Creative Speaker is not as good as their name.. Could u share your view??

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Aug 16 2006, 01:19 AM

i agree, creative speaker not really nice la, i tested my friend's.... clarity very low... haha.. bass not strong also... if creative sb sound card, thumbs up la.. haha

see.. i was right.. eh

mmm. what model your friend's creatives speaker??

i dunno oh... forgot already, i remember it is 4.1 one...just a small piece... the sound is not as good as the other brands.. even e-view is better... i cant imagine why creative couldnt produce a good set of speaker... they are more into soundcard and handheld player...

really?
i thought creative r among d best speaker in d market...

r u sure, where u heard from? once u tested it, u will know the answer... basically, it is not a speaker for audiophiles like us...

AFAIK creative do not produce very good speakers,especially their mid range and low end. Just isn't their specialty. Probably the most popular is the Gigaworks S750. that's the only creative speaker I know people are buying.

it is 7.1 right? creative is the only one who produce 7.1 speakers set... very rare to find the other brands... so, if people wan 7.1, no choice beside creative... they more like being "forced"... haha

some of my college friends recommend me to buy creative speaker since altec i still cant afford...2.1 speaker....

sonic gear good or not compare to creative?
sorry out of topic....

This post has been edited by kuih_tiow: Jul 31 2006, 12:15 PM

i heard people said sonic gear BT around rm200 comes with 75watt is just to show off.. But i have the sonic gear BT 2 price around rm160 comes with 60watt and the sound is really ..

Meanwhile creative speaker around rm200 that is Creative Labs Inspire 5200 5.1 just comes with 46watt.

Not valued for money at all..

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Jul 31 2006, 12:19 PM

tested a few mid n low end creative speakers, 2 words>>they sucks
never try megaworks and gigaworks, i heard a lot of praises from users over the net though.

thanks 4 d info....

Creative speaker is US made. U know those user on the net is American.. when they use their own product.. they'll say good thing about it.. but they will never use another product that other country made.. No offense

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Jul 31 2006, 12:24 PM

Gigaworks and Megaworks hrd tht not bad woh.

5.1 system and only 46w? Man that totally sucks...Realy big time sucks...

Conclusion : Unless you have money for Megaworks or Gigaworks, never think of Creative speakers. But if creative soundcard means go ahead la .

i'm here. thanks yEsorNo for inviting.

my main constraint is the price over specs. if u hv rm99 to spend.. u can try out cambridge soundworks ps2000 (playwork).

please bear the price u spend on it, u get:

- wireless remote control
- optical input
- CMSS / EAX / Virtual Dolby Digital Surround
- Sub woofer
- Dipole Speakers (uniquness)

if someone use ps2000 before.. mind to share ur experience? i got mine on the spot.. due to the price factor.. it's dirt cheap!

u r welcome amdx... we are not condemming creative... but just discuss... it is not valued for money at all..my fren tried the model that u mentioned... he sold it in 2 months time and changed back to altec lansing... u will know whats wrong after u have used it for a while... hehe

anywhere, are mega/gigaworks really works haha... since their name also got works... haha..

Creative speakers? mayb last time they were good la...nowadays getting worse... consider logitech z-5300 and z-5500

don't u all think that the gigaworks is slighly overly priced? probably paying extra for the brand name...

depends on your ear i guess. i'm satisfied with my Inspire 4100.

Never use creative speakers before but with the bad review dare not even try

Better use Sonic gear blue thunder 3.. the bass is or edifier m3400..

creative is a Singapore company.
who told you creative speaker is made in US?
my fren's creative speaker is made in China.
american favorite brand is not creative, their favorite brands are Klipsch and Logitech.

Creative is Singapore company, factory in China. but they do have a US branch. Klipsch, JBL, Logitech, Altec Lansing are some of the popular brands in US. They never heard of Sonic Gear though

This post has been edited by mxxuang: Jul 31 2006, 01:01 PM

owwhh so i was wrong
but every review website i visited.. the creative product, just American wrote it..

But still not recommend Creative speaker.. better get logitech

i think there's a difference in terms of hearing. IMO i have an altec speaker on my table while my roomate has an old creative 2.1 speaker. From instant hearing. mine would sound better. but after a long hearing on the creative speaker on normal music. i'll say its a music type of speaker. the bass is not too strong and the clarity is just nice. if you're wondering how could it be. try listening into nature or sentimental tunes and you'll get the idea.

just wondering how much ur friend sold it off? it's tagging at RM99 now... sell it off at RM40? kekeke... better keep or throw it la.. rite?

anyway.. i'm just sharing what can ur rm99 do for u. u might opt for better one... but if u could find any other speakers featuring the same thing at the same cost.. just go for it. for me.. i think music listening is really depend on personal preferences... if do not bhave.. and boost ur altec, creative, klipsch , edifier, aego or even bose like ramsa box, for sure.. die la.. rite?

This post has been edited by amdx: Jul 31 2006, 02:34 PM

the only creative speakers worth getting is either mega or gigaworks.....the rest not good at all....actually mega/giga are from cambridge soundworks, not really could consider creative. the price range is also far from normal creative speakers...

nop. why do you think it is? in fact if anything, its the 5500 thats being sold cheaply.


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errrm well... creative did buy over CSW, so is creative CSW or not?

anyway, i dont give a rat's behind about creative. they make cheapskate looking products [vs logitech/ms mice+keyboards], they act as if they do too with their miserable 1 year warranties. as far as im concerned, creative can burn in hell. hail CSW

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This post has been edited by Silon: Jul 31 2006, 02:54 PM

hehe. i don't bother the reviews when it comes to speakers. well, ok a bit...... but i prefer going to listen before buying.

criteria for me
1. suit my budget
2. suit my ear

don't intend to change my 4.1 setup for a long time.

at 1st though of getting Audigy Value. but then after i found out about KXdrivers, no need already. this driver does what i want - individually manage the satellite speaker volumes.

i can't do this with my SBLive drivers. they use that stupid positioning thingy for speaker volume but the position doesn't work unless you place the speaker on a square setup.

agreed. as long as it suits ur ear. and for the price at rm99.. i never expect this much

What about Inspire 5200 5.1. Is it wort it??

for me, all the Inspire range sucks....not worth the money

creative main products are soundcard, those SB, Xi-Fi, EMU professional series..

the speaker and soundcard is totally a different thing.. that's y they cant produce a good speaker even they do produce good soundcard.. besides, creative have a very powerfull branding stratergy.. that's y when ppl heard about whatever creative speakers, they will say that they're freaking good, and the price become a factor also ( they think expensive speaker is good, most of the case, it's true.. but in this case.. exceptional )

btw, creative speakers r using quite high technology driver, such as micro drive, that's y the power rms value quite low compared to other traditional design ( mid range and tweeter )... anyway, the result cant even hit my satisfactory level

* note that i'm talking about low and mid end speakers, not giga/mega works as it's not 100% creative's products

Anyone has tried Inspire 5200 5.1 before??.. Is it good??

Those Creative Inspire series is for sure not for audiophiles..
Audiophiles wont choose inspire series from Creative..

Megaworks and Gigaworks are those the names from Creative..As they are based on Cambridge Soundworks......

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Aug 1 2006, 01:11 AM

Sonic gear is means for consumer grade and not audiophiles level at all..
BUT most of us like to hear boom boom bass no matter at what level of sound frequency

for me, i would recommend altec lansing...

i not sure how much he sold it off already... but rm99 i think it worth for the money lo, all smart consumer/audio freaks will know better on how to choose a good set of speaker which is valued for money... hehe... they will know... i agree, we have to boost our speaker at a good range... if not, infinity also die... haha

ps2000 is another cambridge works from creative.

i just about to buy creative speaker for 5.1 . but heard many bad review about it.. Now what 5.1 should i buy.. sigh..

logitech hould be a good start. or altec atp5

what logitech 5.1 system that belo rm250?? Do you mind if u state other brand of 5.1 speaker that below rm250.. I really appreciate it tq

Creative was good when Cambridge makes speaker for them

Altec is a good choice but a bit pricey

Edifier is the best (so far laa) for perfomace+PRICE

Greetings Guyz,
Previously I am using a Creative speaker system as well. 5.1 SYstem I cant really recall what model is that but it comes with EAX Certification. But then I felt like the clarity in comparison with my ALtec Lansing .. still not that clear as AL. Try to set the EQ but then it still not really working that well. But I would agreed that the Dual FLare Subwooofer really perform well ..

Regards,
Hughie

really depend on ur budget.. for under RM500 5.1ch, i suggest u go for Edifier R501 MK2 which has big woofer, tweeter in satellite box and remote control.. Only go for Creative when ur budget is above RM1K..

the speaker by creative which is over 1k good meh?? it s**ks man...

Good is u perfer clarity over bass type of sound..
I have Logitech Z-560 and Gigaworks S750.. Logitech gives loud of bass but after a while, im kinda bored with such sound...

B4 i buy Gigaworks, i had megaworks and after owned it for few months, no turning back, upgrade to Gigaworks later.. Anyway, everyone has own perference in sound..

It is kinda hard for find megaworks/gigaworks testing in shop as they dont carry stock ready or put it as demo..

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Aug 1 2006, 02:19 PM

Some ppl got different taste of hearing... Choose what's best for u
Creative,AL,Edifier, or Logitech? All the brand also great speakers.. But its just how u like it

I've used AL(rosak adi T_T cuz the subwoofer blown up), Sonic gear (quality is so-so).. Currently using creative .. Suits me best.. THX is juz fine...Sound quality very clear XD
haven't tried Logitech.. not sure about that =\

Edifier is great in term of price/value ratio.. But the Edifier i owned b4 is too sensitive to Interference surrounding..Motorcycle pass by or incoming mobile phone call will make the speaker produce some noise.. No such problem with my creative

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Aug 1 2006, 02:33 PM

what !!!!Sonic gear speaker is better than Creative speaker Man Did i bleed my ear..are u comparing low end Creative with mid Sonic gear i heard many speaker addy n Sonic gear is the suckiest not intended for serious listening....man spend ur money n get a quality speaker

False, they are all Made in China.

Don't anyhow BS la.

I used to be a owner of MicroWorks and MegaWorks 510D, they sound good enough for me, much better than Logitech and Altec Lensing IMHO.

Mind to share your opinion: Why?

Personally I listen to Logitech Z680 before. I can hear that there are lots of bass. Yes, lots of bass. But what I prefer is tonal balance in between bass, mid range and high frequency, so that I can enjoy more in music. This is where Logitech lose me.

i was being recommended by once of the lyn forumer on edifier s5.1, he said it is good... u can check it out..

I am used to be the owner for Altec Lansing ACS48. The ACS48 supposely to replace my old & trusty Sony active speaker which I bought in UK, found out a disappoint replacement in later stage. After a while, I gave it to my elder brother after I bought my MicroWork.

Seriously, if you ask me to choose between MicroWork and ACS48 again, I will still pick up MicroWorks, for one simple reason: It sounds good in music listening.

But is Creative the best? Of coz NO.

My preference: ProAc Response 1sc.

Why say so? Mind to share your opinion?

edifier.. personally i've tasted a few. but it doesn't suit me. for me i'll go for creative la. cause.. i don't know why... maybe cause i have a impaired hearing? i prefer speaker with the special chilli sound. e.g logitech.. altec... those which are high end.

for rm250 there arent many nice speaker to choose from. Edifier might be your choice since there are lots of ppl here giving a thumbs up. but not for me la. i myself too is looking for a new set of small speaker which has a 4.1 capability but minus the tedious setup and plus the space saving. i think i'm stuck with ps2000 from creative. probably wait till the up coming pc fair. Price wise is below 100. sound? oke la. since it emulate a surround sound.

yes,creative low n mid range are nvr good..but i heard their i-trigue is not bad..other inspire series is disaster

jst look at their high end series..megaworks n gigaworks..those r their fine product

how about those i-trigue series?like da 3200,3400,3600 etc...im using da 3200 now got it at rm299 i find it quite good...no doubt less bass then my 6yr old altec lansing

i tried i-trigue at a pcfair before, i don't know it's because of the source problem or my ears problem they simply sucks. then i look at the price....

but i think altec bass too heavy ...creative bass not so strong ..i dun like heavy bass anyway ..haha =D

creative speaker is good in clearity

i just wonder how u all judge a speaker with good sound???No offence...just wanna share some of my opinion...

is it the speaker can produce heavy bass can be considered as good sounding speaker?
or less bass, more treble is considered good???

well,to me...if really need to judge the speaker is good or not with that range...
first,bring all the same range speaker into one acoustic room...then find a reference set which can produce a very good sound like the real audio system (Cello,Krell,Musical Fidelity...if possible)...then listen to the song which played from the reference set...try your best to remember some of the important parts...

then,play the same song by using the speaker that u hv selected and u r going to buy...compare it...then u will know which one is better...this is the real way to compare...anyway...i hv owned a creative...but anyhow...the speaker is not good in booming song or music...in term of the audiophile cd songs...it stil manage to reproduce a good soundstage...Altec lansing also not bad...but heavy bass is a little bit trouble...u need to place your sub woofer in wider place,not the corner...so that the heavy bass will b reduced...edifier is good too...in term of clarity...but somehow too bright...sometimes..the pc shop test the speaker with mp3...so i can't judge that the speaker is bad...


conclusion...pc speaker almost sounds the same to me...as long as u r playing mp3 ...go and get an audiophile CD then u will get different...NO offence to all multimedia loudspeaker user...

someone like ProAc response1s...good speaker with midrange...good vocal...
try and listen to other like dynaudio...also sounds good too...

Creative's speakers are cheap, literally and yet figuratively.
Newer and newer models seems to be this case.

They can last you through the first year without problems, great!
Straight after warranty period, they start to crumble down, for no apparent reason at all!
That's bad QC Creative, my old 20GB Nomad Jukebox player is still going strong, and I had a Zen Neeon once, sold it away after it broke down like 3 months of usage?

Bleargh..

But the old Cambridge ones should last you longer than your own lifespan.
They're built to last.

creative, the company, is cheap. theyre products look so, feel so and are *priced so*. but no matter, they have this awesome 1 year warranty policy that covers EVERYTHING from speakers to mice to mp3 players.

tell me, how many large, reputable hardware makers out there still give a miserable 1 year warranty? errmmm i cant really think of one... [apple perhaps? ]



*edit: yeah i agree zeustronic, that was a mistake on my part *

This post has been edited by Silon: Aug 9 2006, 04:43 AM

Creative speaker now very expensive, even inspire series sound sucks still selling RM250...

In PC Fair i noticed only one creative speakers that suits my ears.. The 5.1 speakers.. don't remember what model.. but the price is rm999

I dunno what all the anti-Creative is all about. Let me share my history with creative:

SB32 Pnp ISA card - still working around 4 years ago, before i switched over to Live 5.1, i think it should still work no problem.

SB Live 5.1 - 4 years old i think, still kicking.

Creative TNT2 Ultra 32MB - Sold sometime last year, it was still working after dunno how many years.

Creative TNT - Used for about 2 years before selling, no problem at all.

Creative 4.1 Speaker - bought for RM2xx maybe 3 or 4 years ago. The volume controller gets touchy but other than that still works fine and is currently use as main rig. Of course, i can't compare the sound of other PC speaker brand coz dun have the hardware to test.

I dunno, but Creative seems to be quite reliable to me.

ever heard a sound card that failed to operate?

how many TNT2s or GF2s died? i still have a GF2 and its still working fine.


the point is: there isnt much wear and tear on the things mentioned above.

Yes, but at least my Creative 4.1 speaker still working fine wor.

But of course, audio quality is no match for my Yamaha RXV-520 with complete 5.1 speakers...

I haven't try other PC speakers though like Altec Lansing, Edifier etc.

I'm looking towards building a HTPC so i can listen to all my songs using my HT system.

We were talking about creative speaker only not the other product.. Those product that u mentioned.. of coz are the great product.. I think most of us using creative soundcard but not many using creative speaker coz of the sound coming from the speaker

Now.. that's what we always talking about in this thread.. "The sound of the speaker" not the function or other product..

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Aug 15 2006, 05:11 PM

i take that as your experience for the reliability of their speakers then

you were commenting/questioning on the general dislike and i think you got your answer: less than top notch build quality/preformance at not-very-good-prices and [my personal reason] a crappy 1 year warranty period. most of the same things extends down to their speakers as well

erm can i ask a question ?
How about Logitech Z5500 n Z5400 compare to Creative speaker(5.1)?
i use Creative b4 , dunno wat 5200 d , a bit SH
used5 month the volume control rosak a bit alrdy,
after 1 yrs the Eletric Plug Spoil
after 2 yrs giv to my cousin and buy WeWa! speaker, dunno which more suck la , but wewa hav crazy bass and quality batter then Creative XXX5200 .........

I planing to get a SoundCard n Speaker Z5500 Z5400 or creative , i wan 5.1 la , dun wan crazy bass like wewa, any good speaker can recommand me?

*sry for out of topic*

haha.. even your wewa speaker is better than creative..
ok.. u can make comparison here

for Logitech Z5500
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products...,CONTENTID=9486


and for Creative GigaWorks ProGamer G500
http://www.creative.com/products/product.a...uct=10814&nav=2

I tell u, u better get Z5500 the greatest speaker around less than rm1500
meanwhile Creative GigaWorks ProGamer G500 is just 310 watts total RMS power but Logitech Z5500 is 505 watts total RMS power

This post has been edited by maxizanc: Aug 15 2006, 05:55 PM

o ya 1 more thing , if i use it with X-Fi elite , which speaker will b batter?
Creative soundcard + creative Speaker = ?
Creative Soundcard + Z5500= ?
creative soundcard + Z5300 = ?
creative soundcard + others(below RM1.5k) = ?

and Wewa! good o not ? i heard it is a HK brand

This post has been edited by Mr.Lonely: Aug 15 2006, 06:25 PM

huhu Wewa..
mmmm. i can't answer your question.. don't know much about sound card.. just open a new topic in Audiophiles section..

dont jst c the wattage when u evaluate a speaker..2 be fair,u need 2 listen

i personally prefer gigaworks

logitech speaker is jst 2 bassy..

to me, i've listen to both of them.. i personally think logitech speaker is better

i hope you are not referring to the G500 there.

the Gigaworks G500 is in NO WAY comparable to the Z5500 unless your ears got problem (no offence).

if you meant the Gigaworks S750, then you may be relatively right.

Well, I had a Megaworks THX 550 and it spoilt after the one year warranty period over. But now, I owned a Gigaworks S-750 and really hope that it doesn't breakdown.

This seems to be the common case for most Creative speakers. Gigaworks and Megaworks included.
Just search the Creative forums and problems like this are everywhere.
I don't know why their speakers are like this.
If turn on once in awhile, will it make the speaker last longer? Or the speaker will spoil due to blasting everyday?

only newbies & speaker nubs will get Creative speaker...
Creative speaker FTL...

this is a well known issue with the gigaworks and megaworks but i havent heard anything similar with the other range as well

i dont know what is blasting. since i got them on july last year, ive been listening to them everyday at 60-80% volume. occasionally with movies >90%.

well, id like to distance the megaworks and gigaworks apart from other 'creative' speakers in this context though

My Gigaworks S-750 is Revision B and hopes that it would last longer (only using 5.1 and not 7.1). FYI, I dont blast it. I only used up level 3 out of 7 in the volume controller pod. In movies, i only set it to level 4 and that was like rocked my whole room as if i'm in the cinema.



This post has been edited by SPRINTA: Aug 15 2006, 09:44 PM

it is highly unlikely that revBs do not die; but either way, if the issue is just simply down to heat [as described by mxploit and the klipsch forums for the PMU5.1] then just ensure the sub is cool *should* do.

btw, for music, i use levels 4 to 5 [if im really feeling up to it ] and for games, usually 5 but never more than 6

How about the Gigaworks Progamer 500? Any issues with those speakers? Does anyone own them here in this forum? I might wanna downgrade and sell my S-750 speakers but afraid that the Gigaworks Progamer 500 doesnt suits my ear.

g500 i m not so sure..but i tried s750 b4..it sounds amazing

logitech speaker looks promising but doesnt sound promising..mayb i hate hw their bass sound..it's too high n bassy

but i believe g500 also better than 5500 in terms of overal performance..2 my ear of course

wow. really only with gigaworks and megaworks?
since maybe the problem can be solved/lessened by cooling, perhaps a design fault of it that maybe causes the amp to overload or the components.
i'm not sure if this problem also happens with the Z680/Z5500 speakers which also have superbly high-RMS ratings.

no comment. just hope you look at what you post next time before posting. =)

cmon dude..this is jst my personal comment..u might not agree wit me..but at least respect my comment la..i m not forcing u 2 agree wit it

u make it like wat i said is totally wrong..it has some truth here n there

I was referring to your comment about the G500 which was based on assumption and not you hearing it for yourself first.
Well you said it yourself that you haven't tested it.

So, sorry i can't agree with assumptions.

ok..i take bek my word

i will test 1st,then if hv chance i will gv further comment

i m kinda confident wit megaworks n gigaworks series..tht's y i make such an assumption

btw,i was once a logitech z640 user too