Performance

Sound Performance

If you've read our original v2.400 review or Promedia 2.1 review, you already know what the Klipsch Promedia product-line has to offer. The Promedia 4.1 is no different and since there really isn't much to add, feel free to skip this page. You have the same thundering Jurassic Park bass and neighbor-complaining volume coming from the deceptively small satellites and subwoofer.

The second generation crossover doesn't make the system significantly more musical than the v2.400. However like the Promedia 2.1, there is an improvement, though very slight, in the subwoofer and satellite integration.

4.1 tweeter

Mid-bass/woofer driver

Atypical of most horn speakers, the Klipsch's were not too harsh and provided a very pleasing sound despite being somewhat on the high side. Though lacking the warmth of a high-end bookshelf speaker, the Promedia still provided extended listening sessions without any fatigue. The Promedia 4.1 performs superbly with most music genres, however, like its predecessors, there still remains room for improvement with acapella or ballads where the primary instrument is the human voice.

The powerful subwoofer, the Klipsch Promedia trademark, is unmatched among computer speakers. Despite the visceral impact of the subwoofer when watching movies or playing games, the sub still maintains a strong sense of refinement and class when reproducing the low frequencies of an orchestra. The Promedia sub has no peers in its price range.

The Promedia 4.1 still retains these original elements, but adds a standby or "complete mute" switch and two stereo mini-jack plugs on the right side. The first plug is an amplified headphone jack and its neighbor is a line-in plug for easily attaching a portable music player such as a MiniDisc or MP3 player. The control pod is available to current v2.400 owners for $50.