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2.1 Speaker System

I currently own the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system which I've had for over a year.
This system's priority is music. I've recently noticed (upon enabling Winamp5's "rock" EQ preset) that my speakers seem to be getting too much treble from certain songs.
I've checked the windows volume settings and the treble is on the first notch. I'm not entirely sure if it's the treble, but when songs get high and loud I get a bit of a crackling noise from the speakers.
I'm running these speakers off of an old Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 card.

I don't know if I'm just trying to push too much through these speakers or what. They sound fantastic otherwise and this rarely happens but when it does it rather sucks!

I just purchased a Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS and will see if this makes any difference in the speakers' performance.

I've considered purchasing the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 system, but I'm not entirely sure if this is necessary or even a good choice.

If anyone has any experience with either of these two systems and could maybe help me make a decision it would be great.

Also, any ideas on the crackling of my current Klipsch set could be most helpful as well.

THANKS!!

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Reply #1 –
I too plan to upgrade my chitty 2.1 system to the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 system. I would also like opinions on them. Thanks

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Reply #2 –
I've had a set of  the Promedia 2.1's for many years, and still love them 
Anyhow, thought I'd mention, in case you weren't aware of the place:
You might also want to inquire or search at the Klipsch Forums.
(though I've only been there a few times, long ago, and can't promise that the help there is any good...)
Good luck!

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Reply #3 –
I bought this system last Christmas and I am really delighted with it. However, it would be hard for me to put this delight in perspective, since I haven't had much (if any) contact with any other HQ audio systems I can compare it with. Notwithstanding, I can honestly say that these are the best pair of speakers I have had the chance to listen closely to. Coupled with an Echo Indigo, the hiss is barely perceptible with the knob turned all the way up and believe me, you don't want to play anything at full volume. I can't detect any kind of crackling or distortion even at barely listenable volumes and, to my layman's ears, lows, mids and highs are pretty much exactly where they should be.

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I currently own the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system which I've had for over a year.
This system's priority is music. I've recently noticed (upon enabling Winamp5's "rock" EQ preset) that my speakers seem to be getting too much treble from certain songs.
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Winamp's EQ has a reputation for being bad, but they might have fixed it in 5.0. Unless there is a frequency response problem you are specifically addressing then you might be better off with the EQ disabled.
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I'm not entirely sure if it's the treble, but when songs get high and loud I get a bit of a crackling noise from the speakers.
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This is interesting. Have you inspected the speakers themselves for physical damage?
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I've considered purchasing the Logitech Z-2300 2.1 system, but I'm not entirely sure if this is necessary or even a good choice.
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For the price of a replacement for the Klipsch you should be able to get a nice set of bookshelf speakers or monitors. While not as good for movies and games they should give you superior music quality.

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Reply #5 –
Consider the Acoustic Energy Aego2.

http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/aego2/intro/framset.html

http://forums.klipsch.com/idealbb/view.asp...1&searchstring=

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I have heard these two systems, but not side by side. Actually I heard the aego 5.1 but in 2.1 mode so it is the same. I used to own the promedia 2.1s so I know the sound. Strangely enough, the aego without a tweeter sounded much more open and airy at the high frequencies than the promedia 2.1s. The promedia 2.1s sounded harsh in comparison. I don't believe the aego sub had as much output as the 2.1 sub but then again, the aego sub was less boomy. If I had to choose a 2.1 system I would go with the aego hands down. Again, I don't know what makes their full range sattelite driver sound so good, but it does and my ears don't lie.

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I currently own the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system which I've had for over a year.
This system's priority is music. I've recently noticed (upon enabling Winamp5's "rock" EQ preset) that my speakers seem to be getting too much treble from certain songs.
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Winamp's EQ has a reputation for being bad, but they might have fixed it in 5.0. Unless there is a frequency response problem you are specifically addressing then you might be better off with the EQ disabled.
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Well, Winamp5's EQ makes mp3's sound amazingly better. 90% of my mp3's are 192kbit or VBR so that's not the problem but disabling the EQ now and going back to the basics would make things sound so much worse.

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I'm not entirely sure if it's the treble, but when songs get high and loud I get a bit of a crackling noise from the speakers.
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This is interesting. Have you inspected the speakers themselves for physical damage?
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I'm pretty sure there's no damage.
Could this be happening because I have the windows play volume maxed at 100%? I've lowered it a bit and I'm going to rely on turning the volume on my Klipsch's control pod up.
Also, I've just ordered Klipsch's Monster Cable 2.1 kit which should fix some connection problems with the back of the satellites. The quality of the stock cables are quite lacking and the speakers emit nasty crackling/pooping noises when they are jiggled.
Match these new cables up with my new Audigy 2 ZS and hopefully I won't have problems.

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Could this be happening because I have the windows play volume maxed at 100%? I've lowered it a bit and I'm going to rely on turning the volume on my Klipsch's control pod up.
That's a possibility. The signal could be distorted before it is even reaching the Klipsch amp. If your sound card doesn't have a line-level output, then keeping the computer's volume output levels relatively low - and letting the amp/speakers do the real amplification work - is best.

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Reply #8 –
First off, Klipsch 2.1 's totally kick ass and are still the standard by which to judge.  Wish my home theater speakers had the definition they do.    Not sure if I can help with problem or not, but what was mentioned earlier about keeping the soundcard level low and letting the Klipsch amp do the work sounds viable.  Keep those speakers though....I have had Logitechs and I personally thought they were a distant second at best.