even. I can feel the IQ going up! J/K. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Wow. An intelligent and discerning post. My hat is off you to SomeGuy. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Just thought I'd repost on these speakers. Have any of you heard Michael W. Smith's album "Freedom"? If not, purchase it. Its completely instrumental. I had the title song playing so loudly that my monitor was getting jacked up. There were lines wiggling around on my screen. When I turned my volume down, something that my ears were crying for, the monitor was back to normal. These speakers continue to amaze me. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

www.3dss.com has posted their own initial review of the Z560's. Check it out. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Quang, I had my set since Feb. 2000, and during the last almost year and a half, I never had a complaint. I was one of the lucky who didn't get a hissing preamp or anything. Just sold them recently though. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Canis, I would suggest that ONLY in the case that you are a certified audio technician and don't mind voiding your warranty. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

I sold my two year old set of V.2's for $250. to a friend, and purchased the new logitech's. Read my review of them under the "New Logitech Speakers" thread under the 4.1 questions forum. Believe me, they're about the best value for your dollar. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper! This message has been edited by Bruce Lee on 11-11-2001 at 03:32 PM

I was going to say, thats alot of moolah you're toting. Either you're fairly well off, or you REALLY love audio. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Well EAR, I can forgive you since you weren't in that room, and I doubt you've ever listened to the equivalent system that I'm talking about. Also, you continually list incredible names, but have you ever listened to these brands? ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

No Justin, I'm not comparing the two. Its just that recently, all I've heard from a bunch of people is how much Bose sucks. Many of them are speaking from ignorance, and it just angers me. Thats all. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Renegade, do you have some deep seated hatred of anything nonklipsch? ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Personally, I have heard Bose systems that walk all over the Klipsch. My father deals in Bose and MTX for large scale audio(auditoriums, churches, ect..) and at one point we were giving a demo for our local high school. This system was valued at over $40,000.00 and let me tell you, when we fired it up it blew the roof. Some of the lesser home audio by Bose doesn't stand up to the Klipsch, I'll agree on that. You just gotta know where to look. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

No problem Justin. ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Where do I begin? About a year and a half ago, I purchased a truly incredible speaker system, the Klipsch Promedia V.2 400's. Since that time, my ears have never lacked in "eargasms" or beautifully produced sounds. Now, before me stands a contender, one that will do its best to steal the coveted spot of best speaker from the Pro's. Well, lets see them try! When I picked up the package, I noticed that the box was heavy, and I don't just mean heavy, I mean...HEAVY. And I had to carry them from our campus warehouse to my dorm, almost two blocks away! *sigh* The things I do for you guys. As I unpacked the Z's, I noticed what all the other reviewers have: these speakers are very solidly built. Each satelite is approximately 7 1/2 inches tall and about 6 1/4 inches deep with the grills on. The grills aren't like the Pro's in the fact that they don't hug the surface of the sat. They actually sit about 1/2 inch off the face of the speaker. This helps keep the sound from being muffled by the grills. The stands for the satelites is also very well designed. Made of brushed aluminum (I believe) these clever little buggers are both stand and wall mount. All you do is unscrew the base with a allen wrench that is supplied with the set, and "viola"! Each satelite has solid binding posts for connecting the wires to the sub. I really like this feature. No longer are you limited by the length that the manufacturer believes is adecuate. Now, you just buy your own specific lengths. The phase plug, as you have all read about by now, are really kewl! They have this look about them that is just neat. And they perform their task very well. The subwoofer is also very well built. I discovered as I unpacked them, that here was the source of the weight. This sucker is big. Its taller than the Pro sub, and about the same length and width. The grill that covers the 8 inch driver is also tougher than the Pro's. The box is ported with a huge port on the left side. Both sides of this port are flared. Now about the control pod. All the reviews that I read spoke of the lack of identifying marks on the control knobs. They found that this was very strange since the rest of the system was built very well. Hmmm. On my set there are indentions for this very purpose. I think there sets were pre-production models for testing or something. I don't know. And the knobs rotate smoothly and accurately with the eye-catching blue ring making things appealing. "But how do they sound?" you ask. In a single word, solid. I've put these things through the loop, playing all aspects of audio, DVD, and game. I'm speechless. The highs, even with the tweeterless setup, are lilting, smooth and/or piercing(depending on the music, of course). The mids are full and always present. And the sub loves to speak for itself. Never did it cop out, or deny my ears the rattling they demanded. A rather interesting sensation is when the bass is so full, that it shakes all the hairs on your arms and legs. Oooohhhh. Sorry. The M3D feature is not too shabby either. Its not something that I plan to keep on 24/7, but on some vocal tracks it sounds really shnappy. Volume is another thing that the Z's excell at. With a huge 400 watts RMS pushing the speakers, who can blame them? I've pushed them to the point where I couldn't hear my roommates screaming at me to turn them down. And at that screeching point, there wasn't any distortion. Pretty impressive. And how do they sound compared to the Pro's? Well......hmmm. Pull my eyelashes out one by one with pliers, but they stood a little taller in the comparison. Now, don't get me wrong. It might be because I have the V.2's which are almost two years old. That could be a factor. But between the two sets that sit infront of my all-seeing gaze, the Logitech Z560's are the ones hooked up to my computer. I'm still waiting for 3Dss' own personal review. But until then, I'll keep crankin these babys! ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

Talk about taking a trip back through memory lane! Who here was present back when this topic was started? I was! Anyone remember the "Hissing" topic posted by the great KBlair? ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

I'm confused, Janko. You say that creative sucks, and yet you have one of their burners? ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

I've had my pro's for one year now. I remember posting five to ten times a day while waiting for mine to arrive. They are still everything I paid for and more. My system is still the best in the dorm, and everyone can hear my music. Hehehe. We don't need no stinking quiet time! I have a Live Drive, so I've been able to have the luxury of a headphone jack and aux jack, but I'm thinking of upgrading my pre-amp. They are well worth the wait, and then some! ------------------ You must learn the ways of the Promedia's, young grasshopper!

*sigh* I couldn't believe it when I saw this topic again. Its been almost a year, hasn't it? Props to ya Hofy.

You got BALLS, man. I gotta give you that!. LOL!!!!