Logitech Z-5500 vs Z-5300e

I have a set of z-5300e's, and my friend has a set of z-5500's. The z-5500's are definitely better; they can go about 1/3 louder and have digital input (although you need a soundcard that supports 5.1 digital). The build quality of the speakers is a little better.

However, unless you are an audiophile or have the luxury of being able to blast your speakers loud I would just settle for the z-5300e. On my z-5300e's, it becomes painful to turn the volume past 2/3, but it annoys the neighbors at like 1/3 :-S (damn neighbors).

if i could afford it, id go for the Z5500 just for the digital input...itll bypass the onboard's crappy DAC and use its own internal DAC which should result in a much cleaner sound...i say should because i dont know how good is the internal DAC of the z5500...but im pretty sure its better than the crappy on board audio which would also pick up hell of alot of noise from the other PC components...

however, this depends on ur audio priorities... music, gaming, movies? if music has highest priority then a real good 2.1 speaker should be ur choice as music sounds better on stereo rather than 5.1 (unless ur listening to DVD-A).... why? coz music is recorded in stereo. movies and gaming is where 5.1 is there way to go.

if i could afford it, id go for the Z5500 just for the digital input...itll bypass the onboard's crappy DAC and use its own internal DAC which should result in a much cleaner sound...i say should because i dont know how good is the internal DAC of the z5500...but im pretty sure its better than the crappy on board audio which would also pick up hell of alot of noise from the other PC components...

however, this depends on ur audio priorities... music, gaming, movies? if music has highest priority then a real good 2.1 speaker should be ur choice as music sounds better on stereo rather than 5.1 (unless ur listening to DVD-A).... why? coz music is recorded in stereo. movies and gaming is where 5.1 is there way to go.

mAD-mAN-

Cant you just enable 2.1 mode on your 5.1 and that be the same thing and why do you have to do that anyways?

These three things is waht you should be going for:

THX, DTS, EAX

which ever one supports it gets my vote. Assuming your audio card can utilize the above mentioned three.

Its about sound quality and not volume. If you want volume put earphones on and kill your eardrums

These three things is waht you should be going for:

THX, DTS, EAX

which ever one supports it gets my vote. Assuming your audio card can utilize the above mentioned three.

Its about sound quality and not volume. If you want volume put earphones on and kill your eardrums

wurn

EAX is a sound card feature, not a speaker feature. I would agree on THX, except their standards have fallen and now it seems to be available to any speaker manufacturer if they pay the license fees. I mean, there's a car with THX certified audio, and now there's 2.1 speakers with THX certification. The whole point of THX is to have the superior cinemata presentation. The main thing was that when it came out long ago, it was the new standard for ultimate surround sound...

DTS is really nice, but only needed if you have a sound card that supports it (like an x-fi).

DUDE, some speakers dont support EAX, trust me on this. As for soundcard supporting all three mentioned, Audigy 4 does and is cheaper i am sure than the X-Fi thingy

[QUOTE="wurn"]

These three things is waht you should be going for:

THX, DTS, EAX

which ever one supports it gets my vote. Assuming your audio card can utilize the above mentioned three.

Its about sound quality and not volume. If you want volume put earphones on and kill your eardrums

Baselerd

EAX is a sound card feature, not a speaker feature. I would agree on THX, except their standards have fallen and now it seems to be available to any speaker manufacturer if they pay the license fees. I mean, there's a car with THX certified audio, and now there's 2.1 speakers with THX certification. The whole point of THX is to have the superior cinemata presentation. The main thing was that when it came out long ago, it was the new standard for ultimate surround sound...

DTS is really nice, but only needed if you have a sound card that supports it (like an x-fi).