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Logitech Z-680 Dolby 5.1 PC Speakers Reviewed
PhatBass writes "PC Speakers certainly have come a long way from the little buzzers we used to
listen to before the days of SoundBlaster. Remember the 'Windows Speaker
Driver' that gave you more than beeps and buzzing through the little cone in
your case? Well now we have full Dolby Surround Sound setups, THX
Certified, the works, for Gaming, DVD and Multimedia bliss. Take a look at
the
sweet Z-680 setup from Logitech that is reviewed here, they sport 1000 Watts
of Peak Power, a hardware Dolby Pro Logic II 5.1 Decoder, Digital Inputs and
serious style."
Already gave them a 10 and said they sounded just as good as the Klipsch, at ~200$ cheaper. I trust websites for reviews as much as, heck, as much as I trust slashdot for not posting repeats.
There should be an 'advertisements' topic on slashdot.
Do they include DRM ? Will they block the 'copyrighted' sound entering their digital inputs unless I use a certified driver ?
Because now my cubicle neighbours toupé will fly up
and stick to the roof every time Windows does the Plong! thing on me
Because this is SlashDot, where everything must be twice as expensive and four times as difficult (note: in the case of software it may be zero times as expensive and eight times as difficult).
I think it's great that RMS has moved into the hardware sector and is hard at work calculating speaker specifications. However, you realize that by refering to them as "RMS Watts" you hurt the entire free sotware industry. Please call them "GNU/Watts" so that the whole world may rest assured they are calculated by an open method whose source code can be freely distributed and modified.
(Yes, I know what RMS means in this context. It was a joke, in case you're about to correct me.)
There is no sig, there is only Zuul.
There's not only audiophiles and audiophiles, but even audiophiles. Even heard of an audiophile lately, but that's probably an urban legend...
Well, that's the first bad review of the Klipsch speakers that I have ever read.
But it came from such a reliable source! Don't you know how highly regarded Anonymous Coward is in the audiophile community?
Hey kids, there's only 5 days left 'til Yak Shaving Day!
I'm reminded of a quote in the StudioSpares catalogue about speaker power rating. Something like
'These speakers really are 100W. To test we recommend the following amplifier, if you wish to test other manufacturers speakers we recommned a fire extinguisher'
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. (Einstein)
But your assumption that those teensy little speakers powered by their teensy little power supply can put out 505 watts continuous is completely ludicrous.
I've heard each speaker is supplied with an itanium cpu, that would explain it.
Apple has fallen drastically behind in the speaker-wattage department.
It's a real issue. This Logitech speaker system is capable of 1000 watts. 1000! Thats a gigawatt! Meanwhile, my pathetic Apple SoundSticks - which they still sell on the AppleStore, are capable of a mere 65 watts.
Absolutely brutal. Never mind the quality, or the aesthetics... it is plainly obvious to myself (and indeed, everyone here) that the higher number of watts clearly indicates complete superiority in my listening productivity. It is folly to argue otherwise; I mena, there is the number. 1000 watts vs. 65.
Apple better damn well come up with some 1500 watt speakers in the next 10 seconds otherwise I'm going to go buy some JBL gear and really maximize my hearing of music.
If Jesus wants me it knows where to find me.
When it comes to figures like these, I love this conversation:
"Wow! It delivers 1000 Watts!"
"Sure, ILS."
"ILS?"
"If Lightning Strikes."
Education is the silver bullet.