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Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

speakers turning off with a bang sounds like the fuse, same as what happened to mine. take the one out of the sub, and see if you can find a replacement.
 
Mussels said:
speakers turning off with a bang sounds like the fuse, same as what happened to mine. take the one out of the sub, and see if you can find a replacement.
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any special advice to that? would i be messing with the warranty?
 
MrHydes said:
any special advice to that? would i be messing with the warranty?
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no. fuses are meant to be replaced by the user. You just use a screwdriver, turn the... thing, and it pops out.
 
Mussels said:
no. fuses are meant to be replaced by the user. You just use a screwdriver, turn the... thing, and it pops out.
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is it expensive?

but it's strange because they last so little.

thank you so much.
 
Fuses are cheap. Dollars or less I believe.
 
fuses pop if they get a power surge. For all we known you have noisy power (for example, a fridge on the same circuit and you turned the speakers on at high volume, right as the fridge started a power cycle)
 
Hi,

I have some really strange problems with my Z-5500 and unfortunately the warranty has expired. Has anyone had the same problems as I have??

# When I press the test button on the remote, no sound from any of the speakers or the subwoofer. Likewise in Windows using the Sound applet in the Control Panel.
# When using digital input, optical or coaxial, there's no sound. I've tried from my computer, Xbox 360, PS3 and a Pioneer DVD player. The Control Pod detects Dolby Digital or DTS. Even in Diagnostic Mode the Control Pod correctly detect the input.
# 6ch direct doesn't work anymore, only Stereo or Stereo X2. The switch on the back of the Control Pod is correctly set and the three analog input cabels are correctly attached to the computer and the Control Pod.

I have System Firmware 2.1.0 and I've replaced the fuse (I've checked the old one and it wasn't broken).

Regarding speakers turning off with a bang, do you have popping sounds from the system when turing on/off lights etc.? I noticed this article a long time ago, and I've had my system replaced free of charge:

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5534&p_created=1161116459&p_sid=WYsp*Wmj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9MjMsMjMmcF9wcm9kcz04NDQsMTcsNjQxJnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0zLjY0MSZwX2N2PSZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=&p_topview=1
 
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I think you guys don't have ground and like mussels said, dirty power.

Maybe over time small surges and lack of a ground is wearing out the components. Just taking a stab in the dark....

I would hook up a decent APC battery backup and log power data. You might see lots of spikes, dips, and maybe it's even out of phase.
 
I agree with TheGuruStud. These speakers draw a LOT of power, and the fuse pops real easy when there's a spike (so the speakers don't pop forever).

You check your fuse?
 
DanishDevil said:
I agree with TheGuruStud. These speakers draw a LOT of power, and the fuse pops real easy when there's a spike (so the speakers don't pop forever).

You check your fuse?
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If it's me you ask about the fuse, I've replaced the fuse with a new one.
 
Hmm...do you know a friend that has a UPS or something similar to filter the power coming into your speakers? I would say try that first before you think you need to buy a new set.
 
A friend of mine have the same system and he will visit me tomorrow and he will bring his Control Pod and Subwoofer to me. So perhaps I will know tomorrow what's broken...
 
Ouch. Hope he's got some strong arms, those subs are heavy!
 
Do you know if they make some way to hook up the xbox 360 to the 5500's with a coaxial cable?

i'm using the optical cable port for my PS3 and don't want to switch back and forth...
 
How much was it before? Maybe they're stopping production...
 
DanishDevil said:
How much was it before? Maybe they're stopping production...
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I bought mine at Compusa for $139. and then it was the cheapest at $199 at some sites when I was looking to get it.. But not THAT HIGH for the Z-5500
 
thanks for the input i'm gonna but the 3-way splitter
 
Cold Storm said:
I bought mine at Compusa for $139. and then it was the cheapest at $199 at some sites when I was looking to get it.. But not THAT HIGH for the Z-5500
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It might be the inflation rate... I paid R3,800 for mine ($380).
 
I paid $269 in 04/06
 
2iNSANE said:
A friend of mine have the same system and he will visit me tomorrow and he will bring his Control Pod and Subwoofer to me. So perhaps I will know tomorrow what's broken...
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I turned out to be my subwoofer that's causing the problem. So I'm out of luck, feels kinda expensive to buy the same system again. But I was very pleased with it until it broke down...

:ohwell:
 
I never had my fuse blow once. These speakers have been so loud and always been on a seperate APC from my pc. +1 check try and get a apc that cleans the dirty line.

lol nm, didnt read last post above :D
 
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