Affordable Logitech Z607 speakers with 5.1 surround sound, Bluetooth and FM radio

gx-x

2018-10-27 15:27

Solfaur:

I'm still rocking my Z-5500 after what must have been like 10 years 😱 now that I think about it. I know it might be not ideal for audiophiles, but it served me very well over the years. Bought some second hand spare speakers after one of the started crackling like 2 years ago, but other than that, it's damn durable. I wonder if I'll ever find a worthy replacement, this is likely not it.

You probably won't. After getting used to that colored sound with dynamics ramped up, anything hi-fi will sound weak and shallow to you, until you get used to hearing what has actually been recorded over what logi reproduced. But there is nothing wrong to being used to that logi sound. You might want to look into Altec Lansing for replacement. They are a bit more expensive (in a higher multimedia class 2.1 or 5.1) but will keep that dynamic range ramp up and will have a bit more of that true to life sound to them. I am saying this because I had a friend who owned Z-5500's sit in the listening room with very good speaker set up, and he didn't like it, preferred Z-5500. It's just a habit. Once, long time ago, I had Altec Lansing ATP3. I gave them away and got JBL monitors, incl. subwoofer, amplifier and so on. I preferred ATP3 sound, for a while. After I got "unhooked" and heard the ATP3 again after quite some time, I was able to hear what is missing (sound wise) from them. Still sounded good for a 100$ system.

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Noisiv

2018-10-27 15:48

bulldog75:

Cant fault ya,if the neighbours started the war its their own fault.I owned the Corsair SP2500 set a few years back(not surround though,2.1),that BadBoy Sub nearly blew my effing windows out.Had noisey neighbours who played loud music at daft o'clock almost everyday,so I bought these and we would have loudness conflicts quite often.With these suckers I was the victor.LoL:).Also BF in surround is awesome.

Yeah I remember that. He called me swearing up and down his badboys was wiping the floor with you 😛

#5600723

fry178

2018-10-27 16:31

@Astyanax Anything below 300-500 for their 2 or 2.1 (and up) isnt any better, especially regarding materials/drivers used. The 2.1 edi i bought when it was on sale, was broken out of box. Driver from the sub broke off, while no damage on outside or even the shipping box. After i opened it to see if i can fix it, i knew why... If someone would have shown the system to me without label, i would have guessed no-name 30$ unit from a discounter. I bought/sold a couple of logitech speakers (and others) in the past +20y including used/ebay stuff, and not once did i see the same prob. And they also sounded better. Owning 300 sennheisers running headphone amp and decent dac, so im not mistaking dynamic sound ala beats as "quality"..

#5600732

Denial

2018-10-27 17:10

Solfaur:

I'm still rocking my Z-5500 after what must have been like 10 years 😱 now that I think about it. I know it might be not ideal for audiophiles, but it served me very well over the years. Bought some second hand spare speakers after one of the started crackling like 2 years ago, but other than that, it's damn durable. I wonder if I'll ever find a worthy replacement, this is likely not it.

Z5500's was the best 5.1 PC "AIO" setup for years. I still have my original system that used regular speaker cables - they eventually updated and used RCA. The controller and everything still works but the display is a bit damaged, I think my center channel stopped working too. I haven't used them in a bit (updated to KEF LS50s & surrounds) but they were definitely one of my best purchases.. got so much use out of them and the price was relatively cheap.

#5600740

uKER

2018-10-27 17:28

No HDMI? Seriously?

#5600784

moab600

2018-10-27 19:44

Noisiv:

Except my S6 slays them all 😛 https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s6-review-1227p7.php https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g7_thinq-review-1786p3.php#lt

Haha, had the Note 5 back then, nothing special even with root and ViperFX. GS6 were one of the worst but this is so off topic 🙂

#5600849

Astyanax

2018-10-28 02:56

Denial:

Z5500's was the best 5.1 PC "AIO" setup for years. I still have my original system that used regular speaker cables - they eventually updated and used RCA. The controller and everything still works but the display is a bit damaged, I think my center channel stopped working too. I haven't used them in a bit (updated to KEF LS50s & surrounds) but they were definitely one of my best purchases.. got so much use out of them and the price was relatively cheap.

It was never "The best". They came in second to the 5.1 / 7.1 gigaworks set in nearly all reviews that weren't done by a deaf doof doof meathead.

#5601114

Ricepudding

2018-10-28 21:58

moab600:

Bluethooth audio came long way since AptX HD via 4.2+, as i have the Jabra Elite 65+ Active mainly for gym, i found myself using it everyday instead of mine wired E70(400$ in ear). Convince, but mainly because the DAC on all the smartphone(except LG V30,G7,V40) is pretty bad, and i hate to carry extra dongles.

It's for this reason i bought the LG v30, dongles have made it worse now phone wise 🙁 Bluetooth sure has got better, but it's still got a long way to go in my eyes

#5601119

moab600

2018-10-28 22:45

Ricepudding:

It's for this reason i bought the LG v30, dongles have made it worse now phone wise 🙁 Bluetooth sure has got better, but it's still got a long way to go in my eyes

True, i would like LG to nail battery life better, with at least 4000mah, can't go back after the legendary Mate's 9 performance.

#5601159

sverek

2018-10-29 06:44

bulldog75:

>owned the Corsair SP2500 set a few years back >Had noisey neighbours who played loud music at daft o'clock almost everyday >bought these and we would have loudness conflicts quite often >With these suckers I was the victor >mfw

https://forums.guru3d.com/data/avatars/m/260/260975.jpg?1503239181

#5601161

Skylinestar

2018-10-29 07:02

I always have a fond of 5.1 PC speakers. I'm more worried about the reliability of the amp modules in the subwoofer though. By the way, does it even do bass management (proper crossover) for all channels?

#5601243

Denial

2018-10-29 12:59

Astyanax:

It was never "The best". They came in second to the 5.1 / 7.1 gigaworks set in nearly all reviews that weren't done by a deaf doof doof meathead.

Disagree. A neighbor/friend of mine growing up owned the S750 and I owned the ProMedia 5.1 and Z5500 - Z5500 was the best. S750 had a better price/performance due to the extra channel but the 5500's were better sounding imo. The ProMedia had a better sub but the speakers were worse especially with higher frequencies. Also when I eventually replaced my sub I was able to just run the Z5500 speakers to a Marantz receiver because the earlier models used standard speaker wire and not RCA plugs like the S750. Plus the Z5500 had a cool knob control panel + optical input. Either way I run KEF LS50's powered by a Parasound A21 + Marantz SR6012, KEF Q650c and KEF Q100 for surrounds now + SVS SB2000 sub. I don't miss any of those systems anymore but I do have fond memories of them.

#5601260

Aleksandar012

2018-10-29 13:57

Better review of these kung-fu speakers... [youtube=cd-GU8L86M0]

#5601286

slyphnier

2018-10-29 15:10

usually price reflect quality, as long u not expecting much about the speaker i think it worth the price but if you care about sound-quality, better buy better speaker set good speaker usually last for years anyway, so worth spending abit more for quality speaker

#5601290

tunejunky

2018-10-29 15:25

fry178:

@tunejunky Not all BT is the same. Lots of Hi-res audio equipment out there supporting 900kbit and around 5-8 different codecs/processing from the different companies/brands behind it. Looked up the specs what 4.xx and 5.xx can do.. Besided that, its not even hires or thx certified, and the ppl buying for BT most likely ate not looking for high quality sound, the ones that do will most likely not even look at this. Similar to complaining that car yx can only do 60mph, when the speed limit is 55.. 🙄

all bluetooth devices do not qualify as high fidelity...period. and as i mentioned, every single one sounds better plugged in, including the Logitech. this is about truth, not snobbery.

#5601291

RealNC

2018-10-29 15:26

tunejunky:

all bluetooth devices do not qualify as high fidelity...period. and as i mentioned, every single one sounds better plugged in, including the Logitech.

Why?

#5601293

Noisiv

2018-10-29 15:30

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#5601295

tunejunky

2018-10-29 15:31

RealNC:

aptX-HD supports 576kbps. It is transparent. Support for it is another matter though...

it is not "transparent" by any stretch of the imagination as errors abound and it is still lossy. but it is better. the only way to stream high fidelity at this point in time is to go bit perfect and pay for the software/hardware. again, not about "high-end" audio, just honesty among all of the marketing and false claims. every single purveyor is selling a worse product for more money than their non-bluetooth products. the sound difference is so massive you can hear it on $5 earbuds.

#5601296

Denial

2018-10-29 15:33

I feel like 192 is pretty low. I personally prefer V0/320 - I use FLAC to store but now in days I don't even bother storing. I could never hear any benefit of FLAC over 320, with my HD800 or my LS50s.

#5601297

tunejunky

2018-10-29 15:35

RealNC:

Why?

so many ways...let's start with lossy data in the first place, then go to inferior d/a and a/d converters (yes both) and a convoluted circuit path. finally the ultimate response is frequency limited by the bluetooth transmitter/receivers. FM radio was always limited in frequency response for the same reason...the frequency of the carrier wave.