Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

[Mussels]

I've finally got my Auzentech X-Fi Prelude up and running, and I can already tell the difference between it and my X-Fi Fatal1ty Champion in music. Time to try out some games and movies

BTW - Any way to set that green LED to stop blinking?

what green LED?

at least i fixed everyones boost 22

 

[DanishDevil]

On the Prelude.

 

[Mussels]

On the Prelude.

no idea sorry, just tape over them.

 

[DanishDevil]

OH that's right you have the X-Mystique. I keep thinking you've got the prelude

 

[asb2106]

what green LED?

at least i fixed everyones boost 22

I still do not have boost 22 when using analog, any ideas?

 

[DanishDevil]

You used his process? If you still can't get it, then you might just not have the capability.

 

[Mussels]

I still do not have boost 22 when using analog, any ideas?

assuming you have +11 capability, make sure its off before you start. also make sure you only use the headunit and not the remote when doing it.

 

[asb2106]

Ive tried everything mentioned, no go.

But honestly, Im not concerned, with Boost 11 these are impossible to listen to(not to mention what the neighbors think). There is no need even for the noise this puts out at boost 11. I have my EQ setup just right on my audio out, and the headunit tuned just right, I never really go over full volume, sometimes boost 2 or 3. I have a good ear for distortion and when you get into boost, it gets pretty easy to hear.


Man, 3 years old, and I still love my z5500.

Edit** I do have +11, and I do not use the remote, after the batteries died I never replaced them.

And can boost 22 only be done on analog? I have tried it in every possible config, with nothing. Just wondering, cause I only really use the Coax & Optical inputs

 

[twicksisted]

man... i just got another HD2900... and now i had to take out my Asus Xonar D2X!!!!!
will be sorely missed... but to be honest i am using optical from the onboard sound on my asus MB and it sounds fine

the motherboard I have I need to use the PCI-E X16 slot for that soundcard as all the other PCIX1 slots dont fit it becuiase of my 4GB ram

anyone in SE england want to buy an Asus xonar D2X... its about a month old and perfect condition with box!

 

[Mussels]

Ive tried everything mentioned, no go.

But honestly, Im not concerned, with Boost 11 these are impossible to listen to(not to mention what the neighbors think). There is no need even for the noise this puts out at boost 11. I have my EQ setup just right on my audio out, and the headunit tuned just right, I never really go over full volume, sometimes boost 2 or 3. I have a good ear for distortion and when you get into boost, it gets pretty easy to hear.


Man, 3 years old, and I still love my z5500.

Edit** I do have +11, and I do not use the remote, after the batteries died I never replaced them.

And can boost 22 only be done on analog? I have tried it in every possible config, with nothing. Just wondering, cause I only really use the Coax & Optical inputs

yeah its analogue only. i use coax too, so i dont use boost either.

 

[freaksavior]

man... i just got another HD2900... and now i had to take out my Asus Xonar D2X!!!!!
will be sorely missed... but to be honest i am using optical from the onboard sound on my asus MB and it sounds fine

the motherboard I have I need to use the PCI-E X16 slot for that soundcard as all the other PCIX1 slots dont fit it becuiase of my 4GB ram

anyone in SE england want to buy an Asus xonar D2X... its about a month old and perfect condition with box!

i would buy it. but depends if the price is right and you would ship to the us

 

[twicksisted]

nope... ill probably hold onto it as i was to get another mobo soon that i can crossfire & use the pci soundcard hehe...
going back to onboard sucks

 

[freaksavior]

nope... ill probably hold onto it as i was to get another mobo soon that i can crossfire & use the pci soundcard hehe...
going back to onboard sucks

i bought a xonar d2 (same as the d2x) anyway from Xazax

cant wait to get it

 

[Mussels]

i bought a xonar d2 (same as the d2x) anyway from Xazax

cant wait to get it

i'm going for the one with the HDMI audio i'll get it one day...

 

[freaksavior]

http://sinan.ussakli.net/basstest/

Check that out guys.

 

[C4nvas]

well my question is the following:

Z5500 has Cirus logic chip, in digital mode does it send signal at 24 bits or is it

losy and only gives 16bits?

i have Z5500 and SB X-FI xtremegamer Falatal1ty in a Asus rampage formula

what do you recomend for best audio experience analog or digital?

cheers

 

[twicksisted]

well my question is the following:

Z5500 has Cirus logic chip, in digital mode does it send signal at 24 bits or is it

losy and only gives 16bits?

i have Z5500 and SB X-FI xtremegamer Falatal1ty in a Asus rampage formula

what do you recomend for best audio experience analog or digital?

cheers

well to be perfectly honest im not 100% sure of the signal path...

i am pretty sure that they diddnt send 24bit audio to the speakers or convert 24bit audio down to 16bit before going to analogue and the to the speakers. that would be doubling the work and messing with the quality.
if it did it would go something like this 24bit D > down to 16bit D > from 16bit A > to the speakers....

doubt very much it would do this when the easiers and less lossy route would be 24bit D> analogue amps to speakers

Remember that the connection from the headunit/amp to the speakers is analogue, so in all probability, it converts from 24bit digital straight to analogue befopre reaching the speakers.

even an analogue signals appear to be processed with 24bit 96K digital internally... but thats just the resolution that the headunit works at (which some people insist on calling a bug)

also... i dont really see the significance as to be honest for a pair of £200 speakers, you will be very hard pressed to find any fault with them for what they are.... and youll need serious audiophile eardrums to find and fault... what you wikll hear with normal eardrums is serious SPL's (sound pressure levels) in most normal to large rooms for very little money!



for best audio experience... i would say optical digital... that way you dont have to use the headuint to tune the sound... the soundcard will work on the signal its fed and react to it... be it dolby or DTS.... you wont have to touch anything except volume... having said that, this works perfectly for me on my Asus D2X soundcard, and I havent used the Xfi on optical through this card.

 

[C4nvas]

well to be perfectly honest im not 100% sure of the signal path...

i am pretty sure that they diddnt send 24bit audio to the speakers or convert 24bit audio down to 16bit before going to analogue and the to the speakers. that would be doubling the work and messing with the quality.
if it did it would go something like this 24bit D > down to 16bit D > from 16bit A > to the speakers....

doubt very much it would do this when the easiers and less lossy route would be 24bit D> analogue amps to speakers

Remember that the connection from the headunit/amp to the speakers is analogue, so in all probability, it converts from 24bit digital straight to analogue befopre reaching the speakers.

even an analogue signals appear to be processed with 24bit 96K digital internally... but thats just the resolution that the headunit works at (which some people insist on calling a bug)

also... i dont really see the significance as to be honest for a pair of £200 speakers, you will be very hard pressed to find any fault with them for what they are.... and youll need serious audiophile eardrums to find and fault... what you wikll hear with normal eardrums is serious SPL's (sound pressure levels) in most normal to large rooms for very little money!



for best audio experience... i would say optical digital... that way you dont have to use the headuint to tune the sound... the soundcard will work on the signal its fed and react to it... be it dolby or DTS.... you wont have to touch anything except volume... having said that, this works perfectly for me on my Asus D2X soundcard, and I havent used the Xfi on optical through this card.

Inside the SoundTouch™ Control Center lies a Cirrus CS494003 32-bit DSP to handle both Dolby® Digital and DTS® bitstreams including DTS® 96/24 data for unsupassed sound quality. A Cirrus CS42526 data conversion chip is used to move signals between the analog and digital domains. The CS42526 contains an amazing number of high-quality converters including six 24-bit DACs and two 24-bit ADCs.

review: laaudiofile

looks like i'm wrong... six 24-bit DACs and two 24-bit ADCs

 

[Master_of_Time]

Jesus freakin' Christ... My girlfriend has gone mad! I just don't even have time to terrorize the neighbors with some death/black metal any more... It's all about "let's go out/sex; let's go see a movie/sex" or just straight to the point. Not that I'm complaining or something , but why the f**k did I throw 400$ on speakers when all I can hear most of the time is: "yes! yes!" God damn it! About the Boost 22: i can go Boost 11 and then go to Boost 22 with the mute button, or I can go mute button firs and the turning the silver whatever-it-is so it the volume is at Boost 22. (PID: R734; Firmware: v2.1.0) But WHY would you want to have Boost 22??? It's hell on Earth! I tried once and that's a "once in a lifetime" expirience for me... I advice you don't try this unless your room is 40x40m. :

 

[Legend of Leroy Bad]

But WHY would you want to have Boost 22??? It's hell on Earth! I tried once and that's a "once in a lifetime" expirience for me... I advice you don't try this unless your room is 40x40m. :

Well the manual states that Boost mode is for source manterial that is recorded at abnormally low levels.

 

[twicksisted]

boost is kinda like the "gain" function on a mixer... its just increases the gain of the input ... or the level the preamp sends the material to the main amplifier.
In most probability, it will have some sort of protection built in that it will only operate if the input signal is not high and clipping which is why most people cant reach it.

 

[Master_of_Time]

I know it's for media that has a weak signal, but the thing that confuses me is that whatever media I play on the speakers it's the same - I can go to Boost 22 and there are no restrictions? So maybe different firmware - different capability? That's how I see it, but anyway - what media would be so badly recorded so that you would need Boost 22 to hear it properly? I think that the Boost 22 option is for "you blew up your speaker - no warranty, go buy another set or fu** yourself". That happened to a friend...

 

[Mussels]

I know it's for media that has a weak signal, but the thing that confuses me is that whatever media I play on the speakers it's the same - I can go to Boost 22 and there are no restrictions? So maybe different firmware - different capability? That's how I see it, but anyway - what media would be so badly recorded so that you would need Boost 22 to hear it properly? I think that the Boost 22 option is for "you blew up your speaker - no warranty, go buy another set or fu** yourself". That happened to a friend...

its a hidden option, that was probably just a stock feature of the unit. remember that logitech bought several different units and combined them together for this set. Its probabl just leftover, so they hid it rather than disable it completely.

 

[Legend of Leroy Bad]

its a hidden option, that was probably just a stock feature of the unit. remember that logitech bought several different units and combined them together for this set. Its probabl just leftover, so they hid it rather than disable it completely.

They did'nt hide it, its stated in the manual. Page 9.

 

[Mussels]

They did'nt hide it, its stated in the manual. Page 9.

well its harder to use than simply pressing a button.

also... i never read the manual my bad.