Logitech Z-5500 Question

Heres a few comments from other people about these speakers:


*Gasp*.... I was amazed as soon as i grabbed the box.. Huge!! Got it home and opened it up right away... everything i needed was there, plus a massive Subwoofer!! I got it set up in minutes with more than enough wires for the speakers and let it rip! The sound that comes from the speakers is crystal clear!! Adjust the sub to preference and let it pound with the addition of your soundcard and its software!! The sound is incredible, sounds amazing even form the other side of my house, no distortion! If you were to listen to a water droplet, you would hear every splash, every ripple, and every echo to perfection... AHHHH I wanna go home and listen to music!!



Simply Awesome! I had the Klipsch Pro Media Ultra before until the amp died out on me (twice) so I decided to get the Logitech z5500 instead and to my ears, these sets from Logitech sound much better than the PMU's I previously owned. I don't do much gaming so this system is primarily used for listening to music and watching DVD's and let me tell you, these are arguably the best sounding system that can be had for the PC. The highs are crystal clear ( I mean ''make your ears bleed'' clear), the mids are great and the bass....my oh my, the bass is just ungodly. When people say it shakes things in the house, they weren't exagerrating. I don't understand why some people say the Logitechs don't sound as clear as the PMU's but this is simply not so. With the right settings in your EQ, these sound simply amazing. And yes, they are very clear. Aside from the many options it offers like an external decoder and tons of inputs, these speakers are a great bang for the buck




Amazing. Had 0 problems and would buy them again and again. The subwoofer, on the other side of the room about 15 feet away, was so powerful that after listening to it 5 minutes at 3/4 volume, it rattled a mug off of the shelf above the computer which dropped and cut me. Make sure nothing can fall, because this system will do the trick. Buy it now.




This speaker system is the best of the best, end of story. Not only does it give out enough bass to injur your internal organs, but it is also able to bring out the highest notes with the sattelites. The only problem with this system is that the speaker wires are fixed into the speakers, making it difficult to set them up in a big room, but these speakers aren't designed for a big room anyways... These speakers are praised by auto experts everywhere, and are dirt cheap. If you are looking for speakers for anything, this is your system.





WoW!!!! if you want any sort of sound system this is definately the one....It is amazing by far the best u can buy for your money!!!!! Its Crystal Clear Sound Out of the Speakers and The Sub has great crisp bass!!!! RECOMENDED seriously!!!




ok well they are gooooood...i know because about 9 pm last night i got a little visit from the local police telling me to turn it down...and i live in the country the people who live next door live about a minute away by car so i guess if u got money to pay all those noise pollution tickets get them.....WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOO





SIMPLY AMAZING SOUND! I hardly use my stereo system any more because this speaker system sounds so good. In fact, I wouldn't have bought the stereo system if I owned this speaker system first. Great price and awesome sound!
 
The only problem with this system is that the speaker wires are fixed into the speakers, making it difficult to set them up in a big room,


Pic?
They should be seperate wires you stick into the speaker then the sub.
 
Does anyone else still have the problems of random loud clicks and pops ?

I recently replaced my fairly basic anti-surge strip wit a fairly expensive belkin pureav surge/isolator powerstrip with its emi/rfi filter features and it still dont get rid of it :(.

Makes me wonder if the damn pod itself is the root cause and picking up static in the air :/
 
Yeah, the speakers are extremely sensitive to switches in my house, even across the other side and especially my kitchen tube which is in the room below... Still, I don't notice now really.
 
Psypher5 said:
The only problem with this system is that the speaker wires are fixed into the speakers, making it difficult to set them up in a big room,


Pic?
They should be seperate wires you stick into the speaker then the sub.
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All you need is a RCA exextension lead to make them longer.
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Plus theres seperate wire now with the secound version of the z-5500. So basically if you order the Z-5500 you should get the new version,, and heres the pic again of the new version
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I already have some mate, just you mentioned the wire was attached to the speakers? *using image one in your post*, but the bottom picture of the speakers and sub, doesnt need that cable at all?
 
Can you set up the z-5500 so the sub works from the speakers somehow from the volume pob?? Cos with my onboard sound, the sub socket gets disabled for some strange reason in some games, If you can I wont buy a new soundcard when I get my speakers, and ther I can get a better one later on
 
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sub line likely only gets used with 5.1 content. the sub has a fixed crossover frequency so not needed on the soundcard so sub line isnt needed for normal audio as the sub seperated the bass from the current input.
 
so basically, if the sub dont work in a game, I will be able to change the settings on the volume pod, and get the sub working from the speaker signals??? Like 2x stereo or what ever its called?
 
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MadMatty said:
Does anyone else still have the problems of random loud clicks and pops ?

I recently replaced my fairly basic anti-surge strip wit a fairly expensive belkin pureav surge/isolator powerstrip with its emi/rfi filter features and it still dont get rid of it :(.

Makes me wonder if the damn pod itself is the root cause and picking up static in the air :/
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I get popping and clicking when switches are turned on anywhere in the house.

I also get a massive click when I accidently knock the metal leg of my chair against the heatsink fins on the subwoofer!

Also had a fuse (the one in the sub) blowout within a week of getting them. Dropped Logitech an email and they sent a new one which hasn't blown yet.

Would not change the Z-5500's though as they're good speakers - for PC and 360.
 
Heres part of a review, thats quite intresting.....

because the subwoofer is gigantic, it creates a deadly EM (electro-magnetic) field, meaning if you put your pc within 2 feet of the subwoofer or any piece of electronics no matter what it is you can cause some serious damage, especially if its prolonged contact. The field is so strong that it increases EMI coming from the power lines that can sometimes create random pops or puffs of sound to your speakers both soft and hard sounds.
The length of wire for each speaker is more than long enough to accomodate your room, but the master control unit to the subwoofer system has a limited cable.
Despite the amazing quality in sound and thx certified it is definatly worth owning if you can afford it. BUT if you buy this hardware YOU MUST purchase/own a surge protector that can protect the sound from increased EMI fields as well as have enough room so that the EM field within the woofer doesn't make contact with your pc equipment. If you don't you will experience mayhem poofs and puffs coming from your speakers and may risk damage to other components.
Amazing but Dangerous!
 
speedy2004 said:
Heres part of a review, thats quite intresting.....

because the subwoofer is gigantic, it creates a deadly EM (electro-magnetic) field, meaning if you put your pc within 2 feet of the subwoofer or any piece of electronics no matter what it is you can cause some serious damage, especially if its prolonged contact. The field is so strong that it increases EMI coming from the power lines that can sometimes create random pops or puffs of sound to your speakers both soft and hard sounds.
The length of wire for each speaker is more than long enough to accomodate your room, but the master control unit to the subwoofer system has a limited cable.
Despite the amazing quality in sound and thx certified it is definatly worth owning if you can afford it. BUT if you buy this hardware YOU MUST purchase/own a surge protector that can protect the sound from increased EMI fields as well as have enough room so that the EM field within the woofer doesn't make contact with your pc equipment. If you don't you will experience mayhem poofs and puffs coming from your speakers and may risk damage to other components.
Amazing but Dangerous!
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You know what, I just tried plugging my Z5500's into the Mastercube surge protector which protects my computer and I haven't heard popping with light switches so far :confused: - perhaps there is something in it. The surge protector seems to buffer out the minor changes in power well.
 
speedy2004 said:
so basically, if the sub dont work in a game, I will be able to change the settings on the volume pod, and get the sub working from the speaker signals??? Like 2x stereo or what ever its called?
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I been re-reading your posts just to get a clear picture of whats going on. Have you got the Z5500 speakers already connected or is it a speaker set you awaiting to recieve ?

I cant think why the sub would stop working in a game as this speaker set automaticaly pulls the bass frequency from the input signal. On other speaker sets you may need to use "Bass Redirect" option in the soundcard drivers to have the card do the seperation and send down the dedicated sub line which intern enables the sub volume sliders on the soundcard. There is a dedicated sub volume setting on the speaker set though too that you are free to change. In fact its abit too boomy on its default setting.
 
I havent got these speakers yet, cos no money

Yeah about the sound prob. my creative fourpoint surround speakers that im using at the mo, the sub works from the speaker signals. I just want to know is there a setting on the z-55000 that makes the sub work from the speaker signals. Then when I play a game that disables the sub socket on the pc, I can just change a setting on the pod and tell the sub to work fron the speaker signals?

Im using a realtek AC'97 onboard sound, it can take upto a 7.1 speaker setup. So a few weeks a go I tried a 5.1(6 channel) speaker setup with a 5.1 speakers that came with a dvd player. Anyway got them setup, and used the software from my realtek drivers that tests all 6 channels, and they worked fine.. Then I tried playing my mp3s, they also worked fine all 6 channels worked. Then tried cm4,hl2 and the dam centre and sub channel got disabled with these games.

I spent hours trying to figger out the prob, evern updated the drivers but that didnt solve the disabling of the sub/centre sound. So I gave up and went back to my 4.1 speakers

Heres a pic of the 4channel and 6channel setup thing for the onboard sound

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Like I said the tests work fine and windows seems fine with 5.1(6chl), its just some games disable the sub/centre socket, and I cant for the life figger out why.

But only the 2 speakers work watching a dvd in surround mode in power dvd, but if I put it to 2 speaker mode in powerdvd, all speakers work. now whats that all about?? :confused: :confused:
 
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Im not sure what to surgest as it is a ...bizarre issue if i may call it that.
in regards to the z5500 there is no selection between utilising the sub line or not. If there is an LFE signal, it will use it. If not, it has a built in crossover frequency to take it from the current input (so you still get bass from all stereo inputs - digital&analogue).

A dedicated soundcard should cure the problem for current speakers though, no need for jack sensing as theres a dedicated line for everything.

In the meantime though, have you tried the very latest realtek drivers from there own site ? Wont have the gigabyte graphics, but may be newer. I tried my own z5500 speakers on the Realteck ALC650 audio on my nf7 and they appeared to work without issue (although games seem quite bland without the eax3/4).

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads.aspx
 
This seems like the place to post.

I'm very tempted to get this set in the bery near distant future. However i'm concerened about my soundcard which is a plain old Audigy 2 ZS.

What can i actually expect from this speaker set, will i be getting the full DTS, DD, etc etc treatment from the films i watch or would i be needing one of those x-plosion cards?

I mean what does optical and coax really mean for the sound?
 
MadMatty said:
Im not sure what to surgest as it is a ...bizarre issue if i may call it that.
in regards to the z5500 there is no selection between utilising the sub line or not. If there is an LFE signal, it will use it. If not, it has a built in crossover frequency to take it from the current input (so you still get bass from all stereo inputs - digital&analogue).

A dedicated soundcard should cure the problem for current speakers though, no need for jack sensing as theres a dedicated line for everything.

In the meantime though, have you tried the very latest realtek drivers from there own site ? Wont have the gigabyte graphics, but may be newer. I tried my own z5500 speakers on the Realteck ALC650 audio on my nf7 and they appeared to work without issue (although games seem quite bland without the eax3/4).

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads.aspx
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So if the z5500 dosent detect any input going though the sub socket, the sub will get the sound from the speakers right??

Yeah I have the latest realtek drivers from there site, but sill no diff,, What I think is directx thinks its not a onboard surround , cos like with quake 4,doom3 and fear, the 3d hardware wont enable. Should it enable if you have a surround sound or not???

My system if very odd,, probably cos I build it :p
 
Jaz said:
This seems like the place to post.

I'm very tempted to get this set in the bery near distant future. However i'm concerened about my soundcard which is a plain old Audigy 2 ZS.

What can i actually expect from this speaker set, will i be getting the full DTS, DD, etc etc treatment from the films i watch or would i be needing one of those x-plosion cards?

I mean what does optical and coax really mean for the sound?
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Don't worry, that is what I have. I use the digital out on the Audigy 2 and have pass through selected so I get full DTS and DD as the sub decodes it instead of the sound card. It's only games with digital sound where you need the Xplosion/X-Mystique.
 
I've got these speakers, they're fantastic, didn't regret buying them at all! :D
The sub is indeed huge, attracts a lot of dust too :P As for putting your PC near it... well I decided to take a risk and my PC is about half a foot away from it, the speakers being on all the time and nearly up to half volume.
No damage yet ;D

My speakers are the version 2 ones, where you wire it yourself, no RCA stuff. Heatsink does get hot fairly often, but not boiling, I find my control unit heats up most, especially when I use the digital input.
 
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