Klipsch ProMedia v.2 - 400

Functionality

I have received quite a few emails regarding the subject of a head phone jack being nice to have on the satellites. While I agree it is a definite plus, I still don't think it is a crucial part of a PC speaker system. The Klipsch setup is fairly straightforward. You simply have 22 gauge wire for each speaker that hooks into the amplifier using conventional spring-mounted speaker connectors. To connect to each satellite, you use a standard stereo mini-jack connector. One of the satellites connects to the amp using a DIN connector and it connects to the soundcard using two stereo mini-jack connectors. The same satellite has the main volume control, subwoofer control, and surround volume. What's missing? Treble would have been nice, but its missing on most of the competitor's models, so it's not a big deal at all. The surround volume is a nice touch. Actually, it allows you to balance the 4 speakers nicely, so you have an even sound field without too much front volume or too much rear volume.

Conclusion
Who is the king of the 4.1 speaker hill? Obviously, Klispch. No one has this kind of power and sound quality in 4.1 speakers for the PC, and at $249 US to boot. As I am sitting here writing this, I am listening to music and thinking, why couldn't we have had this a few years ago? If you have ever seen one of those charts with cromagnon man on one end walking on all fours and then someone looking more like you or I on the other upright, that is how I think of the PC speaker revolution. At one end you have two speakers that total no more than 15 Watts and then a set of Promedias on the other, totalling 400 Watts of crisp, clean, knock-your-socks-off sound.