Logitech Z-5500 Digital Soundroom

[TheGuruStud]

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

It's necessary, as far as I'm concerned. The built in bypass is downright laughable. The sub will try to pump out 2-300 Hz if you let it. I'm not sure of the slope of mine compared to x-fi, but I have it on 69 Hz. It seems to cut off somewhere in the low 100s. If you don't enable it you'll have overpowering bass from 100 up and it will distort badly at any loud volume.

 

[freaksavior]

System Firmware Version 2.1.0
M/N S-0115A
PID R738
Speaker wire
No Boost 22 capability
Favorite Media: Any movie, Rock Music

 

[EarlZ]

@TheGuruStud

Thanks for your input.

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I've also been wondering on some MKV movies, there are audio bitrates of 640 and 1,5xx would the difference be noticeable on the Z-5500 ?

If it matters this is via analog connection..

 

[Mussels]

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 )

testing it now.

edit:

7-8W in 'standby' (off/red light)

41W on (volume does not affect power)

playing an MP3 at 'average' levels is ~50W


and yeah, i miss bass bypass myself... the only thing my (very old) auzen cant do. i just set the speakers to dolby music when playing MP3's

 

[TheGuruStud]

testing it now.

edit:

7-8W in 'standby' (off/red light)

41W on (volume does not affect power)


and yeah, i miss bass bypass myself... the only thing my (very old) auzen cant do. i just set the speakers to dolby music when playing MP3's

Wow, I expected around 5W standby, but 41 just idle
I guess that explains why the heatsink and pod are always warm.

 

[Mussels]

it should be noted those results are on 240V mains, you 110V users might have different results

 

[TheGuruStud]

it should be noted those results are on 240V mains, you 110V users might have different results

I wonder which way it would sway for the step down transformer? Or would it matter at all? Hmmmm.

 

[DanishDevil]

System Firmware Version 2.1.0
M/N S-0115A
PID R738
Speaker wire
No Boost 22 capability
Favorite Media: Any movie, Rock Music

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[Mussels]

his pics all show up as different here, he simply screwed up the clicky links (see the quote you made for the real links)

 

[freaksavior]

whoops. i'll fix it










My devices were a Asus Xonar D2X via Optical, AT&T VIP1200 Via Optical and a Phillips DVD Player Via Coax

 

[EarlZ]

When I power off my Z-5500 sometimes my volume settings gets saved, often time not.. what are the factors that control this ?.. by power off I mean powering off the extension cord on where the Z-5500 is connected.. no standby light on the pod.

 

[DanishDevil]

AFAIKnew, if you unplugged the power cable, your settings would be gone. There may be a small battery that keeps things stored, and maybe since you keep powering them on and off, it's pretty much dead, so it's been shotty at remembering them.

 

[Mussels]

When I power off my Z-5500 sometimes my volume settings gets saved, often time not.. what are the factors that control this ?.. by power off I mean powering off the extension cord on where the Z-5500 is connected.. no standby light on the pod.

i find that by switching the unit on and off (via teh remote/power button) BEFORE cutting mains power, it saves teh settings.

remote seems to work more often than the button, somehow.

 

[EarlZ]

I had a quick chat of an old friend who is into DIY audio and he mention something to me that we can modify on the Z-5500 sub, something like adding a copper coil on the Z-5500 sub to tighten the bass.. I kinda forgot what it was called, anyone here can give me more information in regards to this ?

 

[DanishDevil]

I personally haven't heard of it.

 

[twicksisted]

the voicecoil would be very hard to change ... i guess he means getting another subwoofer to put in there with a different voicecoil?

 

[EarlZ]

I think he called it a dividing network, not sure.. from what I can remember he said we can connect few feet of coiled copper wire either on the positive or negative terminals on the subwoofer and this makes the bass tighter and also adding lots of foam inside the enclosure helps a lot.

 

[TheGuruStud]

I think he called it a dividing network, not sure.. from what I can remember he said we can connect few feet of coiled copper wire either on the positive or negative terminals on the subwoofer and this makes the bass tighter and also adding lots of foam inside the enclosure helps a lot.

Not sure what the wire would be about, but adding insulation mimics a larger box. I'm don't think it would help anything if the port size is already tuned correctly.

 

[aCid888*]

I have myself a nice Z-5500 and I've owned it for just over 2 years now.....I couldn't imagine PC life without it to be honest.


A couple of shots:

 

[fakenjones]

Ceiling Mounting ideas w/ Pics

Hey guys, I've had my z5500's for quite a while now (they are worth every penny! ) but now that i have drastically changed my setup and i need them for a small home theatre set up in my living room.

The only way I can get a decent setup is if I mount the satellites on the CEILING (may not be the best in sound, i know). Googl'ing has resulted in a lot of WALL mounting threads, while next to nothing on ceiling mounts.

Provided this is more difficult than wall mounting, right now this is my only option

My ideas:
1. Anchor a small rectangular piece of wood to ceiling, screw hooks onto it, hang the satellites with the hooks. This worked in theory but the weight is mainly on the back of the speakers, which makes the speaker aim upwards towards the ceiling . This seems a little 'ghetto' as well.

2. Could screw in a triangular piece of wood near the top of the wall(not ceiling), and screw the bracket in. This one is hard to explain so refer to picture. Still the same problem, the back part of the bracket holds more of the weight and will tend to bend backwards. Personally I think this way wouldn't look that nice.

3. Just screwing through the 2 holes in the speaker bracket with drywall anchors to the ceiling, but the back is too heavy and it does not sit flush with the ceiling. Considering drilling through the plastic to make a 3rd angled screw-in to the ceiling.

I have tried them on a spare piece of mdf wood before mounting on the ceiling.

Someone out there has to have ceiling mounted these! Let me know what you guys think.
Pictures below:

 

[EarlZ]

1 seems to be the best and safest for long term

 

[fakenjones]

But in #1, the weight balance of the speaker makes it tilt upward. Over a short distance it pretty much ends up delivering sound to the ceiling

If anyone has ceiling mounted their z5500's please feel free to post some pics, and help along. thnx!

 

[DanishDevil]

I personally like idea 2. It looks pretty secure, and that way, you could cut the triangle at different angles to optimize the direction of the speaker.

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Kinda big news guys, I no longer have Z-5500's. Well, I now own half a set

My girlfriend just moved into a great apartment, and she bought me Z-2300's for my PC and we're setting up our Z-5500's in her apartment to be paired with a new Samsung Blu-Ray player, a Verizon FiOS DVR, and our 32" Sharp 1080P TV. Expect pictures within the next few weeks!

 

[DanishDevil]

Also, the Overview and Specifications pictures went down, so I made new updated ones

 

[fakenjones]

I will try idea#2, just recently thought of doing it with L-brackets instead of wood, much easier to aim and mount. Will get pics of trying it on wood soon.

btw nice intro pics danishdevil