Spec me 5.1 speakers.

Robert1986 · 2 Oct 2008 at 12:09

I've been using a cheap £10 stereo speakers from logitech for about a year now and I think its time for an upgrade. The logitech speakers do sound good, but nothing special.

Budget = £50

I've had my eye on either the Logitech X-530 or Logitech X-540.

Thanks.

Robert1986 · 2 Oct 2008 at 12:50

They cost more than £50 though.

Robert1986 · 2 Oct 2008 at 13:08

Guess I'll go sing a song or two out on the street to raise some extra money.

Was wanting 5.1 but if the 2.1 z10's are better SQ, then I guess thats the better choice. I already have a 5.1 setp-up for my tv anyway.

Thanks.

Robert1986 · 3 Oct 2008 at 14:56

AtaRo said:
this speaker fits nicely in your budget Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 Speakers £39.94 inc VAT

Nice. Just what I was looking for. The z10's look good but I'm not liking the touch screen controls or LCD.

Thanks for all the help guys.

Robert1986 · 3 Oct 2008 at 18:27

Went with the logitech speakers as I've always liked logitech.

I'm using an old Creative Sound BlasterÂ Audigy 2 6.1 sound card, will this be good enough or is it time for an upgrade?

Robert1986 · 3 Oct 2008 at 19:37

I noticed the Logitech X-540 is only £10 more, so, I went with that.

Robert1986 · 3 Oct 2008 at 19:52

MikeHunt79 said:
Your not gonna get much for £50... It's like asking what monitor to go for and saying "budget = £80"...

A £50 5.1 set-up is good enough. I already have a £300 logitech 5.1 set-up for my PS3. Just need something good for my pc.

Robert1986 · 4 Oct 2008 at 20:35

snowdog said:
Why not use the 300 quid set on the pc too, surely it comes with multiple inputs ?

Kinda hard to do that. My pc is one side of the room and the TV is on the other. I did think about it though, just wouldn't work.

Robert1986 · 4 Oct 2008 at 23:36

auraindigo said:
Got just the ticket for you here Rob

Robert1986 · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:13

snowdog said:
Well all I'm saying is that 50 quid 5.1 gets you something quite rubbish...
And having 2 5.1 sets in 1 room ?
Could move stuff about to adjust for sharing.

Sorry to not be of any more help, but when I first went 5.1 I got some very cheap 5.1 speakers, and tbh, it was a downgrade from my 2.1...

I know, crazy.

Speakers all around my room. I think these will be a good upgrade from my X-140 speakers. I could probably buy my current 5.1 speakers(Z680 )for around £50 now.

Robert1986 · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:20

willhub said:
Where from???

I've been looking for a set of Z680's for aaaaages, would be good so I don't have to cart these Z5500's back at holidays

Z680 is hard to find now a days. I got these from Alienware 5 years ago.

Amazing speakers.

Robert1986 · 5 Oct 2008 at 00:25

I was just guessing they would cost around £50 now. Don't know how much they actually cost these days. I searched google, but no one is selling.

The bass is insane, even my sisters £500 system in her car doesn't match them.

Robert1986 · 8 Oct 2008 at 15:20

Just received my X-540's and can't say I'm impressed. Sound isn't much better than my 2.1 speakers that I bought for £10, maybe even worse. Will be returning them.

EDIT: Alittle change of the settings and the speakers are starting to sound pretty impressive. Can't get matrix mode or headphones to work though.

2ND EDIT: Finally figured out how to set this up and the sound is amazing! At first the sound was abit muffled but I just had to change a bunch of settings. Now I don't have to return them. Now I have 12 speakers & 2 subs in my room. lol.