While decidedly not "high-end" the ProMedia series of amplified personal sound systems has served notice that computer and multimedia sound doesn't have to be flat and lifeless and that inexpensive sound systems don't have to sound cheap. Klipsch says the system works well for gamers, in concert with a TV, and as a small-footprint hi-fi system.

I'm sure it protects the components and wiring from pressure oscillations and vibration, but it makes it really hard to repair. When the Harkonnens attack the Atreides in Dune, the explosions had impressive oomph while the ominous music filled the room, showing off the wide sound the system can produce. Their highly efficient design reproduces more sound from every watt of power, controlling the dispersion of that sound and sending it straight to your ears for clarity and lifelike impact no other system can duplicate.This was a cheap and easy project so I didn't go to the trouble of capturing the frequency response with my measurement mic and a sine sweep. If you would like guidance on where to place these components, check out this article - ProMedia Heritage 2. The audio makes you feel as if you’re right in the action like you’re listening to songs playing live or like you’re deep into a videogame's story. In small rooms, it is easy for the ProMedia to overpower the listener if the volume is set too high. The picked guitars on Fleetwood Mac’s “Never Going Back Again” sounded warm and realistic, as did Lindsey Buckingham’s voice.

can play sounds from a soft whisper to high volume from the same track without having to adjust the volume control.It transformed the background hum into the shaped ambiance and performed precisely on special effects. The mid-bass driver is a 7 cm (3-inch) diameter, long throw design with a fiber-composite cone and black urethane surround.

speakers perform well and offer admirable power, but at times, particularly with music, the subwoofer produces undesirable rumble in place of accurate low end. Please add to this post if you find an amp you like better, or if you find your power supply was the issue. PCMag is obsessed with culture and tech, offering smart, spirited coverage of the products and innovations that shape our connected lives and the digital trends that keep us talking.has been designed by a respected audio engineering company, with assistance and certification from Lucasfilm, to provide high quality sound to multimedia enthusiasts, an entire market segment that has been all but ignored until recently.