[Review] Logitech z-5500

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Grand Master

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Got these speakers a few days ago, man the box is massive! Nearly 30kg and can wake the neighbours lovely! :D

Oh yeah someone from the factory left a nice message in chinese inside the box with a mobile phone number too, it said "America we love you!". :ninja:

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lmao thats so random! :rofl:

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..Vector..

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Got these speakers a few days ago, man the box is massive! Nearly 30kg and can wake the neighbours lovely! :D

Oh yeah someone from the factory left a nice message in chinese inside the box with a mobile phone number too, it said "America we love you!". :ninja:

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Hehe, nice :p

Rising Star

Gotchaforce

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I have seen several people post whether to get the klipsch promedia ultra 5.1s or z5500. If you want digital outputs then get the z5500s, otherwise klipsch have much better sound quality, for sure. considering the price gap between the promedia ultras and then z5500s is so slim, its really surprising how many people are jumping on board for the z5500s... honestly, logitech are notorious for some muddy lows, and some uncrisp highs. This is not a biased review since i HAVE z-680s, which i prefer to these considering they use speaker wire, which is much better in my book than RCA (though the volume control is CRAP, very VERY crap). I enjoy the z680s, but sometimes regret not buying the klipsch, i just imagine how much better some of my music could be sounding with some klipschs powering them.

finally, if you are considering going from promedia 5.1 ultras to z5500s, DONT, that is like paying $270 for some speakers that probably dont sound as good with some digital outputs. If you are considering jumping from klipsch to something else, go for a $500-$800 home theatre system.

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X@vier

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hey guys, I just order a set of z5500 :D but now i need to know what wire do i need to connect it to my laptop :(

this is the sound card that I have

SigmaTel STAC9767 with wavetable, 3D effect, and 3D positioning; Dolby Headphone application simulates realistic surround sound using conventional stereo haedphones while playing DVD movies; Headphone, microphone and optical digital (SPDIF)audio-out/stereo line in-jack; 2 internal stereo speakers.

can some1 plz help me with this?

thnx in advance

X@vier

Grand Master

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If its a Stereo (2.1) then just plug the Green cable into the Headphone Socket and set the Logitech Control Pod to Stereo x2 (You will not have sound from the Centre Channel in the mode)

Id recommend getting a 5.1 Soundcard for your laptop & / or PC otherwise these speakers will be wasted.

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X@vier

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If its a Stereo (2.1) then just plug the Green cable into the Headphone Socket and set the Logitech Control Pod to Stereo x2 (You will not have sound from the Centre Channel in the mode)

Id recommend getting a 5.1 Soundcard for your laptop & / or PC otherwise these speakers will be wasted.

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What about the optical digital (SPDIF) audio-out, couldn't i use it for digital sound if i get an optical cable?

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Neowinian

SurelyNot

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Thse babies are rocking on! And there is truly nobody who can deny the power of those considering the price. You get it all for an amazing price: clear mid, sharp vocals, bombastic, absolutely heavy bass, no matter whether you are listening to a Celine Dion CD, the newest one from 3 Guys Never In or Strapping Young Lad you always get superb sound quality and no remarkable hissing at all.

Those Klipsh users are just jealous cuzz they've paid way too much for a minimally better sound quality. :devil:

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nekrosoft13

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Those Klipsh users are just jealous cuzz they've paid way too much for a minimally better sound quality.  :devil:

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i'm not Klipsh user, i'm a ****ed off Logitech user, that has to move the damn control pod cable at least once a day to get these POS speakers to stop hissing

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..Vector..

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i'm not Klipsh user, i'm a ****ed off Logitech user, that has to move the damn control pod cable at least once a day to get these POS speakers to stop hissing

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Can't you like tape the cable down in the position that it makes no hissing?

If you know what i mean? :/

Neowinian

SurelyNot

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I dunno if it was mentioned before but the very recent packages of those babies contain an updated set of the satelite boxes with NON-attached cables. Mine don't look likt this one:

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They instead have good quality loose wires that you can very well replace with longer ones or more high quality if you wish (isn't much of an issue tho).

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sarilian

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Does anybody know how to open the satelity speakers? Do they have some hidden screws or the snap-in enclosure?

I just unscrewed the stand for the speaker, but the screw fall inside the speaker and rattles now inside there.....

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Anybody knows?

I need to open them somehow, but I dunno want to destroy them....

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DMWhiteDragon

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Anybody knows?

I need to open them somehow, but I dunno want to destroy them....

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once you unscrew the stand, take off the cover and then take out the 4 rubber plugs that hold the front cover. unscrew and pull off the front, its glued along the sides, so it will take some force... but dont break it ;)

thats at least how mine were, my gf's dad was putting them up for me while i was away and he did the same thing... heh

Neowinian

sarilian

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once you unscrew the stand, take off the cover and then take out the 4 rubber plugs that hold the front cover. unscrew and pull off the front, its glued along the sides, so it will take some force...

That was so obvious... :blush:

Thanks a million for help. I fixed that :D

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