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Hey Magnum, yes I did add the e.q. and have been tooling around with it. My previous Altec's were the ADA885 model. Compared to the 4.1's power, they are nothing, but as far as sound quality went they were a perfect balance of highs, mids and lows.

meuge, I've never heard of HK and Marantz. I'll look them up online. Woah....the RB-25's are $300 a pair. That's a bit out of my range for just 2 speakers. If you can tell me what kind of speakers I can get 4 for $300, that would work. The Creative Gigaworks S700 is only around $300.

Thanks Magnum. That improved sound quality a little bit. Unfortunately, these speakers do not sound nearly as good as my old Altec Lansings....no matter what the settings are. The more time goes by, the less I enjoy them. In fact, I'm starting to loathe them. I might get the Creative Gigaworks S700. Their 5.1 system.

magnum29, My sound card is the M-Audio Revolution 7.1

Are there any other audio programs, BESIDES Foobar 2000 that lets you get a full stereo signal to all 4 speakers? Also, for you Foobar 2000 users: The equalizer is a pain-in-the-a**. What are the optimal settings for it? I know it's all about personal preference, but I can't get a good sound using it's E.Q. I was so use to WMP's 10 band eq, but this is much more advanced. Any other advanced settings for Foobar you reccommend tooling around with, that's important to the sound quality?

hooting_monkey, You were exactly right. I muted the windows volume, then turned all knobs down and poof.....the heat is gone. Jay481985, It's a shame that these were never released into the mainstream, because it still has more advanced features than most of these $400+ pc speaker systems today. The ADA885 sound features "Dolby Digital", "Stereo", "Stereo x2" and "Quad" all worked with the Cobalt digital cable I bought. The only thing that didn't work was the "Pro Logic" feature, which sounded best with movies. That was the only downside in using a digital cable hookup.

What the.......ok, now the volume control works on the control pod when I have my headphones plugged in. Odd....... And guys, this sub is more than warm when it's on "standby". This just doesn't seem right to me at all.

Can a faulty pre-amp lead to major problems?

Foobar looks pretty sweeeeet, but I'll have to spend at least a day when I have free time to mess with it. This could very well be the best audio player for the computer I've ever seen. Now onto a couple problems....... #1 The Subwoofer: Even in "standby" mode the thing is still warm, meaning there's still current being drawn to it. I've read on here that it is NOT a good idea to unplug it? It's no wonder why people have these subs crap out on them all the time, if they're constantly on 24/7. #2 The Headphone Jack: This is just awful. The "main volume" on the control pod doesn't work at all when I have headphones plugged in. I have to use the Windows volume control, which is sh*t. Any solutions?

Well, with my old Altec's it had a "Stereo x2" mode, which reproduced the stereo signal to the rear surrounds, making it essentially 4 stereo speakers. I was so use to that particular type of sound, that I expected the same if not better from the Klipsch. But.....I found out last night that unfortunately, the only way I can get all 4 speakers working with the Klipsch is to use a surround sound mode on my soundcard. The M-Audio Revolution 7.1 card has a SRS Circle Surround II mode, with "Game", "Cinema" and "Mono" options.....but it doesn't perform as well as I thought it would with the surround speakers as far as music listening goes.

Hi everyone. I've never bought a refurbished product before and I was a tad reluctant, but I believed all the hype about these speakers and decided to buy them without listening to them. I'm glad I took that chance. I mainly listen to/make music, so a 2.1 would've best suited my needs. But, I wanted the 400W system to make my walls shake. My old system is the Altec Lansing ADA885, 4.1 system. It's only 120W peak, but these are still some of the sweeeeeeetest computer speakers I've ever heard (even comparing them to new $400 systems that are out now). Comparing the 4.1's to the ADA885's as far as power goes is a hands-down win for Klipsch. I need to get stands for these things because having them sit at my desk made my ears bleed. As far as options go, my 5 year-old ADA885's blow the Klipsch away. Wireless remote with bass/treble controls and 5 sound mode options. Digital L.E.D. readout for the control panel, RCA digital coax out. I'm very surprised that Klipsch doesn't offer a remote control, considering how high-end and expensive their speakers are. Overall, I'm happy and hope these last a long time. These along with my M-Audio Revolution (which has a 4.1 ProMedia preset), kick some serious arse. 1 question. Is that Monster Cable XP upgrade really worth it?