Originally Posted By: davekro
John, I read the above link, then clicked on 'next' page. This article declaring that the Xbox 5.1 system has as good a sound quality as any high end system, or VERY close. Do you believe this to be true?


I owned that system. It doesn't have the clarity of my Axioms, and it can't compete at higher volume levels, but at moderate levels it was very pleasant to listen to. It did much better when I had it in a smaller room. I ended up listening to certain music on it quite a lot, probably because of its softer presentation.

I'd probably say Peter Aczel's thumbs-up was a bit too emphasized, but at the price, it did very well. It would be nice if there was a system with similar technologies but higher component quality at not an unreasonable cost. I think there's a lot of potential for fully-integrated systems, where every piece was designed to work with every other piece.