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[H]ard|Gawd
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I'm looking to get a good set of 5.1 speakers. I bought some cheap Logitech speakers last year (Logitech Z-640, ~$40 I think from a local computer show) as my first 5.1 set coming off of headphones, but now i'd like to get something that sounds nicer.
Here are a few details about how they will be used:
That's about it.
I'm looking to spend under $250 shipped. A couple of sets I looked at were Logitech Z-5300 and Z-5500. Are these sets comparable as far as sound quality goes? I know the 5500's are a lot louder, but do they sound that good to be worth double the price? (I probably wouldn't take advantage of the decoder, but the "real" speaker wires they use are an attractive feature IMO) I know people like to bash Logitech but perhaps they're good for the price? I know my brother's Z-680's sound pretty good..
I was also looking at Klipsch but at ~$400 they are quite a bit more than I am looking to spend.
Are there any other brands or specific sets for this price range that would be worth looking at?
Here are a few details about how they will be used:
- Mostly for gaming
- Some music listening (mostly use the car for this :-D)
- The occasional movie
- Sound card is SB Audigy2 ZS
- digital input shouldn't matter too much
- real speaker wires (not RCA plugs) are a plus
- sound quality is more important than power (the satellites on my current speakers are only 7W rms
That's about it.
I'm looking to spend under $250 shipped. A couple of sets I looked at were Logitech Z-5300 and Z-5500. Are these sets comparable as far as sound quality goes? I know the 5500's are a lot louder, but do they sound that good to be worth double the price? (I probably wouldn't take advantage of the decoder, but the "real" speaker wires they use are an attractive feature IMO) I know people like to bash Logitech but perhaps they're good for the price? I know my brother's Z-680's sound pretty good..
I was also looking at Klipsch but at ~$400 they are quite a bit more than I am looking to spend.
Are there any other brands or specific sets for this price range that would be worth looking at?