Advantages: Good bass and clean satelites Disadvantages: Speakers hiss all times, not cheap
2 front speakers, 2 rear speakers and a sub provide good all round sound here. With a dedicated control remote, which has headphone jack; includes stereo RCA to stereo miniplug adapter for auxiliary audio input; upmix feature for two-channel sources; THX certified.
For around £120. this system is damn good for games & movies at home, and decent sounding for nearfield music listening. Not really a monitor speaker for semi-pro or home recording studio, ... ...of decent low-distortion fundamental bass down to 30 Hz, with output falling off below that. You won't get 30 Hz at acceptable levels of distortion from ANY 6.5 or 5 inch sub. So, set up properly, the bass is as it should be- clean, accurate, powerful. And, aside from room modes, the sub is not "tubby" or "bloomy" in the ~80 Hz region, either. A well designed sub.
The electronics - the amplifiers driving the satellites- need to be quieter. It's ...
John_severn 29.06.2006
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