Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

[MrHydes]

Give me some more information and I'll add you to the first post

P6T DLX @ 920 C0/C1
P6T DLX V2 @920 C0/c1
EVGA CLASSIFIED X58 E759 @ Xeon W3520

CELLSHOCk PC15000 blue D9JNL 1024x6
OCZ BLADE PC16000 elpida 2048x3

G200 GTX280 SLI
G92 8800 GTS SLI

WD velociraptor 300 HLFS
WD AALS BE 640
WD AAKS 640

*but i had it conected to Rampage extreme X48
and i had x-FI Xtremegamer FPS PRO with E8600, cellshock, RAPTOR-X

 

[DanishDevil]

Added, and welcome

 

[MrHydes]

lol what a dumb sorry

firmware: 2.0.9

favourite media: HD.BR AC3 & DTS movies; also gaming

does anyone know if DTS 5.1 really works?

some cool info in the first page, thank you

 

[DanishDevil]

DTS 5.1 works beautifully. I've used it many times.

 

[MrHydes]

Logitech is the best support i've ever had in my entire life.

had a problem with the central comand unit twice, and they've sent me New speakers twice.

Logitech is far the best tech support ever.

if you have a problem with any Logitech Product do not contact the retailer,

go immediately for http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/support_downloads/&cl=gb,en

they work fast, and very professional.

i'm quite impressed i must say

 

[Mussels]

logitech wont do shit for me since i'm not american. they OUTRIGHT REFUSE to do ANY warranty. if the store you bought it from closes down, or refuses your warranty - you're fucked.


So if you feel like it, contact the american one and get me a damned new control pod! i'm sick of the shit dealing with logitech.au!

 

[MrHydes]

logitech wont do shit for me since i'm not american. they OUTRIGHT REFUSE to do ANY warranty. if the store you bought it from closes down, or refuses your warranty - you're fucked.


So if you feel like it, contact the american one and get me a damned new control pod! i'm sick of the shit dealing with logitech.au!

well i'm not american either, i'm from europe and in my case yes the store went bankruptcy.

and i'm very pleased. Sorry for you, try sending your data documents to Logitech.co.uk

contact Adrian

cheers

 

[Lillebror]

Hey all!

I got some logitech z-5450

I was thinking about changing em out with some z5500 - is that worth it?

 

[Darren]

Hey all!

I got some logitech z-5450

I was thinking about changing em out with some z5500 - is that worth it?

It depends what you want to use the speakers for, unless its home cinema I wouldn't bother. Even for home cinema the Z-5500s are getting a bit old and I'm finding it difficult to recommend over a dedicated amp and bookshelf setup. You have an Asus Xonar D2 so you'll benefit encoding of Dolby Digital Live straight to the Z-5500 whilst using a digital cable.

What are your requirements and budget?

 

[Lillebror]

My bro' wants the speakers, so im just trying to find something else. I dont really have a budget, as i can buy most speakers fairly cheap. They are only gonna be connected to my computer via a toslink cable. They are gonna be used to movies and games and music in general. So dont really have any requirements

 

[DanishDevil]

I'd still get a set of these

 

[Lillebror]

Ill order the z5500 then! My right front speaker on the z5450 is weird anyway.. So if you guys recommend the z5500, they are gonna be ordered asap!

 

[DanishDevil]

Do it!!!

 

[ikjadoon]

Holy crap! I've owned these Z-5500's for about 5 months and I've never heard of this thread! WHY?

Anyways, here are some shots:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ikjadoon/DSC00762.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ikjadoon/DSC00763.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ikjadoon/DSC00764.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ikjadoon/DSC00765.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a286/ikjadoon/DSC00766.jpg

Sorry for the picture quality; only had my phone handy.

1.All devices that you have connected to the system and how they are connected

Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD (50" plasma)
----optical out to optical in on Z-5500

2. System Firmware Version

v2.0.4

3. M/N (from the back of your sub)

S-0115A

4. PID (from under any of your satellites or sub - really your manufacturer date)

R524

5. Speaker connection type (RCA or speaker wire)

Good 'ole speaker wire.

6. Do you have Boost 22 capability

Unfortunately, no.

7. What your favorite song/album/movie/game is to use with them!

Love Lockdown-Kayne West....hear that bass PUMP!

So, quick question:

I'm trying to buy a Blu-Ray player which will be able to decode DTSHD-MA and Dolby TrueHD. So, is there a way to turn off onboard decoding on the Z-5500? Like, the Blu-Ray player will decode them, but I don't want the Z-5500 to decode/encode again. What can I do?

Thanks!

~Ibrahim~

 

[DanishDevil]

OP updated.

If you have real-time decoding coming through the Optical jack, then the Z-5500's will just bypass decoding automatically, because they're already receiving a decoded signal. That happened when I used Dolby Digital Live! with my Auzentech X-Fi Prelude.

EDIT: See Darren's post below.

 

[Darren]

I'm trying to buy a Blu-Ray player which will be able to decode DTSHD-MA and Dolby TrueHD. So, is there a way to turn off onboard decoding on the Z-5500? Like, the Blu-Ray player will decode them, but I don't want the Z-5500 to decode/encode again. What can I do?

~Ibrahim~

Someone correct me if I'm wrong,

But the Z-5500 does not support DD TrueHD or DTS Masters so even if you find a Blu-Ray player that can decode it the Z-5500 will not recognise the codec and you'll end up with an input error at best the Z-5500 would have to re-encode the TrueHD or DTS Masters bit streams into regular DD or DTS or Stereo.

If you want True HD and DTS Masters I would presume you'd need a receiver that supports those codecs specifically.

 

[DanishDevil]

You're right. If they don't support it, they probably won't play any sound whatsoever.

 

[MrHydes]

well with WDTV my lcd display reports whenever i use movie with DTS:

Optical Dts 3/2

when not it only says Optical Dd digital or Optical effect: Movie/music/stereox2/

 

[DanishDevil]

DTS is a different kind of encoding than what ikjadoon is asking about, though. DTS is Digital Theatre Systems. He is asking about DTSHD-MA and Dolby TrueHD, which are not officially supported by the Z-5500's.

List of supported formats:

Dolby® Digital, DTS®, and DTS®, 96/24 soundtracks
Dolby Pro Logic II (Movie and Music modes)
Supported digital formats:
Dolby Digital
DTS and DTS 96/24
PCM (uncompressed stereo): 44.1 kHz / 16 bit through 96 kHz / 24 bit

 

[MrHydes]

DTS is a different kind of encoding than what ikjadoon is asking about, though. DTS is Digital Theatre Systems. He is asking about DTSHD-MA and Dolby TrueHD, which are not officially supported by the Z-5500's.

oh allright, however Dts is beter

 

[DanishDevil]

That's debatable

 

[Darren]

oh allright, however Dts is beter

DTS Masters (DTS HD-MA) is part of the new lossless codec, its far superior to regular DTS as it allows for upto 7.1 channels, it has to be transferred through a HDMI cable because it requires so much bandwidth. I believe its 24.5 Mbit/s whereas regular DTS is only upto 1.5 Mbit/sec.

 

[MrHydes]

DTS Masters (DTS HD-MA) is part of the new lossless codec, its far superior to regular DTS as it allows for upto 7.1 channels, it has to be transferred through a HDMI cable because it requires so much bandwidth. I believe its 24.5 Mbit/s whereas regular DTS is only upto 1.5 Mbit/sec.

always learning thanks the letting us know, theres no limit for bandwidth is there?

everything seems to be getting bigger and bigger, even sound omg! when i belive a good codec

should go the inverse way to lossless but needing less bandwidth. whatever...

many audio purists still ony use 2.1 or stereo but this has nothing to do with hightech evolution

 

[Darren]

always learning thanks the letting us know, theres no limit for bandwidth is there?

everything seems to be getting bigger and bigger, even sound omg! when i belive a good codec

HDMI cable has a maximum of around 10.2 Gb/s

many audio purists still ony use 2.1 or stereo but this has nothing to do with hightech evolution

It depends on the purist, there are many different types.

Yes a traditional audio purist would prefer stereo 2.0 or 2.1, they absolutely hate surround sound and DSPs etc. A traditional purist is more likely to buy a old arse stereo receiver from the 70s or 80s to listen to their vinyl collection, most of them are very behind in the times.

A home cinema purist likes surround sound i.e. DD/DTS but will not enhance it with additional DSPs, they'll set the reviver to "audio detect" leave it as the sound studio intended. If a movie is recorded in stereo they'll let it play in 2.0 and will not upmix it to Prologic 5.1 or DTS:Neo 5.1, if the movie is in Dolby Digital, they'll let it play in 5.1 and will not upmix it to Dolby Prologic 7.1. They are very unlikely to enhance the film with dynamic range compression (DRC) or mid night mode, and would most likely conform to THX guidelines such as cross over @ 80 Hz.


Edit:

wich hdmi 1.3? because you allready have 1.4

Its 10.2 Gb/s for both HDMI 1.3 and HDMI 1.4. The only major difference is 1.4 supports a higher maximum resolution and adds an 100 Mb/s Ethernet connection.

 

[MrHydes]

wich hdmi 1.3? because you allready have 1.4

i identify with the last description of purist