All this hype about Klipsch.........What about Altec speakers???????

[Cherrypez]

Altec speakers are very nice. I've had a set of ACS45's for a few years and I like them a lot but when I got a set of the Klipsch v2-400's as a gift last Christmas I could tell immediately they were the best.

The Klipsch are the best-sounding computer speakers I've ever heard. My ears don't ever get "tired" of listening to them either.

 

[Syborg1211]

I have a set of the ba4800s and my friend has a set of the Klipschs. His ar emroe powerful sure but teh sound quality itself was not up to par with my speakers. And for the price of the Klipschs, I could get 2 sets of ba4800s. That would solve the lack of power to shake the whole house!

 

[Syborg1211]

I also used to own a set of ACS56s, and I loved them. The only thing that made me get the ba4800s was the "my penis is bigger than yours" syndrom kicking in when my friend got his Klipschs.

 

[zsir]

I listened to the Klipisch v2-4.00's, cambridge 2500's, and midiland S4 7100's......


I wasn't impressed with the Klips at all, especially after all the hype they recieved in reviews.....

On the other hand the Altec atp-5's really surprised me, and although they are not to popular I will be buying a set very soon

 

[Vicken]

I got myself two Aura Aspect 30 Sats which have two 3" midrange and one 1" tweeter on each speaker. They are 30 watts. I wanted some real bass, none of this rinky dink stuff, so I got a Sony 10" 120W SA-WM40 subwoofer. It has very good reviews at audioreview.com. The subwoofer rattles the house. I barely have to turn it up. Got everything for $220, take that Klipsch!

 

[speedlever]

>>On the other hand the Altec atp-5's really surprised me, and although they are not to popular I will be buying a set very soon <<

I did my best to listen to as many PC speakers as I could before I bought a couple of months ago. For my ears, the ATP-3's sounded best for the $$ ($75). I can crank the volume, bass and treble to max and not hear any distortion.

The watts are low on this system, but the volume is more than adequate for me.

Do the atp-5's offer anything over the -3's for music on a SB live! value card? Or are the -5's more for DVD/games?

 

[kami]

<< I think the klipsch ratings ARE RMS Thats whats so impressive. >>


Yeah they are RMS but they are still terribly inefficient. You want to know why? The Altec ACS56's can basically reach the same volume and they are only 8.75 watts per satellite and 35 watts for the subwoofer (70 watts total vs. 400 watts for the Klipsch). Don't believe me? Check 3dSoundSurge's review on them. They know what they're talking about.

I feel sorry for some of you people who put up with sound like this

 

[Zucchini]

That maybe true, but i don't remember them giving a better rating to the altecs

 

[kami]

What you'd expect for a speaker system at 1/3 the price...

 

[Zucchini]

volume + quality? You failed to mention what it does.. if it produced the exact same quality/sound as the klipsch i'd be impressed.

 

[kami]

No but close to it... remember, I've heard both. If the Klipsch weren't better at 3x the price I'd be worried! Altecs are worth a lot more than they cost though.

Anyway, they both suck. All computer speakers pollute my ears with impure noise

 

[gittyup]

I picked up the Altec ACS54 at CrapUSA a few weeks ago for $54 ater rebate and tax. For the money they are great....

 

[sak]

I bought the Altec's ACS56 1.5 years aga and i am very very found of my speakers. Almost any kind of music sound great on these speakers. One should listen to These speakers with SRS's WOW-thing(used to be a shareware software, but i dont think they have it anymore at www.wowthing.com) plugin for winamp and you will be blown away with the quality of sound that comes out of these speakers.

Now i know with WOW thing pluged in that almost any speaker set will have in improvement, but clear chrisp sound that one get with these speaker and with some great bass. I dont think people with hard on cash but like music should look else where for there speakers.

Now i dont know much about the other speakers but i do know this pound for pound these in my opinion are the best speakers for the money.

 

[wyvrn]

I liked my BA speakers better than Altec, but the Altec's weren't too bad. Just too much punch on the bass and not enough midrange.

 

[Orbius]

I challenge anyone to find a better 3pc speaker set for the money than these: Yamaha 3pc

I was shocked to find that listening to a DVD with these on the PC sounded better than my rather expensive surround sound setup.

Yamaha has the cleanest sound of any speakers i've heard, and these speakers simply blew me away.

 

[divinemartyr]

<< For all of you that say they sound like crap, what are you listening to???? A $400 'top of the line' aiwa? Just curious.... >>



Nope, a $350 Denon AVR-1701 with a pair of DIY (Do it yourself) bookshelfs made with peerless 6 1/2&quot; woofers and peerless soft dome tweeter, and a custom second-order crossover. Now, with that being said, yes they sound like crap, and yes, this is the setup hooked to my computer.

I agree with Kami, now that I've gone to reference-quality bookshelfs and a nice receiver (I use an optical out on my soundcard, so the DAC in my soundcard isn't even used) I could never go back to multimedia speakers, however, if I were to it would be with Boston Acoustics 4800's.



<< No but close to it... remember, I've heard both. If the Klipsch weren't better at 3x the price I'd be worried! Altecs are worth a lot more than they cost though. >>



The ACS56's (even less than the BA4800's) are probably the best value for the money on the market! I love those for multimedia speakers, and even if the Klipsch cost the same price as these (the new 4.1's are MORE than triple the cost) I would prefer the sound of the ACS56's myself.



<< Everyone seems to love the Klipsch speakers, but what about Altec Lansing? I've got a 3pc set from about 5yrs ago, ACS48, and these things rock >>



Going back to your original post, the ACS48's were not bad speakers, but I suggest you check out the ACS56's if you really like Altec's sound. They are a definite improvement over those, and you can pick them up for less than $100 and probably sell your 48's on ebay for a decent price!

dm

 

[denon]

<<Nope, a $350 Denon AVR-1701 with a pair of DIY (Do it yourself) bookshelfs made with peerless 6 1/2&quot; woofers and peerless soft dome tweeter, and a custom second-order crossover. Now, with that being said, yes they sound like crap,>>

If you listen to reference quality speakers, then there is no way that you could say the klipsch 4.1 pm set sounds like crap. They reproduce and awesome sound, no doubt about it. Yes they may be a little bit expensive but there is no way they sould like crap. I dont know where ya come up with this stuff...anyways, I just had to respond to that one.

 

[divinemartyr]

<< If you listen to reference quality speakers, then there is no way that you could say the klipsch 4.1 pm set sounds like crap. They reproduce and awesome sound, no doubt about it. Yes they may be a little bit expensive but there is no way they sould like crap. I dont know where ya come up with this stuff...anyways, I just had to respond to that one. >>



Well let me just put it to you this way, there's no way the Klipsch set would EVER be considered a reference quality set, so the argument pretty much ends there.

There IS a doubt about them producing &quot;an awesome sound&quot; because I have doubts and stand by them! Horn tweeters just do not sound natural to my ears, and many other people's ears. Just because you think a set of speakers sounds good, does not mean the next person will. On the other end of the spectrum, there are people who cannot tell the difference between 128kbps and 256kbps mp3's, it's all a matter of what you are trained to listen for and how good you are at it.

My personal opinion is that the Klipsch speakers rank about a 6/10 in terms of sound quality, which to me, is crap.

dm

 

[Viperoni]

Guys, trust me, DivineMartyr knows sound.
When you build your own crossovers, you know about sound.
How many of you guys with klipsch's know the differnece between a LR or a butterworth?

Back to our discussion, I first saw and heard the Klipsch's a few days ago.
Yes, I was expecting to see something cool......and I did.
Notice the word see.

Looking at the computer use speakers, they need to have imaging over pure spl/sq.
Imaging is when you can hear stuff going all the way around you, like a helicopter flying around you in the game, just to say.

When I heard the Klipsch's, sure they sounded alright, but to have 3inch woofers, a rather small horn tweeter, a dual 6.5inch &quot;subwoofer&quot;, that just doesn't cut it.
Dammit even Bose's have 6.5inchers as subs.....now you know why they suck.

Then again, the Klipsch's weren't made to be audiophile speakers, just to be good at games.
And they are at that.

 

[borealiss]

i like altec lansing. i have their acs45.1's and they are the best speakers for the price bracket, around 80 bucks. i've listened to other offerings, including klipsch, and i wasn't really that impressed.

 

[EvilDonnyboy]

45.2's are the same price as teh 45.1's but offer a larger 6.5&quot; wooden sub over the 6&quot; plastic. satts are the same.

 

[digi187]

i personally like my ada880's

A wee bit too much bass though imho

 

[trumpetguy]

I'm not sure what everyone else is using for their speaker tests on the Klipsch's. Those dual 6.5's go down to 30Hz!! Go rent the DVD for US Marshalls and watch the airplane crash scene at 1/2 volume, if you can't feel your butt vibrate afterwards I don't believe you. They're mid-range is excellent. There is no comparison. You can't just pay for a THX symbol on your speakers (even tho you have to), they have to meet requirements, if its there its there for a reason. I've never heard another computer speaker system put out that much sheer power and clarity. Check out Anandtech's own reviews as well as Tom's Hardware. They disagree with most of you.

PS. My ACS 33's and 45's distort like no other when cranked, thats annoying, for some reason the Klipsch's don't do that.

 

[nortexoid]

i noticed a lot of bullsh1t in this thread - the amount isn't even fathomable...

anyway, altec make one of the best low to mid and perhps low high end speakers for the money...

comparing them to high-end klipsh is pointless...comparing them to midiland, abit, cambrdige, etc. isn't

personally, the cambridge speakers get DOMINATED by comparable altec ones...i've used both the fps2000 and dtt2200, and all i have to say is that they're disappointing...i also still have my few year old acs45.1 altec's and they're still a good 3 piece..the satellites urinate on cambridge ones...

 

[Viperoni]

<< Those dual 6.5's go down to 30Hz!! >>



At exactly what SPL?

My Carver Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature sub goes down to 20hz, at a SPL so loud you won't need laxatives, EVER.