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Logitch Z-5500, good buy or not, and is this to cheap?

JosephDuffy

JosephDuffy

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Jul 12, 2009
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Hi, all!
I'm looking at getting a 5.1 for my bedroom :D , and have stumbled across the Z-5500 ( http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=gb,en ), they are RRP from Logitech at £350, but I've found them for £100.51, I'm not telling you where, you might get the last set!
But 2 questions...
Do you think £100.51 is to cheap, and it could be fake, it's only around £20/£30 cheaper than next higher price.
And are these any good? It's going in a fairly square and small room, for personal use for gaming really, and of course, I'll be hucking up my MacBook Pro to it and my new TV when/if I get it! ;)
Thanks
Joseph Duffy
 
I have them at 50% volume right now and just loving it. Have had these babies for over a year and a half now. The price is right, retail here is $499 but i got them new from newegg for $249.

They'll work, I used it on my MacBook and its on my Mini now, you just hook the green cable in and set it to Dobly PL2 Music, and it'll play from all 5.1.
 
$200-ish? No that's not all that crazy. In the US I've seen the Z-5500s for less than $200 before but you have to really dig for that kind of deal.

They're great speakers, and ever since Klipsch left the PC speaker market probably the only decent 5.1s you can get for that kind of money. Myself, I have some Klipsch GMX 5.1s I bought for a lot less than that, but.. I am considering getting a new set of speakers (these are goofy looking!) and would definitely consider the Z-5500s!

The only catch is they don't have a remote (that I'm aware of).
 
As others have said they're a great set of speakers. I've been using them for the past 4 years and even have them acting as a home theater setup for the time being. I'd recommend them to anyone who was considering them.
 
I've had the z-5500's for about three years now and they've been working great. From small bedroom speakers to the dorm to daily usage on the tv w/ the PS3+wii. The remote is ugly but Harmony remotes are so cheap nowadays on the lower end units there's no reason to have a thousand crappy universal remotes and single device remotes laying around. The Harmony 720 is great. I think I only paid around 50 for it refurbed.
 
I have a set of these on my iMac and they're awesome. I paid around $229 plus tax for mine, so I think the price you found is a good one, but believable.

Get a toslink to mini toslink optical cable and you'll be set for digital 5.1.
 
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