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I've heard on these newer models (the Bluetooth ones specifically) there's some issues and aren't as good as they used to be.
I had the original set back in the early 2000's, and just picked these up a few months ago. I don't think I'd ever notice without a side by side comparison. The biggest issue with this set is selecting the input can be wonky. (Line-in vs. BT) I've read horror stories of people in apartment buildings getting their speakers hijacked by a neighbor, with NO way to re-pair with their own bluetooth devices. I had a similar type issue one time already with my new set - pressing the main-volume knob as a toggle, wouldn't get it off the bluetooth, even though I had the set jacked into the PC line-out. Had to completely kill the power to get it to work. (that and...where's the power switch on these things?) There was a rocker-switch on the old set on the back of the sub to shut em' off.I've heard on these newer models (the Bluetooth ones specifically) there's some issues and aren't as good as they used to be.
Thats the fun part. My neighbors bluetooth speaker shows up on my phone when I am in the basement. The fun one could have with a 70+ year old woman.The pain with these BT ones is that ANYONE can connect to them. You have zero control if your neighbors decide to connect their stuff to it and start blasting porn sounds at 3am.
Also, the front speaker cabinets are very plasticky and hollow, as they have always been and improve greatly if you add a few pieces of matting to the inner walls to weight them down, as well as pack in some proper polyfill instead of the tiny piece of fluff they put in there.
The pain with these BT ones is that ANYONE can connect to them. You have zero control if your neighbors decide to connect their stuff to it and start blasting porn sounds at 3am.
Also, the front speaker cabinets are very plasticky and hollow, as they have always been and improve greatly if you add a few pieces of matting to the inner walls to weight them down, as well as pack in some proper polyfill instead of the tiny piece of fluff they put in there.
You can't shut the BT off...So use aux, and be done with it.
You can kill the BT if you're even remotely handyYou can't shut the BT off...
I'd be happy to have paid more to NOT have the Bluetooth .Damn!
Didn't see this until now and ended up ordering direct from Klipsch Thursday for $99 w/free shipping...and there were the older non-BT version and Certified Factory Refurbished too lol.
LOL that's what I'm thinking nowI'd be happy to have paid more to NOT have the Bluetooth .
That's a phenomenal price for these, good catch. I'm unfortunately not in the market, but if I were I'd grab these in a heartbeat at that price.
Should also thank boss99 since he pointed out that the discount is now way deeper than when OP first posted this.Thanks OP. These will be a nice replacement for my old Creative 2.1s on my VR machine.