Z-5500's

[Steve]

wooooop
finally got around to getting me some surround sound.

bought some logitech 5500's http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/sp...s/224&cl=us,en

i gotta say i'm impressed so far, infact super impressed. i had a tidy pair of 2.1's for the past 7 years and had no real reason to upgrade :/ however i had an impulse buying session and ordered the 5.1's.

will post up a pic of my setup tomorrow

anyone else got the same?

[atholon]

I like headphones better.

[IcIshoot]

I have the hardware and speaker system to do it, but at the time it appeared that the only way I could use it to the fullest I would have had to give up my microphone port, which I needed.

How ever, since I don't use the mic port on my desktop any more, I should try it out

[Scott]

I'm with ath.. I still have my 2.1's and when I need them, headphones. It's probably one of thoes things that once I try I will never go back.

[teej]

wow I cannot imagine spending that much money on computer speakers lol. I will say the headset I have now were a bout $120 and I love them but no speakers. But steve I bet they sound amazing.

[SwiftSniper232]

I got bose headphone for christmas so i use those for gaming, but when listening to music or armature film editing i use my z-5300...they are old, but still have some punch here some pics...sorry about the mess, been doing tech "work" (hence Crysis on the desk) and just got back from vacation.
Top of desk
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/471/p5130039fp8.jpg

under w/ sub
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/424/p5130040ob0.jpg

[Steve]

Originally posted by SwiftSniper232
headphone for for gaming, but when listening to music

^ same as. got a of nice headset for using teamspeak when gaming.

recently moved away from gaming so changed my priorities a bit.



so all you guys who use headphones, you have no hi-fi or speakers in your house at all? all walk around the house with headphones on hehe??

[Steve]

Originally posted by teej
wow I cannot imagine spending that much money on computer speakers lol.

hehe i hear ya m8, but look at it this way, i worked fookin hard last month and got paid a fair amount and spending about 5% of a month wages on some wicked speakers is worth it damn i bet i spent almost the same amount on crap coffee and bad food during work last month. that logitech price is pretty high, they were more like $300. which for speakers is pretty low-end, but it seems these are pretty good value for money. it seems if anyone asks what reasonably priced 5.1 setup they should get, usually they are recommended the 5500's at the moment.

i had just received my expenses back from work from the last month or so which was about $450 which burned a hole in my pocket for approx 2 hours lol

[atholon]

Only place I don`t use headphones is in my car and then I have peice of crap speakers and a crappy radio/cd player where the cd player doesn`t work.

[Steve]

still impressed

grabbed a pic of my uber tidy desk (tidy up day today)



still need to paint the walls, can't decide on a colour

[SilentTrigger]

Ah, Billy bookshelf!

Nice setup, and I must say nice interior design of that room! And nice speeker system

[atholon]

Looks awesome steve.

What game do you use the controller for?

[Steve]

Originally posted by SilentTrigger*MFA*
Ah, Billy bookshelf!

haha it's Lack actually

Originally posted by atholon
What game do you use the controller for?

GTR2. Most peeps play with a steering wheel, but i'm not into it that much. Made some great skins for the cars though lol

[SwiftSniper232]

nice setup man, nice

[SilentTrigger]

Oh right, mixed them up, damn! Have a Lack myself somewhere i think.

[VooDoo-]

i have the exact same set .. you'll like it .. it can get very loud ..

and if you ever blow anything just call them and they send you an entirely new set lol

[Steve]

i think there is an issue with the subs failing in these setups - which is due to the fuse blowing (i think it's the fuse that you can access at the back). but you can replace it yourself i guess as long as you don't mess up and tell Logitech . as far as i know using the power switch on the back of the sub seems to be the main cause of the fuses blowing.

yup they go pretty loud, but i'd hope so with a sub that's bigger than my car it's pretty swt watching a film and your chair is physically shaking when the action kicks off

[SilentTrigger]

Haha, I can imagine you sitting there bounching around holding on to the desk

[Hellfighter]

paint the walls black with paint blood spots (use white paint as blood on it) use a black light (sheild over the blacklight so you don't look direct in to it) and play away

love your system sweet as hell