Speakers, Klipsch, Altec, Logitech

Thanks a mil Cucumber, I will definately read it, I have been eyeing one of those sets for awhile now. Good thing I didn't shell out the money for Klipsch's.

Not yet STV but hopfully soon. I have a pair of decent Altec Lansings but want to upgrade. Thankfully I don't have the "need" to, although, sometimes my "needs" and "wants" are hard to disern.....am I right gang ??

Here is an article over some quite expensive speakers, but they're supposed to be good. Take a look for yourself:

I used to have a set of NHT tower speakers..They were black laquer mirror finish. They were awesome. I want to say I paid about 1500.00 for them in 1999. They had side firing subwoofers that could put out some strong bass.

If I bought another set of speakers for the home, NHT's would be it.

If only I had 1500 dollars to spend. Ahhh, the things I could do. Why do I have to be a poor college student???

See, once you get out of college and get a job in your field, you'll be able to spend 1500.00 any which way you please!

Or you can just rack up another credit card...

Believe me on the credit card deal...been there done that, not going to do it again

Yeah, maybe some day I'll get out of college and be able to blow money at will!!!

does anyone hav any comments on my Monsoon MM-2000 ?

i really love the sound coming from it...... better than all altec and creative out there.......... sad to say... my friend who has a 4.2 klipsch system...... trashed my speaker....

There is a set of Monsoon Flat panel speakers at my work that are really nice sounding. They dont save much space, but they are very clear and the subwoofer hits pretty hard. I dont know the model name. They are just a 2 piece set with a sub. I think they used to sell for about 80.00 or so..

STV,

I went to CompUsa today to look at speakers, I saw the Klipsch and the Logitech side by side. I listened to the Klipsch and the Logitech and I agree that the Logitech are much better. i also held both sets and the Logitech's feel alot better built than the Klipsch. I have come down to either the Z-540's or 560's. I may wait a month or so and see if they drop in price a bit. I have seen new ones on E-bay for about $150 so I may go that route. Thanks for all your help gang !!

Good to hear you like them...Gotta get the 560's

Yeah I knew you would say that those are the ones I am leaning towards. I just need about $75 more and I can get them. I liked the way they where constructed. They felt rock solid in my hands !!

Just save up a bit more then because if you buy them now you wont wish that you bought them later.

i'm a little late but i thought i'd add a nickle (2 cents+inflation):

mine are the event 20/20+20/20/15 surround monitors.

these may be a bit extreme for you but i figured you may want to see whats available outside of the traditional pc market.

i use these for mixing and recording on my daw. they are the best sounding speakers i've heard in their price range (i paid $800 for the set).

the accuracy and response blows away all competition. in fact, the only speakers that sound better are the bose 901s i have in my den. but they're way out of the price range at $1400 -without the subwoofer.

just a friendly post from a bass playing ex-777 wingline mechanic

Can't say I have 3DSJulio. If I come across some newfound wealth soon I'll more than likely upgrade to 5.1 speakers from the 4 I have now. Thanks for the site recommendation, it really is a very quality site! I'm going to look into the Videologic speakers some more and then make my decision. Price is definitely a concern for my though, as my wallet is pretty flat right now. Once I hit the Big Game jackpot tomorrow night I'll be set for life though.

I've definitely lost interest in Klipsch lately but the Logitech's have caught me eye. I'm more interested in great sound from my Audigy Gamer card when I'm playing games and watching DVD's.

I should have a review of the Inspire 5300 this week, finishing it up now.
Decent enough for the cost, though would like to test another one or 2 of course to see how it compared to them. The Hercules XPS 510 are supposed to be pretty good though

Maximum PC has a great article that compares different speaker systems this month. You should check it out.

It is the ONLY computer mag I get and I did check it out. I have made up my mind about 88% on the Logitech Z-560's !!

I actually own the Z-560's and coupled with an Audigy they're great. Very clear, crisp sound. A bit on the bassy side. The only thing I don't like about them is that the fade control just raises and lowers the volume on the rear speakers. Other than that, they've been great. Especially when used for gaming. Soldier of Fortune 2 and JK2 sound just great with the AdvancedHD from the Audigy on. I bet they'd also be great with practically any sound card out there that's more or less good.

BTW I once had one of my speakers fall from a height of about 3½-4 feet and I thought it was done for. Well, I'm happy to tell that it still works flawlessly, proving the great build quality these speakers pack.

I found a little review over at AVault that you might be interested in.