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Recent content by Dylan Rhodes

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    $200-350 alternatives to Corsair SP2500 2.1

    Understood, and for lots of gear, that's a dead-on assessment. It's particularly noticeable in the gaming headset space, and I love doing a demo of our HS1 and HS1A with some other gaming headsets: connect the HS and slide the Windows EQ sliders one at a time, and you'll notice a distinct...
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    $200-350 alternatives to Corsair SP2500 2.1

    Do you recall what EQ setting you've been using on the SP2500 controller? I ask because out of the box, the SP2500 defaults to reference equalization. It's electrically flat. The Classical EQ setting is what we recommend for everyday use; it adds some warmth in the midrange. I'd also...
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    Corsair Gaming Audio Series HS1A Headset Review @ [H]

    According to our head of audio design, the material in the 50mm drivers improves after a couple of days of use passing normal audio at moderate volume. It wears in much like a pair of shoes. After the material has flexed for a bit, the modal behavior relaxes. Frequencies around 8kHz sound a...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    We haven't yet announced a firmware update or the features that would be in it, and I'd like to avoid conjecture in case our plans change. We do already have a list of ideas for a potential update, but I look forward to getting feedback from customers over the next several weeks. My suspicion is...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    I appreciate your asking, but your suspicion is correct that I can't talk about unannounced products. At CES we announced the SP2500, the SP2200 ($99 2.1 baby brother to the SP2500), and the HS1A headset, which is the analog version of the HS1 we launched late last year. We have not announced a...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    Two audio cables are included: a 3.5mm male to dual-RCA male for connecting to a PC (the primary "PC" input on the subwoofer is dual RCA), and a 3.5mm male-to-male for connecting smartphones and similar devices. Since connecting devices with only dual-RCA output is an edge condition, a standard...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    Thanks! I've replied over on your thread.
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    Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 vs Corsair SP2500: a subjective comparison

    Just a quick reply before I dash off to work. First, thanks for taking the time to do the head-to-head. As somebody else mentioned, you just listened to music, as that's mostly what you use your PC for. This is, of course, a perfectly valid test suite, since many people reading your review might...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    The FTC has a set of guidelines for testing and quoting PC speaker power; part of the guideline is that you must quote continuous average (typically via the RMS method) power output rather than "peak" power output. There are other guidelines such as the THD threshold, the method for warming up...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    Bass is indeed an important measurement of speaker performance, particularly if you do a lot of gaming. But it's important that it's clean, detailed, accurate bass. It's easy to build a big, loud fuzzbox; doing it right is the formidable challenge. I share your opinion about the bass output...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    The "first e-store review is bad" phenomenon is pretty common in the industry. Note that he's not a verified owner; but even when our competitors do purchase their samples from a particular store, the temptation is still great to leave inaccurate reviews where they can. I've no idea if that...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    You are correct that the FTC spec allows for a maximum of 10% THD at rated power. That was the typical gate back when more vendors followed the FTC spec. But, we could not even get the SP2500 to generate 10% THD during our tests. At maximum volume, the tweeter generates < 5% THD, and the...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    The SP2500 is designed to be a great PC speaker system; that is, the dispersion is designed to put you in the sweet spot about 3 - 5 feet away. If you're sitting farther than that away from your screen, the SP2500 will still certainly fill the room, but you won't get that nice stereo imaging...
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    Best Buy only changes their selection of products a couple of times a year, so they'd be there after summer at the earliest. However, they'll be at Fry's next week. They are also planned for MicroCenter, but I don't yet know the on-shelf date.
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    Corsair SP2500 2.1 Speaker System Review @ [H]

    Several Canada retailers will be carrying the SP2500 -- Memory Express and Canada Computers come to mind, as well as a retail/etail chain that I'm apparently not allowed to mention here. As a matter of fact, I'm heading up to Vancouver today to talk to the famous Linus of Linus Tech Tips.
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