Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System

by Creative

Product Details

• Item Weight: 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 17.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002SQ2NO
• Item model number: 51MF04050AA001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Creative Lab's Inspire P5800 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System has 72 watts of power, the most in its class, for more explosive gaming in 5.1 surround sound. And it was designed with a more powerful center satellite to match the audio requirements of the latest games and movies. The P5800 also has a wired remote that can be conveniently placed anywhere on the desktop, unlike other systems that cut costs by integrating the controls into one of the speakers. It includes a bass level control for personalized adjustment (far more user-friendly than making you crawl on the floor to the subwoofer to turn up the bass!) and a headphone jack for private listening.

Among the system's many features are its powerful center satellite, designed to enhance your video and gaming experience; an ultra-powerful powerful wooden subwoofer with a large 5.25-inch long throw driver and a flared port for a deeper and cleaner bass; and an auxiliary input for listening to MP3 and music players while gaming. And with the system's CMSS upmix switch, you can get 5.1 audio from older, four-channel sound cards.

What's in the Box
Two front satellite speakers, one center satellite speaker, two rear satellite speakers, subwoofer, wired remote control, 5.1 audio cable, five removable speaker grilles, power supply adapter, quick Start leaflet, warranty and technical support booklet.

Product Description

Creative Inspire P5800 has 72 watts of power, the most in its class, for more explosive gaming. It includes a more powerful center satellite (18W) to match the cinematic audio requirements of games and movies. And it comes with an auxiliary input for listening to an MP3 portable audio player while gaming.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Speaker System, October 19, 2006

By 

Mr. Anderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (Personal Computers)

I grudgingly decided to get a new PC speaker system after the "puck" controller on my Monsoon 3-piece system went bad (Monsoon is out of business so replacement parts are not available). Quality sounds means alot to me as I constantly listen to mp3's and streaming audio while at my desk, I am also an avid gamer (BF2, Doom3, etc).

I read all of the reviews and system specs here for speaker systems under $100.00 and went down to the local computer shop and listened to several on the display rack.

I settled on this system for the following reasons:

1) Price, at $58.00 it's under my budget

2) Manufacturer, Creative Labs has been around for ages and arent leaving any time soon (so replacement parts will be available if needed).

3) The reviews buy users here were mostly positive.

4) The puck controller, it has on/off, speaker volume, sub-volume and a headphone jack right on the puck. No more hunting for the headphone jack on my PC case with that feature.

I was a bit put off when I got the system because the components were physically "lighter" than my Monsoon system. That feeling was misplaced because this system actually sounds MUCH better than my Monsoons. It is clearer on the highs and the lows are much more defined as well. The sub volume control is nice because you can turn the sub volume completely off if you need to. I'm often working or gaming when everyone else is the home is asleep and it's easy for me to control the noise level so the sub doesnt carry as much.

All in all it's a very good system and I don't think you'll be dissapointed if your looking for a PC setup. On a side note, you need a sound card that supports surround sound (3-speaker outputs), I have a "Soundblaster LIVE" and it works well. These cards are also fairly inexpsensive if you need one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No Complaints- Awesome speaker for the price!, November 28, 2006

By 

Norman1AL (Fl) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (Personal Computers)

I spent weeks looking for an affordable speaker with my new pc and finally decided on this one inspite of reading some mixed reviews. I been using this for over 3 months now on everday basis for my music, tv and dvds and I have to say I'm completely satisfied with the performance c'mon I got it for under $80, I shouldn't be whining. With the Creative SB X-fi it's pretty loud & sounds good since I can adjust the settings to my sound preference. Now if you have have an extra $400 laying around then go get the Bose multimedia speaker.As for me, if this one fails after a year, I'll probably get another one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Sound System for the Computer, June 5, 2006

By 

Kaustav Ghoshal (Austin,TX,USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System (Personal Computers)

This is an amazing sound system for the computer. For a true 5.1 sound, the pc needs to have a sound card that supports 5.1 and 3 3.5 outputs for the woofer,front and rear speakers. For those who have the traditional single 3.5 output(but the sound card supports 5.1), a usb adapter for 5.1 is needed. If you use the auxillary input, you'll only get a 2.1 effect.

I think one main drawback of this system is the length of the rear speaker wires. And they cannot be also supplemented with additional wiring.This restricts the placement of the rear speakers.

But the price and the quality of the speakers is unbeatable. Overall it's a very good buy..

~kaustav ghoshal