By Stu ReevesPosted Thursday 22nd May 2008 13:29 GMT
You say you'll unlikely to be watching on anything but a small computer screen...
Chances are, if your willing to cough up £250 for PC speakers, you'll proberbly have it hooked up to a decent tv.....but then again, why would you have these speakers and not an a/v system?
So personally I think this would be less for movie watchers, more for dedicated gamers or people with large MP3 collections.
I had a set of Logitech ZX-2300s, they were awesome speakers. Solid amount of sound, very decent quality *and* they cost less than my old Sony mini-HiFi. (They were £95 from eBuyer when I bought them).
These seem to be quite a bit more :-\.
2.1 systems are quite handy when you don't have the shelves behind you, or are a student and need to move your computer quite often (as I do).
By James PickettPosted Thursday 22nd May 2008 18:03 GMT
I've just been looking at PA systems and some of these are now amplified 2.1 setups. £200 will buy you a 400W (RMS) system with a serious subwoofer and decent satellites that would blow this stuff into the weeds. And you can plug your CD player into it...
By James WhalePosted Wednesday 28th May 2008 12:45 GMT
So, after reading this review I threw caution to the wind and ordered a set from Novatech for £180, which arrived the following day. They look great in the flesh and not ugly at all. Build quality is excellent and everything is sturdy and robust.
I've mainly been using them to listen to music to far, but I'm very impressed. The sub is larger than I expected, and produces a filthy, room-shaking amount of bass. However, even on maximum this doesn't outgrow the speakers which max out without distortion. Sound is clear and defined - music from my PC is suddenly a joy to listen to.
The only issue I've noticed is that there seems to be a compatibility issue with my Logitech Quickcam software which causes it to crash when the speaker software loads during startup.
Comments on: Logitech Z Cinema advanced surround sound system
Pity they look so ugly. #
By Craig Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 12:57 GMT
Shame it's 2.1 #
By Steve Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 13:24 GMT
Good stuff #
By Ash Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 13:28 GMT
One gripe #
By Stu Reeves Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 13:29 GMT
Too Expensive #
By S Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 14:59 GMT
Linux and Mac support? #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 16:09 GMT
Alternative #
By James Pickett Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 18:03 GMT
PS #
By James Pickett Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 18:04 GMT
Hmm... #
By Scott Mckenzie Posted Friday 23rd May 2008 09:10 GMT
@ Alternative #
By Brian Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 12:47 GMT
not better enough.... #
By Colin Birkett Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 15:04 GMT
Superb speakers... #
By James Whale Posted Wednesday 28th May 2008 12:45 GMT