Logitech Z-5300e...

[-0MEGA-] · 01-02-2007, 03:30 AM

This is about the Z-5300's, not video cards

DarkMortar · 01-03-2007, 02:22 AM

just had to ask, sorry hehe, trying to kill two birds with one stone or however the saying goes

DarkMortar · 01-15-2007, 09:06 AM

Received the speakers in the mail today. I carried them upstairs (fairly heavy) and set them down. I opened the box, lifted off all the stuff, and when I saw the sub, I was like HOLY COW. Damn, I was expecting bigger, but it’s just HUGE in real life compared to the pictures lol. I was setting them all pieces down, and when I saw the X-530 sub I was like, this new thing looks like it’s 3 times as big. Just the whole thing made the other speakers feel so small. Ok, so then I disconnected all the X-530 stuff, and started to hook up these Z-5300e’s. The sub is just crazy, lol, I mean its just big (I’m not used to this), and the place it took from the X-530, it just filled that whole spot, and every time I lean over now, I see this big box lol. Ok so then all the new speakers were hooked up, and decided to set my front two speakers farther apart now since I have a wired remote for volume. Remote feels pretty cheap and plastic, yet the speakers and especially the subwoofer felt they were made with decent quality. I did think that the satellites used metal on their stands, but it’s actually plastic, but the good kind.

Ok actually to how they sounded. Well I decided to first fire up far cry, and I was playing the Research level, and holy cow, the voice just sounds like it was better quality! I then went on, threw a grenade BOOM. But nope that was not enough! I quickly put the sub at max, and then it went BOOOOOM, there we go, that’s more like it. Lol, I will say those people on those reviews are wimps; I mean common the sub sounds great at max, it’s the only way. Ok, then there little drum line in their combat music, went DOOOHHWWMMM, lol I never heard it like that before, that was sweet. Also I decreased the windows bass level to 50% instead of 70%, because 70% just hurts, and its just dumb now with these superior speakers to the X-530 (no need to over-clock woofer with windows bass). Ok, actually one of the greatest improvements I think it’s the satellites, they sounds a lot better than the X-530. The satellites are louder, sharper, and crisper. Ok, then I fired up Doom 3 (an EAX 4.0 game). And OMG, the difference was HUGE. I mean it really felt like a theater. And the steam was so detailed and it was insane. And damn these are so much louder, and bass just goes down low WOOHHMMPP. And you know what? After playing Doom 3 for only 10 minutes, my ears begun to feel num and hurt. The dB just hurts so bad after a while, lol, I was played Doom 3 for over an hour, and my ears feel nummed, lol by all the damn bass and lows. I mean it now HURTS my ears to do anything lol, I mean I like how its sounds and stuff but I begin to worry about my hearing, I mean I really didn’t play that loud, it’s just so strong it hurts lol. I then played Oblivion, and the sword slashing was so crisp and loud, and I heard stuff I never heard before. Also these speakers, I haven’t even played BF2 yet, and that has EAX 5.0! And I haven’t even played a DVD yet, like Star Wars!! I wonder what the will sound like!? People in the reviews are acting like at max volume there’s “no” distortion, well I don’t think so, because if it’s too high, the satellites will sounds too much louder than the sub and it will become annoying. I will still say that, the X-530 sub put out a lot of bass for the size of that sub however. The subs sound weaker at certain angles and distances. Luckily, this sub sounds strongest where I sit at the computer. I do not have many places to put the sub. Before the X-530 sub sounded best if someone was next to my chair standing. But now the Z-5300e sub its weakest for them now, which means worse for “showing off,” but it’s better for me this time. Anyway these speakers are an incredible value, and when the huge ship in the intro scene for KOTOR 1 comes up and is attacked the sound is like ROOOWAR ZOOOM OOOOM. It crazy!

Pros:
+ Attractive (and woofer will make people go “cool set-up”) & THX logo on everything, ya, ya THX doesn’t seem to mean anything but it looks awesome.
+ STRONG bass.
+ Good satellites.
+ Wired remote is handy (includes critical center and rear volumes).
+ Center and rears are now finally loud enough.
+ Woofer doesn’t shake or go “poofy” like the x-530s on xtreme bass, so it’s a lot more controlled and better.
+ LOUD (when pushed).

Cons:
+ Bass is not ‘tight’ as in its boomy, not quite always the “response” I wanted.
+ Remote feels cheap.
+ Short wires.
+ Well ok satellites still are not “great” but a lot better than x-530s.

Cool.

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01-03-2007, 02:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
DarkMortar New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7	just had to ask, sorry hehe, trying to kill two birds with one stone or however the saying goes

01-15-2007, 09:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
DarkMortar New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7	Received the speakers in the mail today. I carried them upstairs (fairly heavy) and set them down. I opened the box, lifted off all the stuff, and when I saw the sub, I was like HOLY COW. Damn, I was expecting bigger, but it’s just HUGE in real life compared to the pictures lol. I was setting them all pieces down, and when I saw the X-530 sub I was like, this new thing looks like it’s 3 times as big. Just the whole thing made the other speakers feel so small. Ok, so then I disconnected all the X-530 stuff, and started to hook up these Z-5300e’s. The sub is just crazy, lol, I mean its just big (I’m not used to this), and the place it took from the X-530, it just filled that whole spot, and every time I lean over now, I see this big box lol. Ok so then all the new speakers were hooked up, and decided to set my front two speakers farther apart now since I have a wired remote for volume. Remote feels pretty cheap and plastic, yet the speakers and especially the subwoofer felt they were made with decent quality. I did think that the satellites used metal on their stands, but it’s actually plastic, but the good kind. Ok actually to how they sounded. Well I decided to first fire up far cry, and I was playing the Research level, and holy cow, the voice just sounds like it was better quality! I then went on, threw a grenade BOOM. But nope that was not enough! I quickly put the sub at max, and then it went BOOOOOM, there we go, that’s more like it. Lol, I will say those people on those reviews are wimps; I mean common the sub sounds great at max, it’s the only way. Ok, then there little drum line in their combat music, went DOOOHHWWMMM, lol I never heard it like that before, that was sweet. Also I decreased the windows bass level to 50% instead of 70%, because 70% just hurts, and its just dumb now with these superior speakers to the X-530 (no need to over-clock woofer with windows bass). Ok, actually one of the greatest improvements I think it’s the satellites, they sounds a lot better than the X-530. The satellites are louder, sharper, and crisper. Ok, then I fired up Doom 3 (an EAX 4.0 game). And OMG, the difference was HUGE. I mean it really felt like a theater. And the steam was so detailed and it was insane. And damn these are so much louder, and bass just goes down low WOOHHMMPP. And you know what? After playing Doom 3 for only 10 minutes, my ears begun to feel num and hurt. The dB just hurts so bad after a while, lol, I was played Doom 3 for over an hour, and my ears feel nummed, lol by all the damn bass and lows. I mean it now HURTS my ears to do anything lol, I mean I like how its sounds and stuff but I begin to worry about my hearing, I mean I really didn’t play that loud, it’s just so strong it hurts lol. I then played Oblivion, and the sword slashing was so crisp and loud, and I heard stuff I never heard before. Also these speakers, I haven’t even played BF2 yet, and that has EAX 5.0! And I haven’t even played a DVD yet, like Star Wars!! I wonder what the will sound like!? People in the reviews are acting like at max volume there’s “no” distortion, well I don’t think so, because if it’s too high, the satellites will sounds too much louder than the sub and it will become annoying. I will still say that, the X-530 sub put out a lot of bass for the size of that sub however. The subs sound weaker at certain angles and distances. Luckily, this sub sounds strongest where I sit at the computer. I do not have many places to put the sub. Before the X-530 sub sounded best if someone was next to my chair standing. But now the Z-5300e sub its weakest for them now, which means worse for “showing off,” but it’s better for me this time. Anyway these speakers are an incredible value, and when the huge ship in the intro scene for KOTOR 1 comes up and is attacked the sound is like ROOOWAR ZOOOM OOOOM. It crazy! Pros: + Attractive (and woofer will make people go “cool set-up”) & THX logo on everything, ya, ya THX doesn’t seem to mean anything but it looks awesome. + STRONG bass. + Good satellites. + Wired remote is handy (includes critical center and rear volumes). + Center and rears are now finally loud enough. + Woofer doesn’t shake or go “poofy” like the x-530s on xtreme bass, so it’s a lot more controlled and better. + LOUD (when pushed). Cons: + Bass is not ‘tight’ as in its boomy, not quite always the “response” I wanted. + Remote feels cheap. + Short wires. + Well ok satellites still are not “great” but a lot better than x-530s. Cool.