why are the 4.1s the same price as the 4.2s??

[Mike2021]

anyone know why the 4.1s are the same price as the 4.2s???...

thanks,

Mike

[Paragon]

There was a shortage on teh 4.1s so Klipsch made a deal with the 4.2s

[Mike2021]

the 4.2s has 2 subs..so who wouldnt get the 4.2s over the 4.1s..

Mike

[fresca23]

hey,

The 4.2s (as you prob. know) are just two Promedia 2.1 systems. this means that the price of 1 promedia 2.1 (about half of the 4.1s) times 2 equals about the price of the 4.1s. They may or may not sound as good as the 4.1s, because at 35watts/channel on the satts. and 130 watts/sub, they will not get as loud. However, they will still peel paint off the walls. I'd say to get the 4.1s if you were ever choosing between the two, because the 4.2s have two control pods (inconvenient!)

[VIV]

the only real advantage to having 2 subs is the ability to have the higher frequencies of the sub in a surround environment. The low frequences are pretty much impossible to localize, but the higher frequencies that the sub produces CAN be localized by the human ear. This may, or may not be an advantage to some, mainly because the rear channels of most cards don't produce as much bass as the front channels, so you won't be getting THAT much of a boost in your bass output, it's just that you'll be hearing some extra bass tones behind you.

Then, there's the issue of having a sub with only 1 6.5" driver as opposed to 2, and the lower power ratings. Overall, there isn't much point in going with the 4.2 setup unless you plan to just seperate them and use them on different computers or other sound sources.

[splinter]

agreed.

2 volume controls to handle for a start.

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