WOW. New speakers GOOOOD
I just set up the Logitech Z680s I got for Christmas.
WOW
I like, I like. It's a bit more bass-heavy than is ideal, but part of that is because the sub is under my desk, and I don't really mind. Bass good. The sub doubles as a foot massager, so I'm not complaining.
Other than the possibility of a tib too much bass, they sound outstanding. They're noticeably better than my old speakers, which are not exactly POS units in and of themselves...
I was using a set of Altec Lansing ADA-890R speakers, which is a 4.1 setup; it's not as powerful as the Logitech-120w RMS total- but it is still THX certified.
Although the Altecs are THX certified like the Z680s, the Logitechs produce noticeably better sound quality. There is a slight hiss apparent at all volume levels (the hiss is the same volume, regardless of how high the volume is set), but it is only noticeable when there is nothing playing.
Other than that, my only complaint is that I cannot get them working properly on my NF7-S or my Game Theater XP (although I think the GTXP is broken anyhow, as this isn't the only set of speakers to act up when attached to it).
Overall though, they're great speakers.
WOW I like, I like. It's a bit more bass-heavy than is ideal, but part of that is because the sub is under my desk, and I don't really mind. Bass good. The sub doubles as a foot massager, so I'm not complaining.
Other than the possibility of a tib too much bass, they sound outstanding. They're noticeably better than my old speakers, which are not exactly POS units in and of themselves...
I was using a set of Altec Lansing ADA-890R speakers, which is a 4.1 setup; it's not as powerful as the Logitech-120w RMS total- but it is still THX certified.
Although the Altecs are THX certified like the Z680s, the Logitechs produce noticeably better sound quality. There is a slight hiss apparent at all volume levels (the hiss is the same volume, regardless of how high the volume is set), but it is only noticeable when there is nothing playing.
Other than that, my only complaint is that I cannot get them working properly on my NF7-S or my Game Theater XP (although I think the GTXP is broken anyhow, as this isn't the only set of speakers to act up when attached to it).
Overall though, they're great speakers.
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If you don't have the EQ on, turn it on and set the bass frequencies down a bit, and set the sub a quarter turn clockwise from off. Should give you better bass.. Not so overwhelming. Or you can leave those settings alone and hop through the 680's control pod to the bass volume and turn it down. It starts at 50% volume.. I leave it around 25/30%.
To get rid of the hiss, I muted the mic channel. This happens on both my 560s and 680s with an NF7-S.
- The guys doing the color coding for logitech's wires
- The guys doing the color coding for ABIT's plugs
- The guys designing the traces for ABIT's plugs
Color coding ain't standard.
I would imagine they arent quite as good as the 680 ones, but they were 43$ brand new at sams for a complete 5.1 setup. They are sweet as chronic when it comes to gaming :Rocker:
I was in a big hurry yesterday, so I just drove to Radio Shack (which is the closest place to my house that would have a TOSLINK cable) and bought one; $50 for a 6' cable!
Regardless, I bought it anyhow, and the speakers are now set up like this:
-6ch analog --> SB Audigy 2
-Optical --> NF7-S
-Coax --> GTXP
The optical does sound noticeably better than the analog connection though.
Problem is, EQs are program dependant, and even so, you end up losing signals which would have been sent to the satalites aswell, but won't be heard as the bass in general is being pulled down to compensate for the sub. The only way to really properly reduce the bass is to turn down the volume of the sub. If you have to resort to any other methods then you are losing other frequencies one way or another due to the compensation, killing any chance of transparency....
Lots of people find the system to still be too bass heavy with the Sub set to minimum volume, which is what I was refering to, and the other aspects of your post.
Very nice indeed. With the volume all the way up, I could hear it all over the store, much, much louder than the PA system. Heh, that heatsink on the back of the sub sure got hot, though.
What geeky said, at the minimum level the sub switches off completely. At the next level up, the bass is not that powerful at all. The only thing is trying to set the right ammount of bass for what you are listening to at the time (for example, i prefer the bass lower when listening to music then i do when watching a movie)
I know these speakers are good, from my own ears and when my friend came over and heard them for the first time, his immediate reaction was "ive got to get me some of these!"
The DigiTheatres are old and were never that good in the first place, they were basically a cheap (at the time) 5.1 system. The DTS on the other hand was a lot better, but doesn't support 5.1 analog so it can't be used on PCs for 5.1 gaming.
Sounds good thanks, I just contacted Logitech, we'll see what happens.
I think revision 1's had 450 watts and didn't have a wireless remote. When they were first released they were advertised as 450 watts I believe.