[Review] Logitech z-5500

[kenetik]

See the stands the speakers are on? I need to know where to get these please.. Thanks

[pussyfootin]

I can totally agree with the digital cable that broadcasts in 5.1 it's such a huge difference, The Movie Network broadcasts a lot of movies with 5.1 audio and I just love it, the ones that are not 5.1 play as "pro logic II" and its just not the same. The bass is a lot more defined with Dolby 5.1 and there is a bigger difference between the quiet and loud noises.

You have both versions of the speakers? By any chance have you ever had both of them hooked up simultaneously from the same source? I'm curious as to how big a difference of power it is with 2 sets hooked up at once.

the newer set with speaker wire sounds better because u can use a higher grade of wire and makes a huge difference on surround sound.. base is slightly deeper but not much the coax does sound better on the speaker wire ver also.

See the stands the speakers are on? I need to know where to get these please.. Thanks

those would be from walmart or bestbuy i do believe.. they around 50$ at bestbuy.. not sure at walmart

[kenetik]

Thanks I found a similar set at walmart for 30$

[lsquare]

Thanks I found a similar set at walmart for 30$

what's it called though?

[lsquare]

One last question...Can I actually use the SPIDF from my soundcard and connect to the speakers?

[pussyfootin]

yep.. enable digital out and it will work.. however when doing this it might not sound as good as if u used the 3 cables depends on ur soundcard/source

[kenetik]

(^_^) Got mine today, went and spent $13 on a optical cable.. and $30 on some stands for the 2 rear speakers.. Very impressed. But the sub is effin huge, it shocked me when I saw it.. As well as the receiver unit, its very large too.

Outy..

[Michael Verdirame]

Hi everyone, my Z 680s have developed a crackling static sound every time i turn the volume nob... I got them as a gift less than a year ago! When I called Logitech about it they said they won't replace them w/o a reciept?!?! Now what am I supposed to do :( ... I got them as a gift almost a full year ago... they expect me to have a recept? Any tips?

[Noxel]

I just bought the z-5500's today, aswell as the xfi xtrememusic soundcard, and damn am i impressed, so much better then my old setup. :)

[Capt.Curran]

too many pages to read :blink: :blink: anyway theres a rumor going around that they are droping the price on the speakers, so i mite be ordering the speakers next week or when they gone down....

Here what i be buying

Logitech Z-5500 = ?210

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition = ?158b>

now i read some of these pages, someone said you dont get the cables??? and use Opical or other wires???

help, could you tell me anything about the speakers that mite help. thank yo:):)

[OPaul]

Newegg has $50 off these right now. I'm currently debating whether or not to get them or the Creative ProGamer G500s. Any advice?

[Capt.Curran]

too many pages to read :blink: :blink: anyway theres a rumor going around that they are droping the price on the speakers, so i mite be ordering the speakers next week or when they gone down....

Here what i be buying

Logitech Z-5500 = ?210

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS Edition = ?158b>

now i read some of these pages, someone said you dont get the cables??? and use Opical or other wires???

help, could you tell me anything about the speakers that mite help. thank yo:):)

well anyone ????:huh:h:

[OPaul]

well anyone ???? :huh:

They don't come with optical cables, no. But they include all the other cables you would need to hook them up to your computer.

[Noveed]

hmm really want these speakers, ncie review btw

*adds to wishlist*

[Cloud Constructors]

I'm getting these speakers once they're in stock. I can get them for $300 CAD!

[red-i]

I'm pickin these badboys up within a week or so.. can't wait!

question.. i've got an older sb live 5.1.. i'll still have no problems doing full passthrough via coax right?

i will be upgrading to an audigy 2ZS for sure though.. eventually

[omni99]

anyone know if I can use the optical out on my onboard sound(realtek7.1) and also install my sb audigy 2(value), or will it create a conflict? I would think that since spdif(optical out) is just pass thru, it would work, but not sure. thanks for help

[red-i]

why would you run both? i dont' think the realtek chips are all that.. you could just use coax out on your audigy 2... or try both and see what you like better?

[plaskos]

once your motherboard detects that you have physically inserted a PCI sound card (your audigy) it will automatically disable your onboard sound. You won't be able to run both your onboard sound as well as your audigy at the same time.

As for quality wise, you won't notice a difference between using onboard and the audigy card if you just run spdif passthrough, but Creative would most likely give you more advanced equalizer settings.

In the end of it all I'd recommend using the Audigy card, taking advantage of the digital output for stuff like movies/music, and then using the 6 channel direct (Analog) connection when you play games (Creative CMSS 2 is what you want to use when you play games)

[MiG-]

once your motherboard detects that you have physically inserted a PCI sound card (your audigy) it will automatically disable your onboard sound. You won't be able to run both your onboard sound as well as your audigy at the same time.

that is a load of twoddle ive ran 2 sound cards b4.

[red-i]

picked up my set yesterday, and I got the version with the speaker wires ya! sounds absolutely amazing, though it was too late at night to crank it up.. that'll have to wait for this evening muahahahahah

[plaskos]

that is a load of twoddle ive ran 2 sound cards b4.

I guess I could be proved wrong, did you run 2 PCI sound cards at once? Or 1 PCI sound card along with your onboard sound from your motherboard? I've tried running my Audigy 2 ZS along with my onboard AC'97 sound and I found that the AC'97 would auto disable when the Audigy was inserted. And I guess the final point to my reasoning is that in bios settings the onboard sound has 2 options, "Auto" or "Disabled", there is no "Enabled" option making it permanetly stay on.

[Oblivion.]

I guess I could be proved wrong, did you run 2 PCI sound cards at once? Or 1 PCI sound card along with your onboard sound from your motherboard? I've tried running my Audigy 2 ZS along with my onboard AC'97 sound and I found that the AC'97 would auto disable when the Audigy was inserted. And I guess the final point to my reasoning is that in bios settings the onboard sound has 2 options, "Auto" or "Disabled", there is no "Enabled" option making it permanetly stay on.

My 5.1 card, and onboard sound both work fine, if I had speakers plugged into the onboard, and PCI soundcards, I could chose which speakers I wanted to use.

[red-i]

hey guys i just noticed i have the faint hum in the sub that everyone's talking about. i can hear it from about 2 feet away and closer. what's the deal here? can this be solved with a good surge protector/signal cleaner or is this something i should just rma? my set has the detachable speaker wires as well btw.

other than that these speakers sound absolutely insane. i grabbed 2 dts/thx/dolby digital demo discs and they blow me away. i'd rather not have this sub hum though...

[Googintosh]

-> Qui_Gon

The power cable in my version is just a Euro-cable

So the power source is internal - for sure (it adds to the enourmous weight of the sub)

I also got this speaker set a few weeks ago - damn it was heavy to carry from the local post office to my home :wacko:

One thing about this speaker set is REALLY annoying me.. I only use the set for PC (connected both Coax and direct 6 ch) - I use the onboard nVIDIA nForce APU / Soundstorm, but there is a constant background hiss on these speakers - both on 6 ch direct and on Coax (S/DIF). The hiss is constant - It stays the same eventhough the volume is changed.. The only way to shut dem up is the press mute or select the Optical input (which is not connected)

Perhaps this is normal with a speaker set of this "size"?

Could the cables between the control unit and the SoundStorm I use (too long) be the reason?

Another odd thing

Sometimes when the speakersystem is turned off - the subwoofer makes a loud low-freq humming sound. I suspect the internal powersupply.. Anyone else heard this?

I've had the speakers for two months now. I just noticed this hiss but when the room is quiet.

However, I don't notice the hum from the subwoofer. I put my ear to it and its pitch quiet.