Hi! I'm brand new here, and was hoping you guys could help me out with a few questions that I've got. After an in-depth speaker search, I think I'm going to go with a Klipsch set of 2.1's. I'm leaning towards the Promedia GMXA-2.1, but am still considering the Promedia 2.1 system. I like the GMXA for the adjustible satellites, and for having an RCA-in, as I will be using these speakers both for my tv/xbox and my laptop. Do you guys have any preference between the two systems? In other forums and many review sites, there are a bunch of people talking about a 'hiss'... but I haven't seen any posts about it that are within the last 2 years; has this problem been solved? Lastly- is there anything I should do to try and avoid some of the other common problems people have had with their Klipschs? I can't wait for these speakers; I'm long overdue for an upgrade, and the Klipsch sound has been highly vaunted by both friends and internet reviews.

Welcome!

I have a 4 year old ProMedia 2.1 setup that I really enjoy...they truely sound wonderful as long as they're not abused! I also have never experienced any hiss or other problems other 2.1 owners have commented on. I assume some of them simply abuse their 2.1s by maxing out the bass and volume controls to near-live levels; the "Subwoofer" knob on my 2.1's preamp pod is set below the white dot indicator at 8 o'clock and it's plenty bass for the pipe organ music I listen to (either on CD or DVD or on the internet radio). I have the subwoofer not in the corner of my room but 2' away from the corner along the wall up on a low stand, and I experience full, deep, accurate bass without "one-note boom"! IMHO, the 2.1s are highly recommended!

Never auditioned the GMXA-2.1s, but I'm sure they sound just as great as the 2.1s do. If their features appeal to your needs, then you should check 'em out.

 You made the best choice for a 2.1 computer speaker setup.  I can not even begin to tell you how much I love these speakers.  I have the Promedia 2.1's and these are BY FAR the best 2.1 speakers I have ever owned.  I just upgraded the cables on my system and let me tell you....pure crystaline power at high volume.  Just unreal.  I feel like I have a club in my room.  I'm thinking about about picking up another pair to make it a 4.2 system but I'm not sure if my sound card will be able to handle that.  You made the right choice I know you will be happy with them!

 When I used to use my computer to drive computer speakers, I bought two pair of the ProMedia 2.1's, stacked the woofers on top of each other and put the satellite speakers on stands, truthfully, it blew away most home stereos.

Now I use an Soundblast X-Fi Extreme audio card, a soundblaster digital I/O module which allows me to connect a SPDIF cable to my receiver and drive my RF-52's and RC-52.

I once has trouble with a control pod, which was easily replaceable from the Klipsch parts dept, the conrol pod slides right off.  Another thing you can do is have the speaker power hooked up to a power spike suppressor.   Hiss, never had the problem, got an odd noise once, woofer turning on and off, turned out to be a bad control module. 

 Good luck and go forward, remember two sets are better than 1.

 

 

Any hiss people are hearing from Klipsch products was probably there before - but can often be masked by lesser speakers. 

I have that "problem" with my Klipsch Custom 2 in ear headphones - I hear some low level hiss from my mp3 player occasionally - mostly when it's not playing music as it's quieter then.  Occasionally some noise that's either in the recordings or I need to convert to mp3 using a higher bit rate.  I say "problem" because besides the residual noise from my mp3 player, I also hear details in the music I've never heard before. 

 By the way, here in Indiana the local Best Buy was advertising the Promedia system for $99 or maybe $99.99.  Klipsch is also selling some Star Wars versions on eBay that are going very reasonable. 

I think you'll find that whatever Klipsch product you buy, it will blow away the competition... often much more expensive competition much less things at the same price. 

Get 'em and enjoy 'em.

Just bought and setup the Promedia 2.1 system. The manual could be better, and I though I had a missing cable, but I was wrong and now it sounds great.

Yep, you have to split the speaker cables... :)