OCC Reviews the Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System |
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OCC Reviews the Logitech G51 Surround Sound Speaker System |
 Sep 23 2007, 09:10 PM
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Sep 23 2007, 09:29 PM
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 OCC Boss  Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
Those look like a nice set I should look at getting those and getting away from my creative ones
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Sep 23 2007, 09:30 PM
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 Audio Nut  Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
I don't remember thinking all that highly of the G51s the last time I heard them (especially not from a sound quality standpoint)...have they changed that model recently?
EDIT: They were z-5500s, sorry. 
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Sep 23 2007, 09:46 PM
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Posting Nut Posts: 9,588 Joined: 5-October 03 From: Texas Member No.: 6,351 |
I need to get a new set of speakers myself, I am using some old ones that are just stereo (2speakers). Might have to pick some up next time I order
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Sep 24 2007, 11:58 AM
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 King of the Autobahn Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
I don't have the G51's, but I have the Z-5400's, which are also 5.1, and I simply love them! If Logitech makes sound systems like the Z-5400's, this G51 simply CAN NOT be bad
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Sep 24 2007, 12:39 PM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE(kingdingeling @ Sep 24 2007, 07:58 PM) [snapback]723034[/snapback] I don't have the G51's, but I have the Z-5400's, which are also 5.1, and I simply love them! If Logitech makes sound systems like the Z-5400's, this G51 simply CAN NOT be bad The Z-5400s sound like poo...but they do get loud. If that's all you're looking for then so be it, but I'd never want to listen to music on them. -------------------- Desktop: | Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz | 128 GB GSkill Falcon | 8 GB WinTec AmpX | Sapphire 4870 X2 | DFI P35-T2RL | PCP&C Silencer 610 | W7 x64 | HTPC: | X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz | 4.5 TB Storage | 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon | PowerColor 4830 | ECS A-780GM-A | ATI Theater 650 Pro | OCZ Fatal1ty 550 | W7 x64 | Router/VPN/Compiling: | Opteron 175 | 4 GB DDR 500 | S3 Trio PCI VGA | Asus A8N-SLI SE | SinTek 500SLI | XP Pro | Office: | Dell Precision 390 | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 2 GB DDR2 667 | XFX 7800GT | Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC | NetBook: | Asus EeePC 900A | 1.6 GHz Atom | 32 GB SSD | 2 GB DDR2 667 | Intel Integrated | W7 x86 | |
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Sep 24 2007, 12:52 PM
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King of the Autobahn Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
QUOTE(Thewacokid @ Sep 24 2007, 10:39 PM) [snapback]723043[/snapback] The Z-5400s sound like poo...but they do get loud. If that's all you're looking for then so be it, but I'd never want to listen to music on them. Wait... Say what? Z-5400's like poo?! What did you measure this by? And no, I am not one of those e-thugs who only listens to loud music but doesn't care about the quality, I listen to a lot of house/trance/electronic, but also alternative/rock/metal/industrial, so I think I have a pretty good mix of musik there to test out this setup. It's a great sound system, the only system up to now that I have heard/used that will beat this one in terms of sound quality (I'm not that much into it), is the Bang & Ollufsen from the Audi A8. -------------------- I guess I have no excuse for not being as awesome as King... - iKillSteal | Samsung Q45 | Core 2 Duo T7250 2.0GHz | 2x2048MB OCZ PC2-5400 CL5 | Intel GMA X3100 | 160GB | 12.1" | || Our Folding@Home Team || | Phenom II X2 550 | DFI Lanparty JR 790GX-M2RS | 4GB A-Data PC2-6400 | XFX HD4890 | 250GB | Corsair TX750W | Antec Mini P180 | |
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Sep 24 2007, 01:02 PM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE(kingdingeling @ Sep 24 2007, 08:52 PM) [snapback]723051[/snapback] Wait... Say what? Z-5400's like poo?! What did you measure this by? They have a very boomy and peaky sub combined with a "full-range" 2.5" driver that has tinny midrange and almost no midbass. That, and the sub isn't all that linear at high volumes and tends to sound like crap when trying to dig low into it's passband (it's a 4th order bandpass sub and doesn't have a very wide passband). I had a set of them for two weeks before returning them and moving back to my Advent AV570s. -------------------- Desktop: | Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz | 128 GB GSkill Falcon | 8 GB WinTec AmpX | Sapphire 4870 X2 | DFI P35-T2RL | PCP&C Silencer 610 | W7 x64 | HTPC: | X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz | 4.5 TB Storage | 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon | PowerColor 4830 | ECS A-780GM-A | ATI Theater 650 Pro | OCZ Fatal1ty 550 | W7 x64 | Router/VPN/Compiling: | Opteron 175 | 4 GB DDR 500 | S3 Trio PCI VGA | Asus A8N-SLI SE | SinTek 500SLI | XP Pro | Office: | Dell Precision 390 | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 2 GB DDR2 667 | XFX 7800GT | Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC | NetBook: | Asus EeePC 900A | 1.6 GHz Atom | 32 GB SSD | 2 GB DDR2 667 | Intel Integrated | W7 x86 | |
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Sep 24 2007, 01:33 PM
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King of the Autobahn Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
Sound freaks....
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Sep 24 2007, 09:52 PM
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Audio Nut Posts: 6,678 Joined: 14-February 04 From: Clemson U. Member No.: 8,484 |
QUOTE(kingdingeling @ Sep 24 2007, 09:33 PM) [snapback]723060[/snapback] Sound freaks.... Whatever helps you sleep at night. I'm no audiophile but I do like my music to sound good. There just aren't all that many computer-oriented speakers systems that sound remotely good. There are a ton of them that get pretty damn loud though...and that's exactly what 99% of the market wants right now. The appearance of quality has become more important than quality itself. Why do you think Bose is still in business??? -------------------- Desktop: | Q6600 @ 3.2 GHz | 128 GB GSkill Falcon | 8 GB WinTec AmpX | Sapphire 4870 X2 | DFI P35-T2RL | PCP&C Silencer 610 | W7 x64 | HTPC: | X3 720 BE @ 3.4 GHz | 4.5 TB Storage | 8 GB GeIL Black Dragon | PowerColor 4830 | ECS A-780GM-A | ATI Theater 650 Pro | OCZ Fatal1ty 550 | W7 x64 | Router/VPN/Compiling: | Opteron 175 | 4 GB DDR 500 | S3 Trio PCI VGA | Asus A8N-SLI SE | SinTek 500SLI | XP Pro | Office: | Dell Precision 390 | Core 2 Duo E6320 | 2 GB DDR2 667 | XFX 7800GT | Fedora 10 / Windows 7 RC | NetBook: | Asus EeePC 900A | 1.6 GHz Atom | 32 GB SSD | 2 GB DDR2 667 | Intel Integrated | W7 x86 | |
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Sep 25 2007, 01:49 PM
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King of the Autobahn Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
Listen, I wanted a system that won't break the bank, but will have 5.1 sound (mainly for gaming/movie purposes, there's nothing like gunshots coming from the right back of my room!), and that'll sound decent. I went from a 20$ 2.1 Creative system (from Wal Mart of course
 ) to these, so they are indeed pretty good. And, just by the by, what is your definition of "pretty damn loud"? From what I can hear (no audiophile here), they sound crisp and clear, no matter what musik I play!
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Sep 25 2007, 01:51 PM
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 such-a-potato was formerly known as lego Posts: 6,122 Joined: 6-February 04 From: Narrrrwich, UK Member No.: 8,314 |
QUOTE(Thewacokid @ Sep 25 2007, 05:52 AM) [snapback]723140[/snapback] Why do you think Bose is still in business??? Because they charge stupid people a lot of money for stupid products... -------------------- // Intel Q6600 SLACR // DFI Lanparty DK-P35-T2RS // 4gb OCZ PC2-8500c5 Platinum // 80gb Intel X25-M // EVGA 9800gtx+ // ESI Julia // Corsair HX1000 // Windows 7 Pro x64 // |
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