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Summary: Great sound, high price
Review: Combines the above average sound quality of the Monsson speakers with an excellent sub to create a great package. Price is set to high for all but audiophiles though.
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Summary: The audiophile's choice
Review: Forget what you've heard about computer speakers. The MM1000's come as close to bridging the gap between dedicated home audio speakers and desktop speakers as I've heard. I've listened to the Klipsch Promedia series, the Logitech Z560's, models from Harman Kardon, Altec Lansing 621's, Altec Lansing 641's and numerous others. The MM1000's sound more natural to my ear than the others. They reproduce voice more naturally than the others, the highs are smooth and sweet. The sub reproduces the lows smoothly, without audible distortion and blends well with the satellites. About the only area the Monsoons can't compete with the Klipsch Promedias and the Logitech Z560's (the two benchmark's at the moment) is in absolute output. The Klipsch's and Logitech's will go louder but both lack that last little bit of refinement of the Monsoons. In short, Monsoon answered the call for an audiophile desptop speaker at an affordable price. Well done Monsoon.
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Summary: These speakers kick butt!
Review: I am totally blown away by how good these speakers sound. Talk about powerful. They may be intended for computers, but I think that you can hook these guys up to just about anything putting out music. I plan on using these with my Rio Riot as well. They cost more than your average Computer speakers, but trust me - they are more than worth it. I love 'em!!!
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Summary: Top Notch design and sound
Review: I bought the Monsoon MM-1000 system when it first came out in late 1998 and have nothing but the highest praise for it. The bass is deep and rich, but more importantly the mid and high tones are produced with extremely fluent and precise imagery through the flat panel speakers. This is something a lot of traditional computer systems fall down in. If you want the most heart pounding bass possible for games like Quake but don't really care about musical quality then go for the Klipsch Promedia. But if you do care a lot about the way music sounds, the way instruments remain clear and how the acoustic environment says "unmuddy" then the Monsoons are definitely a top choice. Besides the excellent sound, these speakers look awesome; they might not have all the fancy indicator lights like Altec systems, but the space age flat panel design is sure to get wows. The subwoofer is also very attractive, enough so they you might not even want to put it under your desk! You can't really see to well from the picture, but there are two LEDs by the front buttons that light up red and green. The controls on the subwoofer are extremely smooth and precise, although the remote "puck" tends to add some noise when you change the volume. I got mine replaced and it worked fine after that, so maybe it was just an early model problem. Overall, if you want a high tech look and great sound I can't recommend a better 2.1 system.
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Summary: blown away!
Review: I got these wonderful beauties with my Micron computer. I live by these things. You get true sound out of them. I even plug it into my DVD. the subwoofer with a bass tester will make you upstairs's neightbor's florr shake. I know I did it. HAHAHA bottomline these babies are wiht the dough for these.
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Summary: One major flaw
Review: I have had these for 2 years and they are great sounding speakers, except they have one major design flaw. The angle of the speaker is fixed. Changing this angle is essential for optimal sound and I can't believe that Monsoon overlooked this. I think the other models they offer are similar. I've thought of trying to modify them to add a hinge or something, as it still bothers me. I love 'em, but why not make them adjustable?
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Summary: True audiophile sound quality
Review: I have one set and am on the prowl looking for another. Sounds better than many home stereos and most "blasters" You could plug in your portable CD player to the Monsoons to make a "college" system
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I love to tune in to Internet radio (which the spiders and snakes of the RIAA and their congressional cronies are trying to kill) and have friends over. These little black speakers are planted unobtrusively planted in the living room, plugged into my laptop on the hearth, with a lightshow filling the screen. My friends ask where the great sound is coming from, and I watch their faces when I point to the laptop and the Monsoons. I have four Dahlquist DQ-10s, an MK sub and two McIntosh amps, so I have a good benchmark for comparison. Everytime I play my laptop through my little Monsoons, I'm once again awestruck, that this sound is coming out of ...[these] speakers.
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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I love to tune in to Internet radio (which the spiders and snakes of the RIAA and their congressional cronies are trying to kill) and have friends over. These little black speakers are planted unobtrusively planted in the living room, plugged into my laptop on the hearth, with a lightshow filling the screen. My friends ask where the great sound is coming from, and I watch their faces when I point to the laptop and the Monsoons. I have four Dahlquist DQ-10s, an MK sub and two McIntosh amps, so I have a good benchmark for comparison. Everytime I play my laptop through my little Monsoons, I'm once again awestruck, that this sound is coming out of ...[these] speakers.
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Summary: Top Notch design and sound
Review: No gamer should be without this system. The sub moves some serious air while the flat panels pick up the subtleties in the mid and high ranges. The remote volume control + immediate mute button is a great feature - especially if your subwoofer is in a non-accessible area. The manual controls - volume, bass, and bass boost work just fine - but it's hard to tell a major differences between bass and bass boost when it's cranked. The mega transformer seems a bit chinsy - but hasn't detracted from the overall quality and reliability (1 year). Minor peeves include static when you change the volume quickly and lack of wall mounting for the speakers. But overall great looking speakers that create a great 3D surround sound affect - even for medium/large sized rooms. Compared to the Microsoft's USB Sound System 80 - I'm still staying with pure digital rather than out my sound card. 4-stars for the lack of USB option and the slightly premium price.
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