stuck between 2 sets of speakers

[twitchee2]

im getting a auldy 2zs, i need a REALLY good set of speakers to go with it.

i was looking at the z-550s and kilpish 5.1 promedias. i want mainly great sound quality. which would you choose. they will be ised for gamming, movies and of course music, LOTS of music.

thanks for the input please give reason for your answer too

 

[AristoV300]

Go with the Logitech Speakers.

 

[twitchee2]

any more?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Out of those two, I'd take the klipsch.

The logitechs have some more features, but It's kind of a bad idea to use them if you have a nice soundcard like you have already.

The 2 way satellites in the klipsch set are going to get you better upper frequency response than the logitechs.

Have you thought about getting an entry level HT set? You'll have better upgrade options later, be able to easily connect more than one source if you intend to do it, and have more options for selecting the components.

 

[twitchee2]

my dad is going to get a dib 10.2 system for the house so i dont really want a HT sytem

 

[imported_rod]

You've obviously looked at logitech speakers, but have you looked at Creative. Alot of people reckon they make the best PC speakers, but they charge a fair bit for them. Depends how much you wwant to spend i guess.

The other option is to buy a home theater/surround sound system, from a brand like Pioneer, and hook your sound card up to this. This'll give you at least 5.1, which is great for Gaming, DVDs and Music.

RoD

 

[fierydemise]

I really like logitech's speakers so far I have used 3 or 4 sets and I have yet to be disappointed.

 

[imported_rod]

I was actually looking at their X-230's (2.1speakers). Are they good?

RoD

 

[twitchee2]

i saw the creative 7.1s but that was overkill. i dont need that much and i dont have the room for that much

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: rod
I was actually looking at their X-230's (2.1speakers). Are they good?

RoD

Yeah, logitech makes pretty good budget speaker sets. If I had to go back to a below $50 set, I'd be looking at logitechs.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

twitchee2, do you have a circuit city or best buy near you? The might have both sets and you could try them out.

It naturally wouldn't be the best listening environment, but it would be nice to get a look at them before you spend $300-ish on some speakers.

 

[twitchee2]

well yea i im planing to do that anyway. im just looking to see wahts out there and whats the best to go look at

 

[imported_rod]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: rod
I was actually looking at their X-230's (2.1speakers). Are they good?

RoD

Yeah, logitech makes pretty good budget speaker sets. If I had to go back to a below $50 set, I'd be looking at logitechs.

I dont want big expensive speakers or surround sound for my PC, because I already have a Pioneer 5.1 setup in my Room. When I want to play something with Surround sound, I'll just switch over to that.

RoD

 

[twitchee2]

see i have just have a little 80w 2.0 stero.....doesnt work to well and the speakers are kinda shot

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: twitchee2
see i have just have a little 80w 2.0 stero.....doesnt work to well and the speakers are kinda shot

Have you thought about just getting a couple new bookshelf speakers for it an adding a sub?

(I'm assuming this is receiver based)

 

[twitchee2]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...5&item=5769447225&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW this is waht i have. its got a 80w 2.0 speaker system and at about 1/2 power the speakers crack and are staticy

 

[worcmai]

This is quite simple.

If I were strictly a music/gaming nut and had alot of extra money to spare, I'd go for the klipsch. However, if you watch movies, and want "true digital 5.1" audio like as if you're in a movie theater, then go for the Logitechs, they have a hardware DD decoder.

Also, it depends alot on your soundcard, you said you have an Audigy 2 ZS well... ok this is quite simple also. The logitech speakers can reach really desirable high-low frequencies with that A2ZS card, however with any lower end card the Klipsch will blow it away in that dept. So with that sound card you have, I'd definately say go for the logitech speakers especially on a bang/buck ratio, the Klipsch get blown away. Also if you'd like "True DD 5.1" with the Klipsch you'd need to order the hardware decoder for $50 off their webpage.

Having said that.. Klipsch DO sound better overall... because they have a tweeter which make them able to reach higher highs than the logitech.

I personally have the A2ZS with Logitech Z-680 speakers(same as the 5500) and they sound superb, and also have ALOT more wattage than the Klipsch. See... I told you this one was quite simple. ;-)

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: twitchee2
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...5&item=5769447225&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW this is waht i have. its got a 80w 2.0 speaker system and at about 1/2 power the speakers crack and are staticy

gotcha

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: worcmai
This is quite simple.

If I were strictly a music/gaming nut and had alot of extra money to spare, I'd go for the klipsch. However, if you watch movies, and want "true digital 5.1" audio like as if you're in a movie theater, then go for the Logitechs, they have a hardware DD decoder.

Also, it depends alot on your soundcard, you said you have an Audigy 2 ZS well... ok this is quite simple also. The logitech speakers can reach really desirable high-low frequencies with that A2ZS card, however with any lower end card the Klipsch will blow it away in that dept. So with that sound card you have, I'd definately say go for the logitech speakers especially on a bang/buck ratio, the Klipsch get blown away. Also if you'd like "True DD 5.1" with the Klipsch you'd need to order the hardware decoder for $50 off their webpage.

Having said that.. Klipsch DO sound better overall... because they have a tweeter which make them able to reach higher highs than the logitech.

I personally have the A2ZS with Logitech Z-680 speakers(same as the 5500) and they sound superb, and also have ALOT more wattage than the Klipsch. See... I told you this one was quite simple. ;-)

Here's my take on hooking up digitally to z-5500s

The audigy can decode DVDs on its own and output to analog.

EDIT: Oh, and wattage isn't everything. There are other things to consider like efficiency. Besides, If you have either of these sets cranked up all the way for games or music, there's something wrong.

 

[twitchee2]

i dont really watch movies very often on my comp behace i have POS speakers for it i play cs and otehr games. so i cant decide bu mainly iwant music clarilty

 

[Green84061]

if you really care about music then i would say get some headphones beacause at that price point you can do alot better with headphones but thats just me

 

[twitchee2]

i dont want head phones i want to be able to just lay down on my bed and jsut relax and listen to music

 

[Green84061]

ok thats cool just thought id give you some ideas in that case i would go for the promedias becase they are better and i believe you can add on more satalites if you wanted later on.

 

[twitchee2]

im still going back to thoughs again and again hey just seem better but im and still open to sugestion. i have used headphone for games at my frined but i didnt like ti enought obuy some

 

[Stangs55]

listen to them both

went with klipsch

couldn't be happier