Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

[Mussels]

You're right Mussels, but that doesn't change the fact that it's better in quality than any other renderers.

that is debatable, but certainly quite possible.

 

[EarlZ]

Would it matter if my sound card was set to 24/48Khz or should it be at 24/96Khz ?

 

[Mussels]

Would it matter if my sound card was set to 24/48Khz or should it be at 24/96Khz ?

analogue, no it doesnt matter. Digital only if your receiver cant handle it.

 

[EarlZ]

analogue, no it doesnt matter. Digital only if your receiver cant handle it.

Yeah analog, whats the max I should set.. 16/48Khz ?

 

[Mussels]

Yeah analog, whats the max I should set.. 16/48Khz ?

as high as you want.

 

[EarlZ]

as high as you want.

oddly enough setting it at 24/96 crashes AvP(2010) had to bring it down to 24/48

 

[Mussels]

oddly enough setting it at 24/96 crashes AvP(2010) had to bring it down to 24/48

well then... 24/48 it is

 

[EarlZ]

Should I enable Bass redirection on my X-Fi or it would not matter to much as the Z-5500's pod does all the splitting ?

 

[Mussels]

Should I enable Bass redirection on my X-Fi or it would not matter to much as the Z-5500's pod does all the splitting ?

worth a shot, i believe

 

[EarlZ]

I just got a another unit here for a friend and there is absolutely no static noise to be heard, at boost+11 its still dead silent, at boost+22 theres a very tiny amount of it.. its about 95% lesser than mine at normal levels and his at boost+22.

 

[Mussels]

I just got a another unit here for a friend and there is absolutely no static noise to be heard, at boost+11 its still dead silent, at boost+22 theres a very tiny amount of it.. its about 95% lesser than mine at normal levels and his at boost+22.

maybe some units do it, and some dont. there definitely are variations in the units.

Kind of a bummer tho, i wish mine didnt do it.

 

[EarlZ]

Yeah, I wish i got that unit instead.. probably a new batch with better shielding ?

 

[makthedon]

Hey guys. I was just wondering if it's possible to play DTS HD and True HD on z5500. As we know optical and coax are only capable of 1.5 Mbit but the thing is different with analogs. What if I had a blu-ray player capable of decoding dts hd and true hd with 5.1 analog out, and 3 cables like this to connect it with 6 channel direct on Logitech pod. Would it work? I think so.

 

[adetjen]

Hi, I´m going to upgrade my soundcard, the question is, should I buy the asus xonar hdav 1.3 deluxe, which can output 24/192 over analogue for the 8 channels, or the creative xfi fatality pro, this can only output 24/96 over analogue for the 8 channels.
Does my 5500 plays 24/192 files over analogue?
Thanks

 

[EarlZ]

Hey guys. I was just wondering if it's possible to play DTS HD and True HD on z5500. As we know optical and coax are only capable of 1.5 Mbit but the thing is different with analogs. What if I had a blu-ray player capable of decoding dts hd and true hd with 5.1 analog out, and 3 cables like this [url]http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3697/mjack2xrcaprolinkexclus.th.jpg[/URL] to connect it with 6 channel direct on Logitech pod. Would it work? I think so.

As long as you have the decoding hardware for the Z-5500 can output it

 

[EarlZ]

Hi, I´m going to upgrade my soundcard, the question is, should I buy the asus xonar hdav 1.3 deluxe, which can output 24/192 over analogue for the 8 channels, or the creative xfi fatality pro, this can only output 24/96 over analogue for the 8 channels.
Does my 5500 plays 24/192 files over analogue?
Thanks

It does 24/96, you need a different speaker set for 192Khz and the source audio file as well if you want to hear the difference.. most of the digital recordings now are 24/48 or 24/96.

 

[adetjen]

Ok, thanks for your answer, so, does it matter if I buy the asus xonar or the xfi titanium in order to be able to play TrueHD through analogue?, It´s quite difficult to find de asus xonar hdav with the analogue module in my country, but I can find de XFI Titanium.
Thanks again.

 

[Mussels]

playing trueHD through analogue is like listening to an orchestra through ipod headphones - it may technically be a superior source, but you're condensing it down.


Anything can play any audio through analogue - its being downmixed to do so however, and your quality will suffer.

 

[EarlZ]

btw mussles would muting your speakers remove the static noise, on mine it does so it means my unit has some sort of power leak then ?

 

[EarlZ]

Would it damage the system/pod if I kept the volume level close to full when using headphones for a long period of time ?

 

[DanishDevil]

IMO, no, but you might damage your ears

 

[EarlZ]

Im barely getting any audio at 50%, must be the resistance on the headphones.

 

[Mussels]

my headphones are very quiet too, even on high settings. (senn 555)


it wont do any damage, it uses a seperate (and far weaker) amplifier when headphones are connected. It might damage your neighbours if you unplug the headphones with music running at like, 4am...

 

[EarlZ]

Do you guys with X-Fi bother using Bass redirection ?

 

[EarlZ]

BTW, can anyone with some wattage measuring device check how much wattage the Z-5500 draws in standby and in powered-on mode ( w/o anything playing )