Surprise punch
This is the latest 5.1 channel speaker offering from Creative’s stables. However, this diminutive audio device acquired quite a few double takes. Let’s look at the physical attributes and build first. The wires for the rear satellite are adequately long, while the ones for the front pair were a tad short. The volume control is on a wired remote dial similar to the older Creative Inspire systems like the 5200, except for the bass control, which is located on the back panel of the subwoofer. This is quite a pain since most of us don’t have perfectly normalized files and have to reach for the bass control almost as often as the volume knob.
The T6160 speaker system is positioned as a gaming and move entertainment device. Still, what else is a good speaker for, if not music? So we brought out our Creative Audigy 2 Platinum soundcard and gave it a thorough run with tracks from various genres, before moving on the games and movies. The sound quality was unexpectedly good, especially the highs. The mids were slightly suppressed and instrument separation started dropping in the more instrument heavy tracks. Bass was quite tight and while being more powerful than we expected considering the RMS rating and size of the downward-firing subwoofer, it could’ve been better. The speakers retained clarity without distortion till about 70 per cent up its volume spectrum, which is quite good for a speaker system in this range. Coming to movies and games, the rumble of the theatre and the location-based sounds of games were rendered quite well. Overall, a worthy contender if you’re shopping for an entry-level 5.1 system.
Contact:
Compuage Infocom Ltd
Phone: +91-92233 25430
Email: vinod.thakkar@compuageindia.com
Website: http://in.creative.com
Price: Rs. 4,999
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Specifications:
Power: 6 Watts RMS satellites 20 Watts RMS subwoofer
Frequency response: 40Hz- 20kHz
SNR: >75dB
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Ratings:
Features————–6
Performance———7
Build quality———6.5
Value for money—–7
Overall—————-7
Credit: Digit
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