Creative Technology Inspire P5800 5.1 Speakers
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- Max. Power Output: 72 Watt (RMS)
- Number of Speakers: 5 Speakers + Subwoofer
- Connection Type: Cable
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Budget-priced speakers with exceptional quality.
Pros
Low price<br>Good sound quality<br>Easy set-up and integration<br>Remote control
Cons
Wires can be a bit confusing<br>Remote does not have volume indicators<br>Remote is wired
Recommended it?
Yes
The Bottom Line:
If you're looking for some cheap surround speakers that are really good, look no further. The P5800 is plenty enough to keep you happy.
I bought my P5800 speakers a few months ago, and on the whole, I've been pretty happy with them. After the relatively annoying installation (where the speakers either had too much or too little wire), I finally got my speakers set up, and was simply blown away by their quality.
Boasting 72 watts of power, the P5800 series has the highest wattage among its direct competitors. It even has a remote that allows for easy access to volume and bass settings, and has an integrated headphone jack for late-night loudness. The packaging of the speakers is a tad annoying - all the satellites are packed onto one side, and one nearly fell out as I opened the box. Other than that, the cables are tied up but left with a bit of slack, and extremely easy to tangle up if you're trying to root around looking for what else came in the box. Apart from the speakers and subwoofer, there're the audio cables, speaker grilles (to protect the speakers and make 'em look nicer), a power supply, various manuals and leaflets, and a sticker set that pastes to the back of a speaker and to its wire, so you know which one's which when you're trying to plug them all in.
For a set of speakers under #40, I really wasn't expecting much. Perhaps the same volume as someone talking and a mere shred of bass. That went straight down the toilet as I turned the volume up to full. Distortion was inevitable, but the loudness of sound where it's actually audible is immense. It's enough to compete with my guitar amplifier. The bass the subwoofer kicks out is superb too; there's been many a time I've placed a small trinket on top of the subwoofer, only to find it flung across the room a few seconds later.
The subwoofer has space for a line-in, too, so you can stick your MP3 player or even another computer into the speakers. The remote also comes with a lime-out slot, so you can put headphones in if you need to be quiet, or wire it up to an even larger speaker for extra power. The latter isn't really necessary unless you plan on using these speakers in a factory or a studio, because they're plenty loud for the job.
The only gripe I have about this set is that the remote is a bit shoddy. After months of constant usage, the volume knob either doesn't change the volume or changes it dramatically, and the bass randomly fluctuates every now and then. It's not much of a problem since the speakers spend most of their time plugged into my amp, but it's a word of warning for anybody wishing to buy these speakers. Nonetheless, it hasn't spoilt my enjoyment of the speakers (since it happens so sporadically), and I still love these speakers.
Boasting 72 watts of power, the P5800 series has the highest wattage among its direct competitors. It even has a remote that allows for easy access to volume and bass settings, and has an integrated headphone jack for late-night loudness. The packaging of the speakers is a tad annoying - all the satellites are packed onto one side, and one nearly fell out as I opened the box. Other than that, the cables are tied up but left with a bit of slack, and extremely easy to tangle up if you're trying to root around looking for what else came in the box. Apart from the speakers and subwoofer, there're the audio cables, speaker grilles (to protect the speakers and make 'em look nicer), a power supply, various manuals and leaflets, and a sticker set that pastes to the back of a speaker and to its wire, so you know which one's which when you're trying to plug them all in.
For a set of speakers under #40, I really wasn't expecting much. Perhaps the same volume as someone talking and a mere shred of bass. That went straight down the toilet as I turned the volume up to full. Distortion was inevitable, but the loudness of sound where it's actually audible is immense. It's enough to compete with my guitar amplifier. The bass the subwoofer kicks out is superb too; there's been many a time I've placed a small trinket on top of the subwoofer, only to find it flung across the room a few seconds later.
The subwoofer has space for a line-in, too, so you can stick your MP3 player or even another computer into the speakers. The remote also comes with a lime-out slot, so you can put headphones in if you need to be quiet, or wire it up to an even larger speaker for extra power. The latter isn't really necessary unless you plan on using these speakers in a factory or a studio, because they're plenty loud for the job.
The only gripe I have about this set is that the remote is a bit shoddy. After months of constant usage, the volume knob either doesn't change the volume or changes it dramatically, and the bass randomly fluctuates every now and then. It's not much of a problem since the speakers spend most of their time plugged into my amp, but it's a word of warning for anybody wishing to buy these speakers. Nonetheless, it hasn't spoilt my enjoyment of the speakers (since it happens so sporadically), and I still love these speakers.
