X-530 5.1 Optical?

Fledge · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:18

Logitech X-530 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System.

Hi all.
I need some speakers for my PS3 as it are currently hogging my PC's speakers. Soon I'll be able to move it away from my PC so I'll need some other speakers with optical input.

"Plug the Logitech X-530 into your PC, music player, DVD player, or even your PlayStation..."

Does this mean that it has optical input? It doesn't specify : /

Uriel · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:35

No they don't. You would need a dolby decoder to use them properly as discreet 5.1 with the PS3.

Fledge · 14 Sep 2009 at 17:43

Well that's a pain in the buttocks, I cant find any optical speakers - they do exist, honest!

Theguy · 14 Sep 2009 at 21:22

z-5500s? would do the trick?

Fledge · 24 Sep 2009 at 22:50

Theguy said:
z-5500s? would do the trick?

Image no.2 apparently proves that it would do the trick, the only problem being the price!
It looks like I'll have to save for a while longer

Uriel · 24 Sep 2009 at 23:06

How about some 2nd hand Logitech z680s?

Other discontinued sets with optical connection include the Creative Inspire 5500, 5700 and GD580, The Cambridge Soundworks DTT 3500, Videologic Digitheatre

Creative did a Dolby Decoder called a DDTS-100 that will decode Dolby and pass to any active 5.1 speakers. Alternatively the Yamaha DDP-1 and DDP-2 will decode dolby and pass to speakers.

Another option is look at getting a 2nd hand AV receiver / amp and 5.1 speaker set.