Sound advice for the 360

dannyjo22

dannyjo22

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As ive said before I'm running my 360 on my dell2405 and curently have a cheap set of speakers 5.1 that I got for my pc and were perfectly adequate.

It has no other inputs so I can connect my 360 to it but I'm robbing my pc of a channel or only getting one channel on my xbox360. Its ok for now but not great.

So i'm looking for a good 5.1 set up or maybe even 2.1 that I can connect both the 360 and PC too. I also dont want to have to have the pc on when i just want to use the xbox.

Do any of these fit that criteria

Creative I-Trigue 5.1 5600 Speakers - Retail (SP-052-CL)

Creative GigaWorks 5.1 G500 THX® Pro Gamer Speakers - Retail (SP-067-CL)

Logitech Z-5400 THX® Certified 5.1 310 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-035-LG)

Which one is the best bet and will they do the job I want.? Any other better suggestion will be gratefully recieved :)

Thanks again to boogle who helped me get my sound running so far :)
 
The only one of those that actually would work in true 5.1 sound from the Xbox 360 is the Logitech package.

The others don't have Dolby Digital optical support. So best bet is to go for the logitech, as it supports multiple inputs and will probably be a very good all round speaker setup.
 
DaveyD said:
The only one of those that actually would work in true 5.1 sound from the Xbox 360 is the Logitech package.

The others don't have Dolby Digital optical support. So best bet is to go for the logitech, as it supports multiple inputs and will probably be a very good all round speaker setup.
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++ :)

I have the 5500's and it's fantastic :D
 
Thanks guys can you do me a favour, whats the dimensions of the sub, how big is it?

So the logitech would enable me to run both without cable switching or having power on?
 
I dont know the exact details of any of the above but it sounds like you'd be better off buying a proper amp and speakers. You want something which will accept multiple optical digital cables plus phono etc then just use the amp to select the source. You can also start off with 2.1 then add more speakers as you see fit.

Edit - just looked at the logitech specs and I see it does accept multiple sources, but only 2 optical ins. I'd still say a proper amp would be better. Its amazing how quickly you'd start filling up optical plugs! I've currently got my 360, xbox1, sky+ and DVD player all connected via optical, which you couldnt do with the logitech.
 
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Yeah I did look at that option but Its all set up in a box room, the sound quality just needs to be a as good as it was with the £50 phillips speakers I had but with more inputs so I dont need to switch stuff around of lose channels by splitting. I see your edit and I know what you mean but I really wont be watching TV up here just pc and xbox :)
 
Sounds like the logitech would be a good bet then - it just doenst really have any expandability, but if you're sure you wont need it then the price looks pretty good for what you get.
 
The 5500's are the only one's tbh in that lot. I've been considering them too, but that colossal sub is putting me off. I've no room for that bugger in this wee bedroom :/
 
Kainz said:
The 5500's are the only one's tbh in that lot. I've been considering them too, but that colossal sub is putting me off. I've no room for that bugger in this wee bedroom :/
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Hang on I'm talking about this set up

Logitech Z-5400 THX® Certified 5.1 310 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-035-LG)

Not the 5500? So with the 5400 I will still be able to 5.1 both my xbox and pc?
 
dannyjo22 said:
Hang on I'm talking about this set up

Logitech Z-5400 THX® Certified 5.1 310 Watts Speakers - Retail (SP-035-LG)

Not the 5500? So with the 5400 I will still be able to 5.1 both my xbox and pc?
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The 5400 will be fine for both 360 and PC.
 
dannyjo22 said:
Thanks davey, one last confidence check while I have my wallet out ;) I dont need the pc on to get the sound from the 360?
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No, from the looks lof the 5400, you'll just flip a switch on the main controller box to select from optical (360) to 6channel (PC) easily.
 
A mate of mine has the wireless version of the 5400's, and they're top speakers too. I'm just not too keen on that decoder box which looks a bit poor in comparison the that fat bl00 one the 5500 has :) All in all, the top end logitechs are good speakers.
 
DaveyD said:
No, from the looks lof the 5400, you'll just flip a switch on the main controller box to select from optical (360) to 6channel (PC) easily.
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Thanks, thats not too much hardship.

Kainz the wireless ones, thats the rear ones only that are wireless. Do they eat batteries? Whats the battery life?
 
dannyjo22 said:
Kainz the wireless ones, thats the rear ones only that are wireless. Do they eat batteries? Whats the battery life?
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Each rear speaker requires a powerpoint :/ So not truly 'wireless'. At first I assumed they used batteries too at first.
 
Kainz said:
Each rear speaker requires a powerpoint :/ So not truly 'wireless'. At first I assumed they used batteries too at first.
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Ah ok never mind Would be easier to run speaker cable :) but your right the 5500 control box looks much better.
 
Just got and set up my logitech Z-5400 speaker set, very impressive bit of kit. Sadly I dont have a optical cable right now so I can play my 360 through it til tommorow :(

Awesome sound through the PC though :) The slight buzz of the sub and speakers is slightly annoying when they are powered up but not playing anything but I will get used to it.

Also when it said 8 inch sub I thought that was gonna be its size, but the thing is huge. I now have somewhere to rest and warm my feet in winter.

Thanks again for the help guys.
 
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