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Logitech z-5500 or Bose companion 5

macsander

macsander

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Hi!

I want to buy new speakers which soud amazing.
I will use it by far the most for listening music.
Now I did some research and the Logitech z-5500 and Bose companion 5 both seem great speaker sets.

Now I would love to hear some opinions and experience with those speakers, which are the best for music?

If there are other speakers you know are better I would also love to hear it.

Thank a lot!
Sander
 
Please help me out here, The question is which sound the best(for music) or other good suggestions, Thanks!
 
Both are ok, the z5500s are more versatile imo and better for movies and such (much better sub also). You will probably get more clarity from the bose though but i would get the logitechs because you can get them for $100 cheaper.
 
I HATE THE BOSE!!! The have terrible range and if the speakers were labeled with anything other than "bose" on the case then nobody would think twice about these before passing them up.

The logitech's aren't going to have the pure crisp sound of say a Polk or Infiniti set, but for the money they have good sound, pretty good range, and they are able to be used on a variety of platforms (I have mine on my DVD Player, HD DVR, iPod, PC, etc.
 
I have the Z-5500 for about two years now. And they are amazing. There is various settings which you can set like music and movies. I watch movies on my computer since I don't have a TV. And the 5.1 surround sound is amazing. It's one of the best computer sound system.
 
I got a good deal on the last set of Bose Companion 5's my local CompUSA had - a little over $300 (from $499!), and to me the sound quality is great - much better than the old 5 cube Logitech system I had previously (which are also really good speakers)

The Bose 5's had some compatibility issues with the latest version of Garageband, but it appears that the 10.5.2 update has cleared that up - Garageband is running full speed again with the Bose as the output audio settings.

-Bryan
 
Go for the Z-5500....
I was in the same position, but unfortunately I first got the Bose 5.
Big mistake!
The Bose 5 had no mid-range, the bass was muffled and the treble was painful.
When you increase the volume past 75%, it would limit the sub...and only increased the output of the desktop speakers!

I sold the Bose 5, then got the Z-5500.
What a big difference!! Crisper bass, clearer vocals.. better max output.
And its cheaper?
Very impressed.
 
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