Customer Reviews:
 Very good October 26, 2008
I'm glad that I bought this product. Now it's been 1 month since I got it; I had no problems with it.
 Good Buy October 24, 2008
Sturdy and great sound appear to be durable. I really like the fact that the volume adjust is not on a speaker like other models but that it is a separate entity. Very please with the software and its many features. Overall this is a great buy for the price.
Great speakers for the price. October 15, 2008
Positive: Sound is very good overall. The speakers are loud and the subwoofer is respectable for 70W. Decent bass too. In the $50 range, you cant beat the X-540s.
Negative: The controller and the speakers themselves are somewhat cheap-looking. They look really cool in the advertisement but are much less remarkable in person. I've seen better designs but I guess you can't ask for too much in this price range.
Word of caution: if you don't have the space to set it up 5.1 style, don't place the rear satellite speakers in front of you. This set-up jumbles the sound due to the interference and will sound terrible in "matrix" mode.
Great system. October 15, 2008
Great system. Good volume, sound quality, material quality, cable quality. Responsive, speakers are crisp and rich. Sub is crisp and punchy but smooth.
Pros: Good sound quality. 5.1 surround. Good material quality. Separate bass control. Headphone jack. Simple, color-coded setup. Very responsive. Really brings games to life.
Cons: Matrix function (generates "surround sound" from Stereo input) generates fluctuating signal for rear speakers that is muddy and cuts out. Tends to reduce overall sound quality for other speakers.
Overall: Good buy. For best results, you'll need a 5.1 surround sound card or 3 to 1 stereo splitter (poor man's version of surround sound). Leave the Matrix function alone.
Plug in, turn up, enjoy.
Very good sound for very little money October 14, 2008
I just purchased this and wow it's louder than I had expected. It's not only loud but it has pretty good bass coming from the sub. I did not expect much bass from a tiny 5" low frequency driver but I guess the wood ported sub enclosure really helps the tiny bass driver put out strong bass. The satellites aren't that bad either. I thought they would be really tinny because of the small drivers but they do put out good midrange. High frequencies are clear too.
One of the cool features of this system is that the center channel can be mounted right ontop of your LCD monitor. It basically clips over the top edge. It has rubber cushions to protect your LCD and absorb vibrations. Keep in mind that the center channel can tilt but the other 4 sats are fixed and cannot be tilted. The sats could be mounted on the wall since the mounting plate rotates and it has a hole for a screw.
This system works only with 5.1 analog computer setups. It does not support digital optical or coaxial inputs. The system supports matrix mode which works with 2ch sources and feeds all speakers with sound. The wired remote has a volume and sub level adjustment knob and also a headphone jack and Matrix mode button. The headphone jack works even without powering on the speaker system.
This is a really great buy, so much speaker for so little money.
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