| Cheap, poorly-built, lackluster sound. |
After using these speakers for two years, I can confidently say they suck.
The low price and purported high-quality sound sold me, but in the end I am disappointed. At home I have two KRK RP5 speakers, and it is a night and day difference in sound quality.
Cons:
- The right speaker is noticeably quieter than left speaker, especially at low volumes.
- They really, seriously lack bass.
- They are not well-built - the right speaker often cuts out as the circuitry gets confused, thinking I have headphones plugged in. I have to repeatedly thrust and jiggle my headphone plug into the jack to unconfuse it.
Pros:
- They come with awesome little plastic wedges that you can use to angle the speakers up to point at your head, if they rest on your desk.
I would recommend buying any powered computer speakers with subwoofer instead of these. They are really not worth the money. |
2 Rating
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| Good Starter Speakers |
I bought these speakers for professional studio use but I find they dont have enough deep bass. I you want deep bass you would want to add a sub- woofer. In addition to the bass, you have to watch you dont blow the tweeters. After three days of usage, I found I blew the right tweeter. If you're looking for heavy duty professional speakers these are not the ones to buy. However, these speakers are good for game playing and movie watching but you will still want to add a sub for deep bass |
3 Rating
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| Nice product, poor quality control. |
I read the reviews here before buying them locally. I noted the reviews observing the defects of a crackly - distorted right channel, and reduced volume in the right channel. I figured after several months, and geography of distribution would have eliminated the chance of me getting a defective set. I was wrong. Same problem, distorted right channel and reduced volume (as measured with a sound level meter, down about 2 db) right out of the box. Exchanged for a second set, same problem!
The store staff were obviously annoyed at my returns, but it wasn't my fault. Their display set was defective too, but they just buried their heads in the sand and refunded my credit card. I don't blame them, 3 defective speaker sets they have to return to their distributor, or lose money on.
I'm very disappointed, as the speakers have good build quality, and had good sound at low levels (when not distorting).
M-Audio needs to monitor their Chinese manufacturing plant(s) for quality control, or their business will suffer, especially with products marketed to professionals. These are not aimed at the cheapie plastic toy computer speaker market.
I filed a polite trouble ticket on their website, so at least they know they have a run of defective product, and can solve the problem. |
1 Rating
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