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Logitech Z Cinéma Advanced Surround Sound System--2.1 Speakers
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List Price: $299.99
Our Price: $136.99
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Manufacturer: Logitech
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Logitech
Color: Silver
EAN: 0097855047618
Feature: Box Content - 2 satellites, 1 subwoofer Speakers, Wireless remote control, USB cable, AC power Cable (each 1.8 m), CD-ROM with Logitech Z Cinema software, and User's guide
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Logitech
Manufacturer: Logitech
Model: 980-000085
Publisher: Logitech
Special Features: nv:Speaker Type^Computer Speakers|Speaker Setup^3 - speakers|Connectivity^Headphone Output Jack
Studio: Logitech
Warranty: 2 years warranty
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Features
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Box Content - 2 satellites, 1 subwoofer Speakers, Wireless remote control, USB cable, AC power Cable (each 1.8 m), CD-ROM with Logitech Z Cinema software, and User's guide
110-watts RMS into 4 ohms at 45Hz Subwoofer
26-watts RMS x 2 into 4 ohms at 335Hz Midwoofer
9-watts RMS x 2 into 16 ohms at 17.4khz Tweeter
System Requirements - Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, or Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, USB port, CD-ROM drive, 256MB RAM, and 20MB free space
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great!
Comment: At first I wasn't sure about these. I was thinking about going for the popular Logitech Z-2300's, but I'm glad I went after these. They look great on probably anyone's desk. They also sound fantastic. I was concerned about them being too quiet after reading some reviews, but they're loud enough. I was also concerned about the dependency on software, but I only had a problem with that once when I first installed. I'm not exactly sure what hqappened. My girlfriend was messing with the remote and the program crashed. Then after restarting my computer a lot of my icons were missing from the desktop. After a system restore, reinstall, and weeks of use. I haven't had any lagging, bad quality, or crashing. Also, if you do have trouble with the software, you can always use the 1/8" aux input jack. I use that for my game consoles, which also sounds great =] I'm very satisfied with these.
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Summary: GOOD BANG FOR THE BUCK
Comment: This is a great system that is inexpensive. I would recommend it to the person that wants a system for their bedroom. I wouldn't recommend it for a larger room. The only thing I would add is a separate knob for the subwoofer and a little more power.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Expected more from these Speakers - left wanting more...
Comment: OK, so like everyone else, I did some research on surround sound speakers and decided that I do want surround sound, but my office cannot support 5 satellites and a big sub... so I looked around for a 2.1 set up with simulated surround.
A few months ago, I purchased the Z-2300 set up which I love, but the only thing that I had a change of heart on was the fact that they are not surround sound. My son and I watch movies on my PC and decided I wanted to get a 5.1 set up instead.
After looking around and reading the reviews on the Z Cinema, I thought... "these are perfect since they have great reviews, supposedly sound great, and have two speakers; for my set up and having little room, these would be perfect!"
I also looked at the Z-5500 set up but passed on those because of the huge sub and the 5 satellites that as indicated, would not have the room for.
So, I order them, wait for them to arrive with great anticipation. after 3 days, the system arrives and suddenly find myself transform from a 40 year old professional to a 4 year old on Christmas morning. All excited, I take them out of the box and hook up the sub, speakers, and also install the software that was very easy to install on my computer.
OK, here I am, looking at my speaker set up which I gotta tell you, is a nice looking set up with simulated stainless trim and gloss black fascia on both the speakers and the sub. Remote was very well laid out and easy to use.
At this point I take a deep breath and log into Rhapsody.. I pull up a song and press play to listen to the song. I had the volume at about a 1/4 way up and nothing... at this point I think that I have the set up wrong since I cannot hear anything until suddenly, I listen closer to find out that... YUP... THE THINGS WERE ON!! At a 1/4 volume, I can barely hear them. I then turned them up 1/2 way and now you can hear them, but NOTHING like the power of my Z-2300 set up.. I then adjusted the EQ on the player, little better but let me tell you, I was so disappointed at the power of this set up.
Now, I put in a movie and long story short, in order to hear it at a level where I consider it to be "theater like" or loud enough that you can feel the action, I had to turn the thing up ALL THE WAY... and still was not enough...
The bass at the highest setting was barely there... what a disappointment. Needless to say, I shipped them back today for a refund..
Now I know what you are thinking, that I connected them wrong but no, I am the kind of person that follows directions step by step and then re-check and everything was connected correctly.
I think the reason I was left wanting more is that I am used to my Z2300 set up and as far as power, the 2300's blow the Z-Cinemas away.
Also and a final note.. I read a lot of reviews on the Z2300 and Z5500 where there are no tweeters, just a polished aluminum phase plug or "mid driver" that has no mid range and the highs are of poor quality.. sound "canny" but let me tell you, when I listened to the Z Cinema speakers, with a tweeter and mid range driver, they sounded mediocre at best. Sounded like they had no depth at all...
In summary, the Z Cinema look great, they are easy to set up and the software is easy to install. The remote is great and is easy to use but that's all the positives of this speaker set up. The sound quality is mediocre and the bass is almost non-existing (compared to the cheaper z-2300's)
If you want powerful bass and big sound for both you music AND movies, stay away from these speakers as you will be disappointed.
If you want to replace your $10 speaker set up that came with your computer and do not have very high expectations, then you will like this set up..
Enjoy
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Summary: Take your computer to the next level!
Comment: We LOVED this product. My son composes music and when we set this up on his PC, it definitely took things to the next level. You could hear sounds you normally don't in the "pc environment" and the quality is OUTSTANDING. It was so good, in fact, we looked for a way to hook it up to our TV. Unfortunately it isn't compatible as you need Windows software to hook it up (not sure if it came with Mac software).
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Summary: Best computer speakers I've ever used
Comment: I'm no technophile, so my review will be decidedly free of jargon. I will however, give you my honest experience as an average home user of these speakers.
We run Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition on our home PCs, so we are able to take advantage of everything this system has to offer. The remote is great. I love that it comes pre-programed to work right out of the box, but is easy to customize with the software to make it even more intuitive. The buttons are clearly marked and do what they say they do. The on-screen display of volume, speaker mode, and file in use are a nice addition. They display briefly and then disappear automatically. We are still getting the hang of the wheel for control, rather than the more traditional + - buttons, but the wheel functions beautifully, making it quick and easy to scroll through music playlists, change volume settings and such.
And the sound! upgrading from traditional lower-end computer speakers, this is like theater sound. If you already have a surround sound system, or use your computer for audio-priority tasks (music editing etc) you may not find these sufficient but for the average home user who wants to watch a few movies or listen to music on their computer, they're perfect.
They were so simple to install, I'm pretty sure my 7 year old could have figured it out. Color coded plugs and a USB and power cable and you're pretty much done. The software took only a couple minutes to install and runs smoothly with no hiccups and doesn't seem to take up much system resources.
As far as we're concerned, Logitech has built a winner with this speaker system.
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