What do you think about my setup?

[nboy22]

So before I even got to college I contacted all my room mates and we decided to hook up our living room. We got our tv for $1050 (the stand was included). I brought a logitech Z-5500 system for our surround sound. We've got a modded xbox and xbox 360. The TV is a 50" panasonic.

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TV Setup
Burnout Revenge in 720P running on VGA cable.

 

[intogamer]

where did you get your speaker stands

 

[mugs]

Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: intogamer
where did you get your speaker stands

CompUSA, they're Sanus Systems EFsat/b model

 

[jpeyton]

Not bad. Went with a Panny DLP myself. How do the Z-5500s sound in a room that size?

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: mugs
Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

LOL, yeah...just slightly.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Not bad. Went with a Panny DLP myself. How do the Z-5500s sound in a room that size?

They sound amazing.. We turn it up 3/4's of the way playing Burnout Revenge with the subwoofer all the way up and it hurts my ears and puts you into the game really well. You just can't beat them for the price.

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: mugs
Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

 

[Newfie]

Originally posted by: mugs
Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

Rofl!

 

[doze]

The only thing that living room is missing is women

Originally posted by: mugs
Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

13" Magnavox Color (yes color) TV and parents old VCR from the late 80's (the gigantic kind) got me through most of college

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: doze
The only thing that living room is missing is women

Originally posted by: mugs
Slightly better than the 19" TV/VCR combo that I had in college.

13" Magnavox Color (yes color) TV and parents old VCR from the late 80's (the gigantic kind) got me through most of college

Ahh yess.. women... well I go to a geek school (University of Advancing Technology in Tempe, AZ) but I have my girlfriend come over and watch movies

 

[Quasmo]

Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

If we had a windowless room I would consider getting a projector but it's phoenix, and It's sunny all the time so that wouldn't work out that well until night.

 

[newParadigm]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

Projector?

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

If we had a windowless room I would consider getting a projector but it's phoenix, and It's sunny all the time so that wouldn't work out that well until night.

Cardboard works wonders
(or room darkening shades if you're fancy)

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

If we had a windowless room I would consider getting a projector but it's phoenix, and It's sunny all the time so that wouldn't work out that well until night.

Cardboard works wonders
(or room darkening shades if you're fancy)

haha.. yeah but I'd rather have it this way because the room is really small so the projector wouldn't be able to make a very big screen on the wall/screen

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Have you tried messing with the speaker placement at all?

It seems like the z-5500 sats are angled for desktop use and how you have them they're aiming up at the ceiling rather than going straight to the listening position.

Also, your center is quite low in relation to the front speakers. Have you tried placing it on top of the TV rather than under? I'm not sure if you have any space up there to set it, but that would be a more ear-level placement and it would be much closer to being in the same plane as the other speakers.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: Quasmo
Slightly worse than my setup, I have the z680's but a 10 foot screen

If we had a windowless room I would consider getting a projector but it's phoenix, and It's sunny all the time so that wouldn't work out that well until night.

Cardboard works wonders
(or room darkening shades if you're fancy)

haha.. yeah but I'd rather have it this way because the room is really small so the projector wouldn't be able to make a very big screen on the wall/screen

Some have better zooms than others.

I can't really tell how large your room is, but mine can do a 100" screen on a 10 foot throw for example.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Have you tried messing with the speaker placement at all?

It seems like the z-5500 sats are angled for desktop use and how you have them they're aiming up at the ceiling rather than going straight to the listening position.

Also, your center is quite low in relation to the front speakers. Have you tried placing it on top of the TV rather than under? I'm not sure if you have any space up there to set it, but that would be a more ear-level placement and it would be much closer to being in the same plane as the other speakers.

You make good points and I know you're the sound man I don't really have any space to put the center channel on the tv.. I could lower the stands though so the speakers will be more ear-level.

 

[tfinch2]

Pretty nice.

I have a 27" CRT HDTV and my Logitech z5300s as my setup. They sound better than I thought they would, and that Logitech bass sure is punchy.

 

[spikespiegal]

They sound amazing

Not in a room that size they don't. I have a pair of Alesis Satellites I bought for $200 that will out-shake, out-jam, and out-orchestra those Z's with ease.

Get a used pair of Cerwin Vegas, or put your money together and get a pair of Athena FS-1's or 2s...or anything with some frikken drivers in it bigger than an orea cookie.

Speakers that small in a main room are for old people who listen to background light jazz.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: tfinch2
Pretty nice.

I have a 27" CRT HDTV and my Logitech z5300s as my setup. They sound better than I thought they would, and that Logitech bass sure is boomy.

Fixed.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Have you tried messing with the speaker placement at all?

It seems like the z-5500 sats are angled for desktop use and how you have them they're aiming up at the ceiling rather than going straight to the listening position.

Also, your center is quite low in relation to the front speakers. Have you tried placing it on top of the TV rather than under? I'm not sure if you have any space up there to set it, but that would be a more ear-level placement and it would be much closer to being in the same plane as the other speakers.

You make good points and I know you're the sound man I don't really have any space to put the center channel on the tv.. I could lower the stands though so the speakers will be more ear-level.

Well play around with it and see how the sound changes. See if one of your roommates will humor you and play some music while they move the stuff around

The total height on the speakers looks pretty close to what you want, but the whole part about them aiming up above your heads is something you might want to play with. I don't remember if you can adjust the angle of them on the sats... I don't think you can.

 

[nboy22]

Originally posted by: spikespiegal

They sound amazing

Not in a room that size they don't. I have a pair of Alesis Satellites I bought for $200 that will out-shake, out-jam, and out-orchestra those Z's with ease.

Get a used pair of Cerwin Vegas, or put your money together and get a pair of Athena FS-1's or 2s...or anything with some frikken drivers in it bigger than an orea cookie.

Speakers that small in a main room are for old people who listen to background light jazz.

Tell that to my neighbors, who I wake up all the time..

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: nboy22

Originally posted by: spikespiegal

They sound amazing

Not in a room that size they don't. I have a pair of Alesis Satellites I bought for $200 that will out-shake, out-jam, and out-orchestra those Z's with ease.

Get a used pair of Cerwin Vegas, or put your money together and get a pair of Athena FS-1's or 2s...or anything with some frikken drivers in it bigger than an orea cookie.

Speakers that small in a main room are for old people who listen to background light jazz.

Tell that to my neighbors, who I wake up all the time..

Loud is not the same as amazing