Logitech Z-5500 THX-Certified 5.1 Digital Surround Sound Speaker System
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Customer Review: awesome...
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this October 22 2:00 am west coast and got shipped that night. Very fast considering I got free shipping that was expected to be delivered 5 to 9 days. I recieved it October 28. I was one of the lucky ones (I guess) to order it when it was $279 with free shipping. I actually submitted a request for $285 few days earlier. That's for amazon.
As for the speakers... just unbelievably awesome. I've never really had good speakers and can never really tell the difference between of how good and bad speakers sound. But these speakers sound very clean and the bass is just perfect(adjustable to your liking of course) which I can honestly now say these sound way better than your typical speakers. It's as if I'm in the movie theatre. The bass isn't just the usually bass thump, but an enjoyable thump! I'm not a bass person cause I usually get headaches from it, but listening to these speakers and playing movies made me enjoy the sound cause it was natural sounding. The louder I put the volume, the better it gets. There is just no words I can say that can do justice to these speakers. You have to hear it to believe it. The controller is awesome looking and easy to use (automatically detects the type of source e.g. movie, cd, video game). The subwoofer box is pretty big so you gotta have space for it. And to me, they look pretty good too.
I am primarily using this for entertaiment use only(movies and video games) so you know these speakers must be good. Those who think $300 is worth great computer speakers, you will not be dissapointed. The sound card should be able to plug in separate front, rear, and center/subwoofer inputs. And to think, I actually thought about buying a mini system that cost the same price. One thing though, if your system is on the older side, it might be wise to upgrade because these sound a lot better with an optical fiber cable than the basic rca cable with a Y cable adapter. Coax cable I heard is pretty good too( but not the same level as the optical). My primary source is my xbox, so I had to buy an adapter for my xbox to allow optical, as well as an optical fiber cable. All worth it.
Customer Review: Remarkable product for the price!
Summary: 5 Stars
Hooked this up to new family computer in dining/family room area which has fancy soundblaster X-Fi sound card, TV tuner and radio, too. We've watched TV, listened to iPod, had FM radio playing through it and watched a THX soundtrack DVD on it so far and all were a joy to hear. This system is not at all 'tinny' as so many small sat systems can be. Speakers mount easily on walls, if desired, or stand on small areas of flat surfaces. I have a full-sized Onkyo system with separate A/V receiver, DVD player, VCR, power line management, etc in our basement TV room which puts out impressive sound and this system, though not quite as rich or full in mid-range particularly, (due to Onkyo's dual 5" mini-woofers in center and two front speakers,) is nonetheless an incredible sounding and unobtrusive little sound system. The subwoofer is big and heavy - two prerequisites for all lower priced subs that are capable of producing decent bass - so it performs well but takes some hiding. It has limitations for placement, however, because it is front-firing but also has a left side of unit bass port, which helps with its capabilities but then limits where and how it can be placed without affecting output quality. Other than that minor complication, it'll provide better sound quality than almost any Home-Theater-in-a-box system that you'll find, with very few exceptions. If you don't need to spend as little as this costs and you want 'superior' sound for a few hundred more, you should do the research on Hsu Research's entry-level system at hsuresearch.com. They are the 'real deal' in terms of high end sound at decent HTIB prices. I just didn't want to add the extra cash for a family/dining area system because I have the big one downstairs already. Overall: get this system - you will not be dissappointed! Great bang for the buck and no need for additional A/V receiver, because of tiny control unit attached to powered Sub Woofer! You can wire three different components into this unit via Digital Co-ax, 3x mini-jack computer connection, plus Optical Audio in. It even has a bonus additional mini aux input for direct iPod connection. Very cool product!Customer Review: This is a home theater in a box!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the Z-5500 after doing a good amount of research with over 95% of owners exclaiming how they loved it. This purchase was originally intended for my computer, however after opening the box, unpacking and setting everything up (about 30 min) I found that this would actually be more suited for a home theater system as opposed to a computer 5.1 setup. I live in a 2bd apt. and these speakers wouldn't be able to be used efficiently in a small bedroom (too loud) i.e. the reason for bringing them out to the living room. Let me now say "WOW!" for the price of $250 after the mail-in rebate. I do believe that you would be hard pressed to find a home theater with the same quality as these speakers for anywhere near that price. The fact you get pro logic II and THX cert. in this setup makes it that much better, and for TV and movies the 5.1 separation is fantastic. The room size I have this setup in is about 14'x18' and these speakers fill the room up nicely at about 1/2 volume, and if you really want to crank it, the speakers handle it with ease... on that note the 10" sub hits nice, clean lows and if full volume isn't enough, just keep turning up the volume and after about 1/2 turn on the nob and it goes into boost mode and you can turn it up even louder. The long and the short is, if you have a budget and cant afford a $700-1000 home theater system, I can vouch that this will tide you over until you can afford one, and once your ready to upgrade you have a great 5.1 setup for you computer... Thats my plan anyway. I am very happy with this setup and would recommend it to anyone for the price. Last thing, I read a review that stated the speakers had a hum with the volume turned up without audio playing, well they must have had a bad input signal, because I don't get a hum even if I wanted to get one... The one negative thing I have to say is that it doesn't have a HDMI connection (I know this is marketed for a computer speaker system), but with everything else they packed in, I am surprised that it wasn't included, however the optical input and the coaxial do the job for me just fine. 9 out of 10! (always leave room for improvement.Customer Review: Awesome system, only a few con's
Summary: 5 Stars
This system is a great first system, my room in my apartment is where i'm using it (which is actually more like a jail cell). It's currently hooked up optically to my xbox360 and through digital coax to my Blu-Ray player and the sound is amazing, I almost think that i've gotten better at gaming now that I can hear what is coming behind me and from the sides, etc...
The system was a breeze to set up, hook up the wires, run wires through my room and mount the speakers in a 5.1 setup, just a forewarning, the sub is HUGE, the good thing is that it has a "night mode" which tunes down the base, which is great if you live on the 2nd or higher floor and people live below you as it does get fairly loud. The included wire was not long enough to run it how I wanted ( I don't like visible wire so I ran it longer to hide it better, though it should be fine if you don't mind visible wires. Other than that you pretty much just plug and play. The control unit comes with a remote and is nice and large with a good screen on it, you can run a quick "test" of all the speakers once youre done mounting them. The surround speakers are a little hard to mount to the wall as the speaker blocks a screwdriver from really getting in there, it took a little longer but it got in. Just a minor nuisance but i think it could be the fact that i didn't have a longer screwdriver.
There isn't much in terms of options, Center speaker volume, sub volume and surround volume, all the speakers sound great for what you pay, i'm not expecting AMAZING sound from it, but at this price point you are getting a GREAT deal with some GREAT sounding speakers, the bass kicks perfectly and the mids and highs are excellent. I have a speaker in my living room that I use my iPod with, so I don't listen to much music on these speakers so I couldn't give you a total description, but for movies the score sounds amazing and the special effects sound like you're in the middle of the action
Overall, for this price i'd buy it again if I ever needed to for some reason, glad I chose this system!
Customer Review: More than I expected!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being an owner of the Z-560's (4.1) I had been wanting to upgrade to the Z-680's for the center channel capability and the option of going digital. I have beeen watching the Z-5500 reviews and prices since this products introduction.
The only drawback was that I saw some reviews that indicated that the speaker connectors were using the RCA type connectors. That was the only thing that had been a bone of contention for me. My splicing and mechanical skills are good so I could deal with it.
Well, I went ahead and took the plunge and found them on Amazon for a better price than other places I had been considering. I recieved the package in 24 hours with standard UPS ground! Mostly because the wherehouse was only 40 minutes from my location. It came as an unmarked box, but the real retail box was inside. (good idea)
Once I got it to my home, I began the transition and noticed the speakers had the better pushlock type connector as opposed to the RCA jack type I had seen in the reviews! :happynod: I immediately stopped and went to my local electronics store and got some monster cable!
Another thing I noticed is the direct analog cables are a little short for my liking. It is a little prohibitive with my placement preference. I'd like to see a few feet added to the cable. Of couse making my own is not a big deal.
Setup was a breeze, it looks much more refined than the 680/560's and I believe the sound is better over the 680's but I have only been in someone elses house and listening to it on their own setup and configuration so, while you might see reviews saying the 680's are better, don't forget that everyones setup/soundsource/tone levels & room acoustics are different. But from the 560's the one noticible difference is the bass...obviously. Shakes your britches! I haven't had a chance to play anything at high levels yet but I really am happy with my purchase.
So if you were concerned about the speaker connectors, don't worry, it looks as if Logitech listened.
I think you'll love them.