Joined on 10/01/09
Good Deal for the Money
Pros: Not that anyone cares, or to sound pretentious (which I'm sure I will anyway), but I'm an 'audiophile' and have about $50k worth of tube analog tub equipment in my basement as my primary sound system, so I wasn't expecting much (and didn't need much) quality for PC speakers, but for the money, was pleasantly surprised. Had to upgrade because my old A-L speakers weren't compatible with this brand new PC (w/Win 7 Ult.). Well packed, Sub is about 1/2 the size of the old A-L's, but sounds better. Remote is separate, as opposed the controls which were on the right front speaker of the A-L's. Easy to setup. Am using it with Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium, which is fine for what *I* use it for. (The reader may need/want something more esoteric, if used as their primary sound system). If you're on a tight budget or don't need a million dollar sound system, you can't beat the sound for the price and so far, I haven't had any problems whatsoever (*fingers crossed*!)...
Cons: Rear speaker wires are adequately long, as is the center speaker wire, but the left front and right front wires are about a foot too short. With some clever spacing, I was able to *just* make it fit where I wanted, with less than an inch to spare. Remote is hard-wired, as opposed to modular. Had to reroute the wire to keep it out of the way. Speaker stands are packed in reverse angle to save space. Get a phillips, loosen, flip them around and tighten - minor inconvenience. Sub woofer has NO cover/grill for the driver. It is down-firing, but still should come with at least a cheap grill.
Overall Review: The next upgrade (for Logitech) was the Z-5500, which was $300+ more, but even that set doesn't have a grill for the sub woofer (and that one is front-firing, which would make it a lot easier to damage). I know there are a LOT more expensive PC speakers sets out there, but as I said, these are more than fine for what *I* need for my PC. When I want true sound, I play vinyl on my equipment in the basement. (Yeah, I know - I guess I'm 'old' now!) Trust me - analog beats digital by so many orders of magnitude - and I also have one of the best (and unfortunately, highest priced CDPs, along with the rest of my equipment), when I *have* to play my CDs. I researched this for a week or two and read hundreds of reviews and I've noticed that everybody says Logitech's customer service stinks. I haven't needed them for these speakers (yet!), but I have all kinds of other Logitech peripherals and the one time I did have to use them (to replace a mic), they were fine. (Maybe they got worse?)
This came from China...
...(like everything else does these days). It took 20 DAYS to get here. As for the product itself, so far it works.