popularrockemsockem posted Jan 27, 2023 07:51 PM
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popularrockemsockem posted Jan 27, 2023 07:51 PM
Walmart B&M YMMV: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth Computer Speakers $64.99
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Last deal I jumped on for these. I exchanged them a few times and still had a bad experience, along with many others in the comments. Ended up returning completely. The buzzing was ridiculous.
I have 2 of these promedia 2.1 BT sets. The first one I purchased probably back in 2018ish. It was a refurb unit from Best Buy. The second one was purchased from Walmart in July 2022 for $49.99. These two units are indeed DIFFERENT.
The older set has a significantly heavier sub, and that annoying feature of the BT always being the priority with no security or a way to disconnect devices from the speakers. You know, the one everyone complains about, and it is very annoying. The sound from this unit is phenomenal however. Ive never owned the original THX version, but my hunch is that the hardware is the same, but with BT sloppily implemented.
Now with the second set, I first noticed how much lighter the sub is. After setting it up, I can confirm that the audio quality is noticeably worse. It's missing the crispy highs and warm booming bass of my firsts set. It's not terrible, but definitely misses the mark you would expect a Klipsch set to hit. My unit also does have a small hum you can hear in a quiet room. Extremely annoying. BUT, **this unit does have the ability to manually disconnect BT devices and switch over to Line In by clicking in the main volume nob.**
I was able to swap the control modules to create one unit with the best features from both sets! Lucky me!
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But, there's no way to disable the BT radio and no way to protect it. When I was using it in an apartment, someone accidentally connected to it. I end up returning the unit for this reason.
The people saying BUY BUY BUY might be ones with the THX version not knowing there is a difference
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