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I purchased these speakers about 7 years ago (thats right, 7 years...). The first thing you should notice is that Klipsch has been selling these exact same speakers for that long unchanged. While the other brands in the computer speaker category change their product line constantly, Klipsch has not touched theirs because there is no need.
I compared these directly with a friend's comperable 2.1 bose computer speaker system. There are some slight differences here and there but mostly personal prefference. Otherwise, they both sounded excellent (though I thought my Klipsch sounded a little better#. The biggest difference: I paid $120 for my Klipsch and he paid $300 for his Bose
The speakers have a very good range with exceptional clarity even from a headphone jack. They can crank up louder than any normal person would ever need sitting at their computer and not sacrifice clarity when doing so. The bass is tight, rounded, and very nicely matched wit the the speakers and can rumble an entire room if you ask it to. This is one of the biggest distinguishing factors to the Klipsch vs other computer speaker sets. The Bass on other sets simply can't keep up and feels more like a novelty thing when compared.
One great feature is there is an input on the side of one of the speakers where you can plug in any device using a standard headphone cable. I've used this to plug in an ipod at a party, inputs from old gaming consols, etc. You can do this while leaving it plugged into the computer. Furthermore there is also a headphone outet where you can easily add headphones.
My only negative is a small one and is about the nobs for the volume. They feel a bit fragile, but i've treated them nicely and have not had a problem with them yet #after 7 years).
If you've never owned a set of Klipsch speakers, make the jump and you will not be dissapointed. I don't buy any other brand now.
My Best Buy number: 2658870332
What's great about it: Clarity, Volume, Balance, Ease of Use, Quality