Klipsch - ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker System (3-Piece) - Black

Big difference over my HP monitor speakers. Sounds great. Great for listening to music on my computer, watching movies or using Bluetooth option with music on phone. Works well with my Classic ipod with 3.5mm plug.

these speakers really kick ! amazing sound quality for their size. I will use them even if my hard drive dies on me. better than most Bluetooth speakers.

Simple controls and great sound for the price. Speakers are a good size and don't take up much desk space. And the sub has great Bass.

Sounds is crisp and clear. I love them!!! i love having the added woofer speaker.

I ran into this Klipsch - ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth Speaker System in Best Buy while searching for a replacement speaker system for my music keyboards (they have no built-in speakers) and that would also play music from my laptop or smart phone. The Klipsch brand was very familiar to me because over the years I have visited “serious” audio showrooms and compared relatively high-end speaker systems that included the Klipsch brand. Even before the sales person arrived, I was able to pair the Klipsch with my iPhone and was listening to playlists with ease. To say that I was surprised at the sound quality would be an understatement. At this price, I was unaware that this quality of sound would be available. I brought my wife back to audition (she’s pretty picky), and within minutes we had purchased the system. (Luckily it was also on sale!) We’ve had the system now for about two months, and the ability to use the Klipsch both by direct input from the music keyboards and via Bluetooth from my smart devices and laptop has been a really important feature. But it’s the sound that we continue to find amazing for the price. My keyboards create quite a realistic piano sound as well as quality orchestra instruments, jazz ensembles, and a variety of other sounds. With the Klipsch, I now experience the kind of clarity and balance that I had only been able hear on quality headphones. Reproduction of a variety of music has been equally satisfying. We have auditioned a broad range of music from Classical piano, choral, orchestral, chamber, etc. to rock, pop, Jazz, folk, blues, Latin, and others. I have specifically tested tracks that salespeople at high-end stores like to demo. So far, while not the equal of our main stereo system, it is far better than a number of popular systems I had listed to. And it’s only supposed to be a PC speaker system! At this price it’s a bargain. One caveat: After a while, you may have more than one Bluetooth device paired with the Klipsch system. With the Klipsch, a blue light turns on when a device is connected, but you cannot tell which device it is (e.g., one of your smart phones or tablets). This is common with Bluetooth devices. You need to disconnect the already-connected device, either by locating it and shutting off the connection or by power cycling the Klipsch. Similarly, to play from the keyboards or directly from a laptop using the 1/8” connector, the Bluetooth light must be off, i.e., no device can be already connected via Bluetooth. Also, for truly balanced sound, make sure the subwoofer control is not turned up too high.

So far (about a month) I have been using these speakers on a computer I have setup in our living room, connected to our big screen TV. This system is used everyday, and for several hours most days. I have the speakers, computer, and TV attached to a power strip so that I can turn the power off on the entire system at night. My set of speakers did not come with an on off switch--but about a month earlier, I bought another set of the same speakers for my church. and they had the on off switch. In both cases--so far--I have had no problems turning them off at night. Sound is better than any other set of computer speakers I have purchased in the past, but they are also the most expensive ones I have ever bought. Overall, they make my entertainment system top notch for listening to movies, internet, youtube, music, etc. when compared to all previous computer speakers I have purchased over the years. When I purchased the speakers, I wanted the Bluetooth feature, and used it quite a bit, until I was able to setup my entertainment computer. After that I plugged them directly into the computer using the mini phono plug. One weird thing that happened when I turned on my laptop--which I had previously connected to the speakers via Bluetooth--the laptop found the speakers and attached. Suddenly--even while the speakers were plugged into the running entertainment computer in the living room--the sound from the movie that was playing on the living room computer stopped. Input for sound was transferred to my laptop, so I had to break (un pair) the Bluetooth connection to my laptop, before the entertainment computer would play the sound again. One feature I wish the speakers had was a button to turn the Bluetooth on and off, but this is not a very big problem. Just a pain to have to unpair, change the default Bluetooth device, or turn off Bluetooth all together on my laptop.

I have had several speakers hooked up to computers over the years, HK, Logitech, Altec Lansing and more. I listen to more music these days and have been using Sennheiser headphones for better sound. I found these at Best Buy, Klipsch has had the same basic speaker for about 14 years. The Bluetooth edition came out in 2016. No longer carrying the THX name. The plug I have seen complaints on (back of the subwoofer) has been changed and is much hardier. Set up is easy and straight forward, wires connect easily. The sound is simply the best I have heard from a computer speaker, not audiophile quality but then for $200 it is superb, crisp highs and when more bass than I want (easy to adjust). All in all well worth the cost.

I've had a set of Logitech Z3s for around 10 years and I'm still impressed with their output of a properly equalized feed. I wanted a second pair of these for around the house and saw this Klipsch set. I read a lot of reviews and felt old when most reviewers said, "Not bad for a set of "No Name" brand speakers" or "I took a chance on a set of "No Name" brand speakers and I like them". Klipsch started making high end speakers in Arkansas in 1946. The Klipsch horn was revolutionary. I wish the unit I picked up had been a Version 2 with class AB amp circuits which many prefer over the class D circuits in the Version 3 available today. The sound quality of my ProMedia 2.1 is “different” from my Z3s. I got both on sale for around the same price so the comparison is fair. There are other higher rated 2.1 speaker sets but they are considerably more money than these. Both speaker sets require equalization and both sound good once equalized to taste. The ones I like better depends on what I’m listening to. If I had to pick one I’d go with the ProMedia. They have more realistic sounding satellites but while the bass gets louder than the Z3s, I prefer the bass quality of the Z3s. The Klipsch bass is boomy, the Z3s tighter which I prefer. The Z3s sound better balanced at low volume but the Klipsch sound impressive at medium to higher volumes.I’d love to try mixing the set to see what happens. Overall I’m satisfied with the ProMedias considering what I paid and would recommend them when you see them on sale. The only negative is the subwoofer hum. I'm not sure if they all do it but mine hums a lot. I had to pick up a ground loop hum filter which reduced the hum by around 90%.