Logitech Z-5500 5 Speakers

I was a little taken back by the size and weight of the system. It's set up like a Bose with the 5 Satellite Speakers all connected to the Massive, Ottoman Sized, Sub-Woofer. The speakers can also be mounted on the wall or on the bottom of a horizontal surface. I practice my guitar with my computer and needed some good volume to hear both. This system is just what the Doctor ordered. The control head is substaintial and the volume control has a good feel and also has a full-sized system, Input-Output selection menue. Hook-Up is a breeze. The inputs for headphones and an I-Pod on the Control Head is a great feature. The system really cranks out the CD's, DVD's and I-Tunes right from the computer. The price on E-Bay was right. There is a difference in computer speakers. This is an Amplified System.
I'll tell ya, forget the Stereo Reciever and the CD-DVD player. Invest in an extra large Monitor and play everything off your computer if you have limited space with this system. This one will be tough to beat for the money. P.S., you may want to consider turning off this puppy when not in use. The Control Head does get a tad warm and has a stout straw when it comes to sucking up power. You won't be dissapointed.

The speaker quality is great even at low volume levels. Zero distortion, great bass, great highs; best speakers under 1000.

Yea, this is a great speaker system, goes very very loud, and still I never got to peak it, the Bass is very deep, and works perfectly at those intense moments. I use this for movies, Games, and Computer. with a high quality set up, everything just works very well, nothing can compare! good mount, the wires could be longer for the rear speakers, but that is it. everything works great! I reccommend this buy to anyone, but not for a small room, this gets very loud, and you do not know until it comes to you!

Unless your a serious speaker enthusist or something, this sound system will make you so happy.
Its way easy to have multiple hookups/inputs, and to swap from stereo, x2 stereo, and 5.1
And it sounds awesome for any music.
It lasts a long time, and is LOUD!

And the control pod looks sweet, and has multiple layouts/ color schemes.
even though the default is pretty cool.

If you want the second skin, when the pod is on standby, hold all buttons except level, for 5 seconds. It will say 'second skin selected.' to switch back, just do that again.

-Hold----Hold-----Hold---------------Hold-
<input> <effect> <settings> <level> <mute>

Hope this review helps
-Alex

For those who are hard pressed to find a 5.1 Digital system for their Powermacs and Mac Pro Towers without the use of sound cards, this is the only system to get because of 1 feature this baby has-AUDIO OPTICAL DIGITAL INPUT/OUTPUT. This is the saving grace for the G5 and believe me, I was hard pressed to find an audio card that I can have so I can enjoy what the PC people have. Yes, M-AUDIO has their Revolution 5.1 and 7.1 which are not supported by most game developers and are presently discontinued with limited support.

With the Logitech Z-5500 you don't ANY BUS card upgrades to achieve 5.1 surround sound quality. This is also the best investment in the event you want to upgrade to a new MAC G5 without the use of an audio card that may be outdated for any future systems.

On top of the Logitech Z-5500 being versatile for both systems (which is an intelligent move for Logitech), OPTICAL DIGITAL gives the cleanest sound available for your system and the fun part is that you only need one connection to your MAC. You know what they say, "less is more" and the less fuss you need to connect the better. Outside of the sub-woofer being almost the size of a mini-fridge, it gives bass that most music lovers, particularly for the Hip-Hop, House Music, and Techno fans.

If your not an audio pro but want something near what the pro's use, invest in the Logitech Z-5500. It's worth it.

I have owned 4 of this systems. This is a very good system the only bad thing is that you have to calibrate the speakers every time if your using an audigy sound card which is sometimes frustrating. If its your first time owning this system and your computer has a sound card it will take you around 30min or more just to be calibrating checking the wires until the sound card can read each speaker, some times it gets 2 speakers at one time which is really frustating and for every time you get it wrong the sound is bad. Id say buy the creative 7.1 speakers with an audigy cs 2 platinum pro card. Oh yeah after a few months this things go defective from the sub or the control pot make sure you get the waranty or your ****ed. This happened to me with my first 2 systems the first one lost power to the subs and the second one was the control pod. also make sure its not refurbished.

The clarity is unmatched. They replaced my Logitech Z4 speakers, which are 2.1, and the clarity improvement as well as the surround sound addition made these perfect. I bought a new sound card at the same time and am using an optical cable with them which adds a lot to the over all performance of the system. One problem with optical is it needs a signal to play sound. So some sounds in the beginning are delayed. An example would be turning the PC on and off. The sound when turning it off is about a 1.5 second clip and I only ever hear the end .4 seconds of it which can be a little obnoxious, but tolerable. So after all is said and done, these speakers have the quality, clarity, appearance, and price to satisfy any customer.

A very amazing surround sound system for games and movies. However, for more critical listening such as music playback or recording, this set up is not ideal. With movies and games, the audio is moving around so much that speaker location is not overly important. With music playback, all 6 speakers need to each be in their own perfect "sweet spot". The front, center and rear satellite speakers need to be at just the proper heights and distance from where you are sitting to really balance everything out. Logitech claims you can put the subwoofer on either side of the listener, based on the theory that the bass frequencies will fill the room. In reality, if you have the sub on one side of you, music sounds very lop-sided and unbalanced. The sub needs to be in front of you or behind you, not on one side, regardless of what the Logitech manual says. To get music playback to sound really nice from any surround set-up, be prepared to have your system completely dominate the room it is in, meaning that your furniture and furnishings have to be planned around your system. The final drawback with music playback is the mid frequencies are seriously lacking. The bass is strong, as is the highs but to my ears music played back on this system sounds as if there is a giant notch filter blocking out all of the mids, which may be ok for modern music, but terrible for anything recorded before the mid 90's. If you are looking for this system for gaming or watching movies, GO FOR IT ! You won't be sorry. However, if you are wanting only to listen to music, particulary classical or rock , stay away from this setup and buy a pair of powered stereo reference monitors instead.

This is a great speaker set, it can get fairly loud without any boost settings, and looks great. The bass is huge, it has been said it is as big as an ottoman, you should get the picture...
The smaller speakers are very heavy for their size, so they are harder to knock over and such, and the bass probably weighs 30-40lbs, which makes it something to move around...
The control pod it also nice and hefty, and is a little taller than the side and rear speakers. The buttons and adjuster is very nice on the control pod, it is pretty well laid out.
Has plenty of connection options, you can hook up your HDTV via the digital connection, thats a nice option.

I was a little disappointed at first at this system, as it didn't seem to be able to get "that much" louder than my previous G51 150w Logitech 5.1 system. I had them both connected to a great Asus Xonar sound card, and boosted everything and fine tuned it in the Xonar control panel in Windows. It just didn't get much louder at max volume than the G51, and I was especially disappointed at the subwoofer, it wasn't too much louder than the G51s, the G51s' sub can really be loud!
I finally figured out that it has some special boost settings built into the control pod!
There are two different boost settings, each go to 11, so put together you get a boost of 22db over the regular maximum volume. Each boost is a sound increase of 1db.
To get the first boost you keep turning the volume control knob, it takes about a half-turn then you see the screen display the boost numbers.
Once you have boosted that, you can further boost the system by holding the mute button and turning the volume knob about a half-turn, then you will see the other 11 boosts being added to the volume you had.
So you can use a little boost with the mute button all the time if you wanted, I find that useful if you are using a laptop or an CD player input where you don't have a control panel to boost the speakers, it keeps them as loud as if they were plugged into a professional PC setup...
There are some more interesting little features that the control pod has that you might not know about, just google it!
I'm really enjoying the speakers now, the little speakers are ear-splittingly impressive, they can get really really high pitched sounds very loud, and the bass is well matched to them.
The bass in my experienced cannot be boosted too far above the center, side, and surround speakers, so to get a lot of volume out of the bass everything has to be turned up a lot, and the little speakers are extremely loud.
Great system, it'll take a lot of beating, and has enough power with the boost for anybody that isn't totally deaf. It will shake your walls and play the tunes clearly while doing so.
The bass's cooling fins get really hot after being used for a while, be careful when turning it up a lot, I would probably put a fan on it to keep the heat off...
Great system, definitely recommend it to anybody that has room, wants clarity and power for about $200-$300.
I understand that the Z-2300s are basically the same system with the same bass(actually an 8" version of this bass, same wattage) so for about $150, that'd be a great system for a lot of power, and the bass would definitely be very powerful with the two little speakers.

What can I say I have bought 3 of these units. They are reasonable price wise, and you have 2 Stereo Channels for Guitar & Synth and a Sub-Woffer for clear Bass with Center Channel for your Stage Monitor. 1000 Watts Peak. I hate luging Amps around so I just bough one for my primary locations. ie. Mexico, Southern Calif. and Nothern Calif.

this speakers are loud, i dont think you ever going to need anything else.
the best speaker system ever.

I have high power stereo systems in four different rooms in my house. Each system has multiple amplifiers and anywhere from two to eight 15" sub-woofers. I like power. This Logitech Z-5500 system really makes my computer sound great. It was easy to setup and is easy to operate. The real acid test is would I buy it again? And my answer is absolutely!

Works great. Shipped on time. Great deal. I was very pleased with the way this transaction was run and would purchase from this user again.

Have always loved these speakers, had the previous version of them for years, now I finally was able to upgrade... great bass, good sound overall. Very happy with them.

I love it that's all that matters!!! I needed a system that was able to hook up to my game systems my computer and my projector and this was just what I was looking for. It has it all.

That's the only word to describe them. They were easy to hook up and they sound terrific. I'm glad I bought them after a week of searching and reading about different speakers. Logitech Z-5500 has won my vote!!!

Speakers sound beautiful, exactly what I was looking for! Saved nearly $200 by purchasing these. My only complaint is that the digital control panel has a few large scratches on it.. can't expect a refurbished set to be perfect tho. Arrived on time and for the amount of money I saved it was totally worth it. Would recommend to anyone!

It's difficult to see these be considered "computer speakers," because as far as computer speakers go, these just don't realistically fit the description.

Plusses: Inexpensive in contrast to new systems. Ridiculously loud. 4 - 6 inputs. Decodes DTS over optical and coax. Huge subwoofer. THX Timbre matched. Uses standard speaker cables. Handles stereo signals well using double stereo, and Dolby Pro Logic II for movies or music. Automatically switches to DTS when available.

Minuses: Refurbished; it might have a loose stand or a scuff mark. No EQ adjustments (understandable due to THX certification, though).

Other thoughts: This sound system goes up to 11--literally; the overdrive setting (keep turning it up) actually goes up to 11. I don't think it a coincidence.

i bought it but i havent limit on my credit card sorry :( pls believe me... if i have limit on credit card then i can pay it but i cant pay it :( help me pls and dont block my id...

A little confusing when makeing purchase. Make sure and follow directions when making purchase. Follow the link to finish shipping and payment first. Then if you use PayPal as I do finish payment. Make sure you follow their directions. I made a mistake by paying through PayPal 1st. And then found that their website was sending my item to the wrong shipping address. I contacted the seller and they were helpful and resolved the issue.
My iem works great and was as described. Purchased item for a much better price then what I may have payed else where.
All in all I was very pleases with the transaction.

The Z-5500 5.1 system is a great sound experience. Having a THX Cert. Dolby Digital for the first time is awesome. I guess this will be the basis/benchmark of all the other surround sound setups I will encounter in the future. For a price this low I would say its well its worth. The reason I've selected this Unit is because it offers optical (in) which was great for my PS3. It looks sleek, compact, and the sound is powerful with no distortion. I definitely recommend this setup.

I've emailed him repeatedly since September 3 because these speakers only worked for 5 minutes. He is ignoring me, and probably realized that the 45 days was up two days ago.

VERY DISAPPOINTING - I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THIS WAS EXPENSIVE AND THE SELLER REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUES.

Extremely powerful, high quality sound for the price. I set it up in my living room and watched Master and Commander in BlueRay using these babies, and Wow!, it sounded like I was on the ship as it got blown to pieces by cannon fire. Seems to do well with bass on high in all genres of music. Ran a bass test that a friend assured me would distort my speakers. I turned them up as loud as I could stand, and just got awsome heartbeat altering bass, no distortion whatsoever.