Logitech's Z-5500 5.1 speakers should shed any lingering doubts about the vendor's ability to make a play in the world of big, loud and powerful speakers. The speakers are also big on options, but before delving into technical specifics, let's just say that your neighbors better get out their earplugs.
Using the same formula as for the Z-680, the 5500 goes beyond being merely a speaker system. It adds an essential component: the decoder, which also serves as a preamplifier that can make audio adjustments and also select from among several sound sources. It's accompanied by the indispensable infrared remote control.
With a system that offers so many capabilities, you don't necessarily stay in front of your computer monitor all the time, and being able to access the various adjustments remotely is necessary for a minimum amount of user comfort. Especially since there are quite a few possible adjustments to make on a 5.1 system!
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Review:
tomshardware
Nov 30, 2004, 03:57 PM
