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Old 09-14-2008, 01:10 AM
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If I understand it correctly, they stopped making these a long time ago. These days you can only get the Promedia 2.1s new Ithink. I think you have to buy the 5.1 used if you want it. I can tell you it isn't on the US site when I look and I didn't see it new anywhere else either. It's officially listed as discontinued everywhere that carries new items that I could see (and chances are anywhere else wouldn't be officially "certified" by Klipsch, so you wouldn't really get the support you should be getting with a new system anyway.)

I'll say one thing though. IMO the 2.1s are so good you probably won't need surround sound to hear your movies every bit as clearly. Well, I think the bass is a bit thumpy (and I think the 5.1 would be even more so since it had a more powerful subwoofer with two drivers) but otherwise it's a wonderful system (especially after I turned the bass well below their recommendation mark, lol.) I looked into getting new speakers a bit ago and ultimately decided on the Promedia 2.1. I don't really regret that decision as they are really nice speakers IMO.

EDIT: I've just read that apparently the Promedia 5.1s had some issues due to their far more complex amp setup. If you're looking for music, there may be a reason the 2.1s seem to have taken over the 5.1's place. It sounds as if the problem is more qualitative than anything else, so it still isn't going to just tear up or something from what I understand.

Last edited by Nazo; 09-14-2008 at 03:28 AM.
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