jcutrone Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 I just bought a set of v.2-400 Promedias. Ive only had them a few days and Ive heard some static already. And the quality just didnt sound too great. Also there was 2 or 3 occasions where the sound cut out all together and this horrible ringing sound takes over. I have to reboot to alleviate this problem. Im using AC'97 onboard audio because my SB Live Value hasnt arrived yet. I have the old CP. The place i bought them from has a 30 day money back guarantee. Im wondering if I should return them and wait for the 4.1s? Or maybe I should just buy the new CP-1 and keep my existing set? I can live with using my old speakers for the time being untill the 4.1's come out. So im thinking returning them and waiting for the new 4.1s is the way to go. Only 10 days left for my money back guarantee. Thanks for any input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gluegun Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Return them and wait for the 4.1's. That's what I'd do. Yea, your set is really defective... ------------------ "Feh." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gxcad Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Its' probably the onboard sound.-Gxcadc> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmerry Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 I would return them if I were you, just to be on the safe side. Even if it is your onboard sound that is causing some of the problem, it sounds like the Klipsch are doing there fair share in causing havoc as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike... the real one Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Since the AC97 Codec is the worst crap you can find on the market right now... I'd say before exchaning the Klipsch, try with someone else's cpu that has a better Sound Card. Cause there is no reason for the Klipsch to do kinda thing. Look at the sound card first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcutrone Posted February 14, 2001 Author Share Posted February 14, 2001 Thanks for the input guys. I will test them on my Sony STRDE845 reciever. That should tell me for sure if its my computer or the speakers that are the problem, correct? One more quick question.. Is a SB Live Value card sufficient for these speakers? The one i ordered has 4 channel output + 1 digital. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike... the real one Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Well sure it is! You have everything you need to get the speakers working fine. But I would have suggested takin a retail one (like mp3, xgamer or platinum) since those are gold plated jacks and also, come with a lot of nice goodies that can be useful, difference in price is not that bad... But if you dont want to invest tons of money on a soundcard, the value can fit really well. A question tough...Do you realise you just bought the best sound system in the universe for computers and that you will buy the cheapest sound card? (I mean, except the PCI 128 or the Guillemot Muse) Oh well, it's your choice. Cya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janko10 Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 return that sblive and get an acoustic edge. after some serious tweaking, i got it to work pretty good with my fps2000 pieces of **** (till the damn 4.1's come out). i replaced my x-gamer with it, which was just fine for me, but not enough umph, if you know what i mean. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcutrone Posted February 14, 2001 Author Share Posted February 14, 2001 I just canceled my SB Live Value order. From what i see on pricewatch I can get an MP3 5.1 or an X-Gamer 5.1 for only $20 more. Which like you said will give me a little better quality (gold connects) and more upgradability. Plus some software. The cheapest Platinum 5.1 I can find on pricewatch is $160. Why the huge gap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike... the real one Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 Well, the Platinum got a front controler (which must be quite expensive only for itself) and you have midi and opticals jacks... Plus so much software you may miss time in this life to check them all! Oh and also the remote control has to get the price a little bit higher.. Oh well, that's a good choice, and I would suggest to take the X-Live gamer, this one is "supposed" to be a little bit better than the mp3... I dont really know, that's what I've heard. I actually got the XGamer (4.1) and it's really great value. ------------------ I'm the real Mike, and proud of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam_D Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 I have a SB Live X-gamer 5.1 and I don't see any gold connects...I do see a black card, though. It comes with lots of software, too, which if you were to buy it retail would outprice the price you would be paying for the card and the software as a package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 the fact that the problem stops after you reboot indicates that at least the ringing problem is not the pros. as for the rest, we can't say for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 i don't have gold connectors, and although i have a value, i think it may be because the original value cards didn't have them, but the updated version from a couple months ago have them. just a wild guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distec Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 quote: Do you realise you just bought the best sound system in the universe for computers and that you will buy the cheapest sound card? I would say best budget "multimedia" system, not best sound system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike... the real one Posted February 14, 2001 Share Posted February 14, 2001 I'm terribly sorry for that huge mistake from me... That was only a way of talkin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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