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Logitech z-640 5.1 Speaker System
Date: Friday, February 14, 2003
Author: Joe Di Figlia
Provided By: None
Page: 3 of 3
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I am going to be honest with you here, I wasn't expecting too much from a set of speakers in the sub $100.00 range. I have been under the impression at times that cheap means cheap, but I was wrong in prejudging these before using them. I am thoroughly impressed with the clarity of sound these speakers are capable of. Even at higher volumes with the bass on the subwoofer turned all the way up, I don't get any rattle or distortion.
Music
Music is a pleasure to listen to with this set of speakers. The bass is deep and rich with no rattle, and you can hear the high's better than on most speaker systems. For instance, when you are listening to a song, you know the drummer is hitting symbols, right? Well, on these, you can actually hear them clearly, and I can differentiate this sound in these speakers from the other set of 5.1's I have.
One thing that people tend to forget is that most mp3's and wav's are do not support surround sound, they are two dimensional. In order to gain surround sound from straight audio, it has to be recorded a certain way. This method is not usually used when we rip our CD's to mp3.
DVD
Movies are the second most important reason for having surround sound in full effect. This is one of the only other environment one can take advantage of surround sound outside of gaming. The improvement of sound clarity aids in making our movie watching experience that much better. With the Logitech's we don't lose anything, we are encompassed and engulfed in the movie as if we were sitting in a theatre.
I watched 5 movies just to test these speakers, because of my small library of DVD's, my choices were limited. The movies I used to test were as follows: Donnie Brasco, Goodfellas, Drunken Master, Snatch, and Nothing to Lose. Now, you may be wondering why I chose these as opposed to some movie by George Lucas. Well, its simple really, I wanted to see if I can hear people tinkering with spoons in the background, or a guy rustling his newspaper in the diner. You get the point. The answer: You Can!!
Conclusion
I have noticed with other competitor's speakers systems currently on the market, which I own, when my cell phone is ringing I get a loud and annoying buzzing noise emitted from my speakers. This is because the cables are not shielded. Guess what folks; this isn't so with the Logitech's because the cables used are shielded coax. I have a minor complaint with regards to the length of the wires though; the rear speaker wires just aren't that long. The wires only span the length of 4 meters. So the wall mount option is limited, but there are extensions available.
So what is my final verdict you ask? I am stuck in a corner, in the middle of TO-Scope near the stairs, I have 18 left in this clip, 3 more clips, 1 full Glock, and a flash bang, listening to the SWAT guy on the second floor making his way down the stairs. I crawl so he cannot hear my movements, I am behind him now. MP5 ready, I pull the trigger and suddenly swarmed by 3 more SWAT. What am I hearing all this on from now on? Logitech's z640 speakers, sorry Creative Inspiron, you have been replaced.
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