Hooch Tan
12-03-2009, 11:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/klipsch-promedia-2-1-wireless-speakers-impressions/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/01/...rs-impressions/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"We should start by explaining a little about what a buck under $200 gets you. The 2.1 system includes a ported, side-firing 6.5-inch subwoofer encased in an 11 pound box that measures 9.5- x 9.8- x 10.2-inches. Also within that is a 2.4GHz wireless receiver and amplification for all of the drivers involved: 50 watts for the subbie and 35 watts per satellite."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1259874183.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Sound generally is not at the top of your average computer user's list of deal breakers. Most desktop computers I see on sale generally get bundled with speakers that cost less than a coffee at Starbucks. Laptops, while improving, at still largely limited by physical dimensions to ever really sound that great. Those that know the difference usually open their wallet a little for a decent set of computer speakers. Klipsch, well known for good speaker sets has come up with a wireless version of their ProMedia 2.1 speakers. Engadget gives you the details on how these sound, and the price, at just shy of $200, is pretty reasonable, however, I really have to question the value of wireless computer speakers. Because the speakers still need to connect to each other, and wireless power is still years away, you still have a tangle of colourful cables. Going wireless only really saves you one cable. Sure, you can now put them anywhere you want, but I imagine most would just set it up at their desk, where it wouldn't matter, not down the hall in the baby room. Am I missing something here?</p>