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I recently moved, and during the move I must have damaged my 10 year old Z560 sub It rattles and sounds rather disturbing. This speaker system is dear to me because I sold my plasma back in college in order to buy these, so I bought these speakers with blood money In any event, the sub is shot so it is time to look for a new system. It has been a long time since I looked at PC speakers, so I am looking for advice into what to get. I mostly game on my pc, but I do sometimes listen to music. My first thought is the Z906's as they are Logitech's top of the line system Anything else I should be looking at? Thanks!
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/24 10:25:04
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Z906 are boss, Btw... I love the bass these things give out... Interior crocodile alligator, I drive a Chevrolet movie theater.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/24 12:33:47
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Re: I need new PC speakers
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I think if I were you, I'd open up the sub and see what the problem is before buying brand new ones. Might be something as simple as a loose wire or bolt.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
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Could just be the cone. Had the same set cone feel off
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Re: I need new PC speakers
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/24 20:21:58
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If I needed speakers, I would get the Logitech Z906. I think you will be satisfied with those.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/24 23:05:30
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Don't know if this brand is available at US, but Edifier S550 Encore is a really good sound system.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 04:39:27
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Logitechs are nice for average consumers... but for bassheads and SQ freaks like me, go with home theater. You will not regret it. I grew out of computer speakers many years ago, when they used to make better ones!
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 08:23:04
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Home theater speakers hooked up to the pc? That means I will need a home theater receiver as well, right? I hook up my the receiver to my pc via optical? I currently have the X79 Dark and am using the standard audio ports, would I need a sound card to get better audio? I currently am using an old sony receiver and speakers on my HTPC, but its an old receiver so I have a few issues via optical sound through my creative sound card. I am not sure what the issue is but wouldn't the sounds card and receiver both be decoding sound? My experience with receivers hooked up to a PC is that they are not as user friendly as a PC speaker system. I would like nice sound, but also dont want to be running into pc to receiver issues. My home theater system that I currently use for my tv (currently this system is sitting in a box because I am waiting for the P series Vizio to be released) is: http://usa.yamaha.com/products/audio-visual/av-receivers-amps/htr/htr-4065/?mode=modelhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001AVRD62/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 09:26:59
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For the best sound go with Yamaha. if your budget doesn't allow it then go with the Logitech.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 10:50:34
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I linked to Yamaha home theater systems which do indeed include receivers. You can hook it up via optical, though if they have HDMI then your best bet is probably to connect with HDMI and choose 5.1 surround in Windows.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 12:51:55
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boredgunner I linked to Yamaha home theater systems which do indeed include receivers. You can hook it up via optical, though if they have HDMI then your best bet is probably to connect with HDMI and choose 5.1 surround in Windows.
HDMI through the GPU to the receiver?
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/25 12:53:28
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chump7431 HDMI through the GPU to the receiver?
Yup that should do the trick, though not all receivers have HDMI input.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/07/29 08:27:37
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you could try Klipsch 5.1
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/08/01 12:44:13
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jessieblue you could try Klipsch 5.1
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/08/12 19:35:36
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still using Logitechs z550's, 10 years old and still sound brand new.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
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blackforce still using Logitechs z550's, 10 years old and still sound brand new.
It is worth noting that in general, the quality of active speakers has declined over the years. Newer Logitechs don't hold a candle to the older ones from what I've read.
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Re: I need new PC speakers
2014/08/12 21:04:24
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blackforce still using Logitechs z550's, 10 years old and still sound brand new.
I'm listening to my Z5500's right now. Mine too still sound brand new. No problem whatsoever.
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