Are the z560's overkill?

[shabby]

Currently i have the acs 56 speakers and my bass is set pretty low. I've been hearing of people returning the z560's because they got too much bass even if its set to the lowest setting.
Anyone feel that they have too much bass at the lowest setting? I can get them for 200 cdn with free shipping so its very temping

 

[MisterDuck]

I think a lot of it depends upon what you like - if you like gaming, and you like really loud DVD's, then I don't think they're overkill at all. However, if you like accurate, clean music reproduction then I would say that they're completely overkill. The sub is just WAY too much, in my opinion.

If that's a problem, go with something a bit more neutral - like monsoons, or BA. Personally, I like clear and clean sound, not boomy lows and blaring highs, so I tend to gravitate more towards those choices rather than the other end of the spectrum - klipsch, logitec, etc.

 

[TheWart]

both the klipsch 4.1 and the logitech z560 have very clear music reproduction imho. i own both sets.

 

[MisterDuck]

*shrugs*

Hey, each to their own - but my experiences with them have been otherwise. I find the sub on the Klipsch 4.1 to be muddled and overbearing, especially when pushed, and the mids and highs are too shrill for my liking. The same goes for the Logitecs. The 5.1's are much more balanced, in my opinion, but the highs and mids are still a bit too abrasive for my liking - still, the problem with the sub being completely overwhelming was corrected with the 5.1's, as well as the transition from lows to the mids.

Incidentally, I think the logitecs are a much better value than the klipsch (very similar performance, accoustically) given that they're literally half the price.



Neither speaker is like listening to a record player with a rusty nail for a pickup, but they're just so overbearing and unbalanced that I can't honestly consider either one for clean musical reproduction. For the average person they're probably all right (hell, they're probably killer given the twenty dollar crap speakers most people hook their computer up to), but I'm just anal about my sound. I'll take Monsoon's or BA (or, preferably, Crossfires - but they'll set you back $450) any day of the week before I took klipsch (4.1) or logitecs.