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I was going through the clearance section of Amazon and ran across this.

Cheap ass link

Has anyone heard of it? For $17 it seems like a deal. I saw a brief review on a small webpage, they gave it an 81%. Take it for what it's worth.

-Steve

Did you happen to see a picture? Searching google is showing squat

Looks like it might be this thing - it's the closest I can find on the manufacturer's website (http://www.spectravideo.com):

So wait....what is it?

Hmm, I managed to find this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=32861

there was one completed one that went for ~$20. Deos anyone know if they are really any good (in terms of sound quality, etc)

Found an ebay auction that confirms it, that is what it looks like. It's a speaker set, 300 watts to really give that gaming an extra thump. Going to pass myself, already have 150 w stereo on the floor and it suits my needs.

For anyone interested in knowing, my Screen Beat Sound System came today, and it does NOT look like the one pictured above.

This, however, in my opinion, is not a bad thing by any means. I could not find a colored photo of this anywhere, so here's a scan from the manual.



The body of both speakers and the sub woofer are translucent blue, with clear faces. Sub woofer has two translucent blue knobs on the front to control base and volume. The speakers' (um.. speakery parts.. where the noise comes out of, ^^) are a silver mesh.

Overall, I think it's an incredibly attractive package, especially for the price (ordered another set today, so the sale's still going on.)

But of course, it can be pretty as hell and still suck balls, right? But it doesn't. Sound is strong and clear, and the bass pretty much rattles the room it's in and the surrounding rooms in the area. Of course you can get better, but you can't get better for $17.50. If you don't have anything right now, I highly recommend it.

It says it's for gaming consoles, PC and other audio crap included.

/review

-Nika

for $17.50 that sounds pretty decent. however, i ordered that logitech z-640 surround sound system for $52 that was posted awhile back and am happy with what i got, so i would suggest that one, if you're on a budget but have a little extra to spend.

Here is the link.

I don't quite understand the ins and outs of how wattage works, so perhaps someone can clarify -
I checked that lochitech surround sound thing for $52 on Amazon, and in the specs it says "Total output power: 71.2 Watts RMS"

And this $17.50 one is 300 watts? Does that mean it's over four times as powerful as the surround sound system, or am I just misinterpreting here?

I do not know how to cleary explain it, watts do make a difference, but not as much as advertised. there are many low priced systems with low watts that sound really good, however it is not what you would want for a party.

Then you can also have systems, which is why i want more info before I buy this thing from amazon. These systems can have high watts, 300 is pretty high for a console sound system. And it can sound like A$$.

Then you can also have the really bad home theater in the box generic systems, that are often found at walmart that are 70 watts and sound like crap.


Remember systems are in total watts, So if you have a 2.1 setup, which is 2 speakers and a sub and its only 100 watts. It would be more powerful than a 200 watt 6.1 surround sound system.

Example 6.1= 6 speakers and a sub. For a low powered sub may be 50 watts, so the rest 150 would be divided by 6, roughly 24 watts per speaker, compared to that 100 watt 2.1 system

This Amazon one is 300, which is a lot, most likly the sub is 50-80 watts, which leaves a lot for the two speakers. So from its price I would choose to believe that it has decent thump to it, and can get pretty loud, but doesnt sound that good.

Its like turning up something on the radio really loud.

Hopefully i made some sense.

Originally Posted by Theenternal Its like turning up something on the radio really loud. Hopefully i made some sense.

Great Example!

I'm a fairly big car audio buff (triple 10 inch 600watt subwoofers in the trunk). Watts do mean alot.. it just depends on the quality of the speaker. There are some really ass sounding speakers out there made of paper and maybe some trash bag.

The RMS rating for a speaker is the amount of power it can do a good job of supplying continuously, nonstop. While the peak rating is the absolute maximum it can handle at not-so-long intervals. Like when the music gets going pretty good and the effects get a little more powerful. Look at the RMS rating when choosing what to buy.

too bad i can't find any specs for this. I am currently modding an Arcade Cabinet, and was thinking about this, but i have 2 sets of altec lans with a sub that should be good enough for a cabinet.

Heres a pic of the system. Sorry for the small size but i couldnt find anything else.

EDIT: Heres a link for a review.
http://www.joystickreview.com/spectr...tation300w.asp

Great deal.

.......If I may be even cheaper:

Are there any shipping codes out there?

I got mine yesterday, tiny thing but rocks! worth the price, but clear blue/white is not my fav color choice for this-but for the price (23.88 after shipping/tax) it's more then worth it

Is it compatible with xbox? What are the system connections?

I believe anything using Audio Video cables...RCA, Red White yellow...

Ps2/Ps1, dreamcast and pc- has to plug into the back of the system (like the pelican stealth 2 controller)

I belive this would fall under "Other Deals". Good deal though.

Moveinated.