Customer Reviews

Creative Labs Gigaworks Pro Gamer G500 5.1-Channel Speaker System

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Update: I did buy the logitech 5300 and although it was OK it did not compare to the Creative so I have now purchased my 3rd progamer 500. Hopefully this one will last longer (it has been 3 months so far). I have upgraded my rating to 3 stars because without question this system has the best sound. I just wish it would last longer.

I really like the sound from the Creative Pro Gamer 500 system. I also have 2 logitech 5500 systems and the creative sound is definitely superior. Unfortunately the first creative system I bought quit after slightly more than 1 year. Since I liked the sound a lot I bought a second one. Now it has quit too after about 7 months. The problem on both systems was overheating of the subwoofer. The logitech systems have large heat sinks to dissipate the heat which the creative system does not have. This is probably why my logitech systems have been working for years while the creative systems seem to fail early. I am going to try mounting a fan in the case but this will probably mess up the great sound. After 2 failures in a row with creative systems, next time I will buy logitech.

I own these speakers and have paired them with a X-Fi Platinum. Just awesome. The satellites are clear, the bass is booming and the surround is amazing. They are great for movies and music and INCREDIBLE for games.

For the price, these stand out as a truly amazing speaker system for the PC. Sitting at roughly $200 these speakers are powerful, yet not too powerful. I live in an apartment. I can hardly turn this system up to even 50% levels most of the time. What are normal people going to do with Logitech's MONSTER of a sub-woofer (over 500W, WHAT??). Additionally Logitech's system's sub-woofer is so powerful that you need to place your computer tower a good ways away as the magnets within will actually screw up your computer.

Here's the bottom-line: I wanted these speakers for my PC. Not for my TV, not for my DVD Player, not as a home theater system. The G500 were NOT designed for that. They were designed to be awesome PC speakers and that's what they are.

One last note, for those of you not looking to run speaker wires and mount the rear satellites on the wall, these speakers also have stands (which you need to purchase separately). This makes the surround experience much easier to deal with. Check out the MT1200 creative stands, its worth it.

I got these speakers yesterday and WOW, they are amazing, extremely loud and crystal clear. In fact these are soo loud, the volume up half way made my sisters pictures turn the side, and pictures on th e desk fall off. These Speakers are perfect for the price.
Pro:
crystal clear
easy setup
Super loud
awesome surround sound
Cons:
Wires to speakers are a little to short especially for rear
(for my situation 15ft x 15ft room)

Speakers were great until, the subwoofer started to suddenly turn itself off every now and then. First we thought we'll live with it, since it would start working again ones you turn the main switch on the woofer off and turn it back on, and it would work fine. but the it got worst and the rate of it abruptly turning off increased to every couple of hours. and now it doesn't work at all. Turns out that a lot of people have faced the same problem, and creative has a terrible tech support. we are disappointed and will never buy any creative product again. we are going to sell it on ebay.

Believe it or not, I was directed from a Circuit City sales kid not buy the Harmon Kardon speakers system at the store and stick with Creative (which they didnt carry). I was impressed that he actually steered me right. I am more impressed with this system. I had an older Creative 2.1 and this is a signifcant upgrade. I'm not a Gamer - I do custom mixing (MixMeister) for fun on the home PC and this upgrade was worth it. Huge base for the money.

Everything sounds great on these speakers, and truly the sound quality shines with piano and jazz music being played through my bluegears sound card. The bass is crisp and even when it is cranked down, the sound quality is phenomenal. I would recommend this product to any audio freak out there. You can't get much better than this without spending a heck of a lot more money for minimal sound improvements.

I bought this unit a while back. While the sound is just fine, it constantly cuts out. I think it trips an internal breaker or something. It stops working and I have to shut it down and let it cool before I can use it again. Customer service was of little help. Save your money, and choose another unit.

I am a self proclaimed audiophile and have been looking for a decent surround system for my computer. I wanted Something with a little more oomph than my Logitech 5300 and definitely more bass. I also wanted something the could faithfully reproduce my music (jazz and rock mainly) and create an enthralling movie experience.

I found this system and read reviews from many sites and decided i would give it a try. Well this system definitely gives you some oomph, i never have to turn it bast 1/3 of its volume to fill up my average sized dorm room easily. Its subwoofer is definitely big and powerful. Each satellite speaker has a built in mini-sub which allows even the surround speakers to deliver a full sound.

Games sound fantastic, movies are fully realized and music sounds great across all five speakers.

The only problem i have run into with this system is a sometimes over powering bass. (Putting this system in a larger room would help dissipate the bass and probably fix this problem). Although this isn't a Klipsch 7.1 audio system, it stands on its own as a very worthy computer sound system.

Do not buy these speakers. Its an attractive price with good specifications, but there are well documented cases of the subwoofer shorting out after a few months of ownership. Also, the satellite speakers use an irregular voltage/wattage (unsure of terms), rendering them useless on any other non-Creative stereo. Now I have a bunk sound system. Creative has lost a customer

Nice set of speakers and good features, but a big annoyance is there .... which is: the VERY VERY short speakers cables!! Yes, they are short to the extent that you should NEVER expect that you will take the toy out of the box and start enjoying! Instead, you should expect some effort to be done first to seek some electronic technician help to create a special extension for the supplied cables!!!

Big shame!!