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Originally posted by dts-Swerv
" have never had a problem with my sub, it is the cleanest sounding outta all my friends, one has a Klipsch 4.2, a Klipsch 5.1 Ultra,"
you're friends 4.2 and ultra 5.1s are broken or you're deaf, logitech has overbloated boomy bass and non existant highs with poor imaging and stereo seperation in comparison LOL.
making such claims shows how much of a newbie you are LOL
Originally posted by dts-Swerv
" have never had a problem with my sub, it is the cleanest sounding outta all my friends, one has a Klipsch 4.2, a Klipsch 5.1 Ultra,"
you're friends 4.2 and ultra 5.1s are broken or you're deaf, logitech has overbloated boomy bass and non existant highs with poor imaging and stereo seperation in comparison LOL.
making such claims shows how much of a newbie you are LOL
Originally posted by BigMaxxin
ok the 4.2's you cant turn them up past a quarter volume or they distort, and the bass jus becomes fluffy. and the only time the ultras sounded good was when we were watching a movie with no low bass. we did nemerous bass tests and after about 40hz they dropped off and just become even more fluffy then the 4.2's. Also on the ultras you have to have it turned up to like 60 before getting any kind of decent volume out of them. My freinds and i all listen to rap music and i like heavy bass, and neither o these klipsch systems were any good at the low bass. and i was appauled at how little volume you could get out of the 4.2's before dstortion occured, and btw both of these were being used on comps with Audigy 2 Platinums. I will say that the highs are better on the Klipsch, but i would also like to point out that nowhere in my post did i sa that the klipsch highs were crap, or even said that the logitech's had better highs, so read the post before you comment.
Originally posted by BigMaxxin
i have had mine for about a year, it is LOUD! i love it i can have the system volume up and not every want to turn up the speakers past 1/2. and i have never had a problem with my sub, it is the cleanest sounding outta all my friends, one has a Klipsch 4.2, a Klipsch 5.1 Ultra, and a Z-680 (would sound better than mine but has a portprob) just make sure you break the whole thing in over a couple o days and itll be fine
Originally posted by Duck-BOT
Loud does not equal quality.
Something must be seriously wrong with your friend's Ultra's, because the bass > Z-560's.
Originally posted by Highlife
I dont think the 560's are better then the 680's. Im just stating that for the money the price/performance the klipsch are not all that different between the 2. You dont have to read my BS, read almost any review on the 560's and they will say they are as good or better in some areas then the klipsch.
Klipsch is AWESOME sold. My roomate has the 4.1 Promedias and they are great. I enjoy listening to both...The bass has more range and it seems to be alittle softer overall. The highes are amazing. Verty very bright, almost to bright with the treble in the card settings turned mostly down. Klipsch are fantastic speakers...first to even come out with something that nice for a PC. When i first heard them i was wanting them realllllllly realllllly bad. Of course I didnt have the money to spend on them. Price is a huge factor for most of us. I know there are some people who have the fundage for it. Like I said, If i had the money I would of bought the Klipsch...but also if I had to money I would of bought a Vaporchill, Audugy2 Plat, 9800XT, AMD 64 FX51, 2Gb of memory, 1 terabyte of storage etc etc. No aguring that they are better or worse then the logitechs. Im saying that for the money, Logitechs are worth the loss of tigher bass and brighter highes.
Now if i had to choice without the thought of money then I would of bought the Klipsch...im not saying they are awful..but you cant tell me that the sound difference is worth the price difference. Unless you getting a hella good deal on some klipsch.
Originally posted by zachary80
(I find people understand better with the numbered list)
1)It wasnt entirely based on what you said, it was on what you and BigMaxxin said
2)They do compare, but the Klipsch is entirely better than the logitechs
3)They sounded too bright, so you used an equalizer? Bad config/setup
4)The sound difference is worth the price difference. If you can hear it.
5)Logitechs have loud, horrible bass. It is loud though.
6)All the Klipschs I have heard DO NOT distort at over 1/4 , but even if they did, 1/4 is really loud
7)100% cost difference? Only 42% off. Lowest I have seen the 2.1's go is $100, lowest for the 4.1s $140.
8)As a review, music should be listened in 2.0 (or 2.1), with the exception of SACD/DVD-A
9)I did not bother reading all your posts
10)If you changed your views throughout the thread I did not notice
Originally posted by Highlife
1- I never said the klipsch were bad. The highes are to high for my taste that why my setup i have now seems to be a better fit.
2- Well at least they compare. Now to say how much better? I dont think they sound all that much better
3- He is using the same card i am, Audigy 2, of course he does have the bigger room. We using the EQ in MediaSource. The only difference in settings is my treble is turned up past 60% and his is down. My bass is turned mostly down, and his is past 60%. We are both bass monsters. I have a Orion HCCA in my car, he has a Image Dynamics.
4- How much difference for how much difference.
5- I and many others think the bass is alittle to much. Yes I will agree. You have to agree that its not horrible, just like im saying Klipsch isnt horrible.
6- at 65% of the volume turned up on the klipsch it starts to sound loose. No normal person listens to music or plays games that high, but like i said my roomate loves drum and bass, old school rap. He is normally that high....anything past that and its not nice.
7- Never in my post did i say 100%, in my first post i might of mention a 100$ difference...I see my firgure at around 50% more. Which i clearly stated in my posts.
8- First thing i used was the DVD audio disc that we both got when we bought our sound cards. I listen through the entire disc with both systems. For normal MP3 I listened to them with CMSS on and off, in classic effect, CMSS2, stereo surround. Overall im not much for alot of highes...to my ears and through my overall playing with both. I prefer the sound of the Logitechs...with the bass turned down ALOT. Klipsch sound is overall cleaner. With my system at 75, its not pretty. Same with the Klipsch at around 65%, its just not clean period in either system.
9- Maybe you should of read the post, then you can get your facts straight.
10- I never changed my views...In my first post i clearly said that this was my opinion, If you see if different then so be it. Also, see number 9.
Loud does not equal quality.
Something must be seriously wrong with your friend's Ultra's, because the bass > Z-560's.
As for you Swerv, quit with the name calling.
Noob.
Originally posted by Highlife
Zach...read again....this is a thread about the Logitech 560s.
I state my opinion on the systems I was using.
TO put it into terms you can understand I will used your math
560's >/= Klipsch 4.1 Promedias= has it ups and downs. Same with the Klipsch...Klipsch biggest downer to me is price. I would of bought them for the money simply cause I know Klipsch is a good quaility system, but i wanted to give logitech its day in court. Logitech is moving up, but still its hard to choose between the 2. Since I was limited to amount, I took the 560s. After owning the 640's, i was worried that Logitech make what I want.
560s </? 680s= I think the new control center and wireless remote is awesome. Was out of my price range so the only type of testing is listening to it in a Local Computer store that had them on display. They sounded great..bass was alittle more hollow cause it was in the middle of a big room, but it still looks just like the 560s.
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560s < uultra or GMX = ?? = i have no system to test against. SO i dont have a clue. Only listening maybe in Circuit city once or twice, but thats all...again was a huge store in the middle, not against any walls. PLus most places put some nice stuff out, but never hook it up. I notice that alot lately, cause i guess they dont want people to blow up their expensive Display.
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Overall listening to the 560's and 4.1 Promedia Id PREFER the sound of the logitechs. Call me crazy, call me nuts, I think the light highes is more pleasing to my ears. The sub is deep and does shake everything around. My sub is turned down to like half on the pod and less then 50% in my EQ settings of my card. Im not using M3d which supposed to create a virtual center. It does work though. Not as nice, but nicer then my 640's ever did.
Another varible, which will soon be fixed, is that my roomate's room is bigger then mine. His sub placement and my sub placement could of course make the differences in sound. To please him and my mind, I have decided to swap speakers out for a few days for him to play with.
so lets review -
560 >= Promedia 4.1
680 > 560 >=promedia
GMX =>Promedia
Originally posted by zachary80
Everywhere above that I said Klipschs/PM I was referring to the 4.1
So you say you prefer the sound of the logitechs. Wouldn't that make 560>PM4.1?
Why would you buy the Klipsch if you like the z680's more?
Store listening counts for nothing.
GMX are lower-end than PM
Originally posted by dts-Swerv
Yes apparently one of us isn't keeping up...
Oh and thats the newbie way of writing "newb" say do you get owned in first person shooters often? LOL
Originally posted by Highlife
Just making it clear that the systems im getting to play with.
Ahhh $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I know store testing counts for nothing, but thats why im not making judgments on them.
I read a few reviews and hearing what is said on boards, PM >=GMX, but cant say for sure.
I think the 680's would be great just for the like control center and the wireless remote. Im seeing its not that much difference in power between them. I also noticed that they look just like the 560s. Of course, not the Center =). So im assuming that they are pretty close or better then the 560's
If i had the a little extra money I would of bought the klipsch, If i had a little more then that I would of bought the 680's.
Originally posted by zachary80
I thought newb was the old way? Guess I'm not 1337 enough
I believe the logitech Z680s cost less than the Klipsch Ultras
Unless.........
Say you had $140. You buy the Z560. Say you had $200. You would buy the Klipsch 4.1 PM. Say you had $250. You would buy the Z680.
How high do you want your highes? If you want decent highes and more bass then logitech wins, if you want highes that make your ears bleed, and decent bass then the klipsch win. Now think of price....Klipsch are like 100$ more then the 560's. 100 for highes that will pop your ear drums....
all I have to say is...........what the hell is going on now?Originally posted by Highlife
I would of bought my Z560s, I couldnt really find 4.1 klipsch for 140$ shipped. I got my 560's from Omunus here on [H] who saw my FS thread.
Highlife
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Registered: Jun 2001
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Posts: 554
Home speakers added....pending sale, but make offers of trades or anything in case deal doesnt go through.
I WANT z560s or Klipsch 4.1 ....will trade System and Speakers for them. Or trade PC speakers and Home speakers for them striaght up. Come on guys, gimme my 560's I want them baddddddd.
Link to my thread, just scroll down towards the middle. I edited my first post as stuff got sold.
Originally posted by zachary80
all I have to say is...........what the hell is going on now?
I have done tests and had it reproduce 7Hz, you can't hear it, but you can see it moving.Originally posted by dts-Swerv
LOL the 560 sub drops like a stone at 36hz.
Other users' opinions cannot be taken as good all the time either. Individual characteristics of each room should be taken into effect, and in cases (such as my room), my Z-560s sound really good, maybe it's the fact that I actually know how to position speakers and do other things D...bow down to my NX10...)...anyway...I'm glade to see this load of crap has ended...haha, I'm kinda contributing to it...whatever.I know store testing counts for nothing, but thats why im not making judgments on them.