Monsoon MH-505 6-Piece Surround Sound Speaker System

by Monsoon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000066SSU
• Item model number: MH-505
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Product Description

Watch out for this Monsoon 6-piece surround sound speaker system. It incorporates a new high-powered bandpass subwoofer and revolutionary PFTM-^Y (Planar Focus Technology), which offers incredible clarity and extremely detailed imaging. By offering directional control, fast transient response, and very low distortion, these computer speakers set a bold new performance benchmark for surround sound systems, and enhance your DVD movie watching and video game playing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Audiophile sound for the PC desktop has come!, September 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Monsoon MH-505 6-Piece Surround Sound Speaker System (Electronics)

I have been looking for a 5.1 surround sound system [reasonably priced] for quite some time. My search finally ended with the Monsoon MH-505 and Turtle Beach Santa Cruz system.

There is nothing in the pc environment that matches the musicality and clarity of this system. Just listening to this sytem will want to make you re-encode your entire MP3 collection so you can hear every little detail. DVD's come through loud and clear, and music is simply awe inspiring. I have not played games with this system, as I use it primarily for music and DVD. Be aware that this system does take some playing time for the speakers to be fully broken in.

Bassheads may find the bass a little lacking, but for most music and DVD's, the subwoofer puts out an adequate amount of sound. I'm very pleased.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Inspire series!, January 12, 2003

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Nate Esteban "2winspapa" (Kenai, Alaska USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsoon MH-505 6-Piece Surround Sound Speaker System (Electronics)

I have owned the Creative Labs Inspire 4.1 series speakers and heard their 5.1 series and although they sound good these speakers sound even better....they sound GREAT! Very clean but not sterile (you audiophiles will know what I mean) it still has a way of retaining it's organic nature which sound and music should have. I also had difficulty detecting distortion or hiss, and if I did I attributed it to the original recording since some of the music I like to download is from the 60's & 70's, even then most of it was sparkling clean sounding.

The price was great (hint...gateway.com until amazon decides to carry it).

It also has very nice features such as the control allows for fading/focus/balance, mute, and has a headphone jack (features I like to have!).

It'a also a very cool system to look at with it's flat design, but you wouldn't be able to tell by the sound these babies produce. Go ahead! PUMP up the volume!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your ordinary computer speaker, July 6, 2003

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"jelo620" (Southern California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsoon MH-505 6-Piece Surround Sound Speaker System (Electronics)

I just bought this system 2 days ago and already I cannot keep myself from wanting to listen to music and watch movies on my computer. The sound quality is excellent as the satellites have both tweeters (the planar driver) and midrange drivers, and though the subwoofer is not "earthshaking" it provides more than ample power for a bedroom. They sound more like high-end stereo speakers than computer speakers that use single full-range drivers. The flat panel design is unmistakable and very very cool. Though the satellites are a bit on the large end, the sound quality more than makes up for the space it takes up, seriously. What I do not like about the design is that you cannot hang the speakers ...Also, there are no RCA inputs. In all, this is one investment that I will not regret!