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Mark Muschett puts Klipsch's ProMedia 5.1 to the test |
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A shorter less detailed review is also available
Introduction
In the summer of 1999, Klipsch, L.L.C., a leading manufacturer of loudspeakers for professional and home entertainment applications, announced that they had joined with Compaq Computer, to introduce the first THX® Certified speaker system for multimedia applications in the form of the ProMedia V.2-400. The speakers were a smash hit before anyone ever-laid ears on them and with their actual release
Klipsch rocketed to the forefront of the performance multimedia speaker market.Regardless of whether or not the v.2-400 was actually the best 4.1 system it was arguably the sexiest PC system on the market, the first to sport the then new THX Multimedia Speaker Certification, and the one most people came to think of at top end 4.1. In truth, while the v.2-400 clearly was not perfect, nor without equals or betters, it did allow Klipsch to illustrate their outstanding commitment to their customers, with first free preamp updates and later enhanced ($50) preamps offered to upgrade the v.2-400 experience.
Klipsch also listened to their critics and updated the crossover network in the satellites, combined it with the new preamp and some other tweaks and released the ProMedia 4.1, the worthy successor to the v.2-400 (the updated satellite crossover actually debuted in the ProMedia 2.1).
Despite or perhaps due to the popular success of the ProMedia v.2-400, 2.1 and 4.1 the demand for a 5.1 version of the ProMedia series was strong and steady. In the summer of 2001 Klipsch delivered their answer to those demands in the form of the ProMedia 5.1, the $399 MSLP and in November we posted our initial largely positive review of the system. In this final review we offer more detailed test results for the system in a variety of areas including some objective comparisons with Cambridge SoundWorks direct competition for the ProMedia 51, the MegaWorks 510D.
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