guy at work is selling a set for $25

anyone used these before? should i bite?

3/17/2009 9:21:39 PM

It's not a bad deal for that price.

3/17/2009 10:07:38 PM

For that price, yes, go for it.

3/18/2009 2:30:55 AM

I'll give you $30

3/18/2009 8:05:54 AM

i read some amazon reviews that said they almost always crap out after a year or so but it appears to be a grounding problem with the pots for the volume/bass controls, so i'm hoping i can just crack mine open and replace them... we'll see.

but for $25, i didn't think i could go wrong.

3/18/2009 10:44:46 AM

yeah i have this too, and the sound is awesome, but i definitely have the volume/bass control crackling problem.

if you get it and figure out how fix it, lemme know what you did.

3/18/2009 11:32:17 AM

i'm still using my klipsch promedia 5.1 setup from 2001 or so for my tv surround sound and using klipsch's little digital decoder as my receiver - slightly ghetto but it gets the job done

3/18/2009 11:33:49 AM

^Those were probably the best computer speakers ever made.

3/18/2009 12:29:17 PM

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"yeah i have this too, and the sound is awesome, but i definitely have the volume/bass control crackling problem."

same here. they are still excellent, otherwise indestructible speakers. they have a much sharper sound than other brands (as opposed to a warm sound), so it's personal preference really. i'm still using my ProMedia 2.1 that i got 7 years ago.

3/18/2009 2:46:20 PM

i've got a 2.1 set and love them (like i used to love my 5.1 set). so yeah, $25 is great as long as they work fine

with mine, only thing ive noticed with the volume dial is the volume never goes to 0...if i turn it all the way down then sound still comes out from one of the speakers...and i have to turn the dial to a certain point until sound will come out of the second speaker. annoying on a couple levels there...

anyone had this particular problem with theirs?