SoundCritic

Admiral Koresh's post points to the crossover as the culprit for the midrange problem in the Promedia's. Maybe they dropped the low midrange out of the satellites and into the sub, which probably can't reproduce them as well as the low thumping bass. I've heard Klipsch modified the crossover in the 2.1 Promedia system, maybe they'll do the same for the .2-400's.

Too bad I didn't read this earlier. I too bought a the .2-400's in hope of the great speakers all the reviews describe. I'm cursed with good ears and could not listen to these speakers because of the midrange. No warmth....such a narrow sound. I have 5 year old Audiophile brand speakers which blow these things away. I will admit that the treble and bass on these speakers are nice. I also agree that you are going to have problems finding a set of computer speakers which will appears the picky listener. I've been searching for a 4 speaker system to replace my 2 speaker system for a month now. I have tried the Boston 4800, 7500, Midiland 8200, Promedia .2-400, FPS2000, Altec Lansing ADA890, and some Polk Audio set. Any set that didn't have a separate tweeter was far to deficient in treble. The ADA890's were very close to the Promedia's and had less of a midrange problem. I'll probably end up settling for these if I can't find anything else...but I don't want to. I've heard that Klipsch may be upgrading the .2-400's. I'll hope they address the midrange that many of us can't stand. In the meantime it looks like I'm going to have to fork over the cash and try out the Sirocco Crossfire set. It's such a shame that the Audiophile company isn't around anymore. Their speakers are grand. Thank goodness for 30 day no questions asked return policies.