replacing logitech 906

spartan225 · 24 Sep 2015 at 20:05

Hi guys,

i have a Logitech 906 set that has an intermittent fault causing it to "freeze". Not really sure what causes it, but its at the point now where i can't put up with it any longer.

I'm trying to find the cheapest way to replace them while keeping the level of audio i am receiving. I would also like to still be able to connect my Xbox one via optical still.

Any ideas?

Akagi · 24 Sep 2015 at 20:12

I assume they are out of warranty?

spartan225 · 24 Sep 2015 at 21:02

Yes they are, i brought them second hand a year ago for £100. Absolutely love them, not sure how i could try to fix them myself otherwise i would.

Purgatory · 25 Sep 2015 at 01:18

Try a factory reset :-

- Turn the Control Console off.

- Press and hold down the Input button for 8-10 seconds.

- The LEDS should illuminate and you will hear a 'pop' from the speakers.

See FAQ #23019 for further information.

spartan225 · 25 Sep 2015 at 13:53

Purgatory said:
Try a factory reset :-

- Turn the Control Console off.

- Press and hold down the Input button for 8-10 seconds.

- The LEDS should illuminate and you will hear a 'pop' from the speakers.

See FAQ #23019 for further information.

I have tried the factory reset quite a few times now, does nopthing to help the problem. I think it may be an overheating issue, but it happens when they are on a very low volume aswell.

j0s · 25 Sep 2015 at 14:45

Try Logitech support, been pretty good for me in the past

Marsman · 25 Sep 2015 at 15:14

As above, certainly worth trying Logitech support. A few people have had success with out of warranty products, so it's worth a try.

There's no other surround speaker system with digital input for similar money (£100), except maybe a cheapish DVD based all in one 5.1 system. They aren't particularly great though, and have a serious lack of inputs.

spartan225 · 25 Sep 2015 at 15:51

Ok, i will try Logitech support. I have been considering getting a used av receiver and re using these speakers, but then i would also have to get a new sub. not sure if this is possible. I can probably stretch to £200 to sort something

Marsman · 25 Sep 2015 at 17:36

If you get no joy with Logitech, a used AV receiver is a possibility. You'll have to make sure it accepts 4 Ohm speakers though, which is what the Z906 speakers are. Most modern AV receivers take 6-8 Ohm speakers. If you do find one that takes 4 Ohm speakers it will almost certainly be am older one, probably pre HDMI.

Akagi · 25 Sep 2015 at 18:32

Actually most amps are rated for 4Ohm and 8Ohm, 6Ohm amps are quite rare!

Regardless, the resistance rating of the speakers and amp don't need to be the same.

Marsman · 25 Sep 2015 at 19:54

It's not so easy to say that most amps are rated for 4-8 Ohm speakers, because while there maybe quite a few that will take 4 Ohm speakers, that isn't for all channels, not for budget up to mid range at least.

Also not sure why you think 6 Ohm is rare. Yamaha RXV377 is rated as 6 Ohm minimum speaker requirement. The more expensive RXA840 and RXV779, will take 4 Ohm on the fronts, but the rest have to be 6 Ohm. Same goes for the 1050 which costs £1k.

Pioneer VSX329 is also 6 Ohm minimum. Although, that's a budget model and so is the RXV377. More expensive receivers will take 4 Ohm speakers, but even the £500 Pioneer VSX930 is 6 Ohm minimum.

The Pioneer SLCX58 can take 4 Ohm on all channels, but that's £900.

Looks like to get 4 Ohm on all channels, it will have to be a high end model. OP might be able to get a high end model of a few years ago that is capable of 4 Ohm across all channels for a reasonable amount of money. He will still need a subwoofer as well though.

spartan225 · 29 Sep 2015 at 16:00

so, looks like i can get a Onkyo HT-R380 av receiver and speaker set for under £100. think i may go for this for now. at least until i finish at uni. Logitech support were no help unfortunately.

Marsman · 29 Sep 2015 at 18:31

If that includes the speakers as well, then that's not too bad at all really, as a short term purchase.

It's just a shame that the receiver does not have a subwoofer pre out. Otherwise, you could have just swapped the speakers for a better 5.1 set when funds allow. You could still do that with the 5 channels, no problem, but getting a good passive subwoofer will be nigh on impossible. All good subwoofers are active, even budget ones. Rarely do passive ones exist outside of these low budget all inclusive 5.1 systems.

Still, going for the Onkyo is the probably best you could do, without spending easily double or more on a suitable receiver for the existing speakers and then a half decent active subwoofer.