Improve the audio quality z 5500

[jason4832]

Hi there,

I recently bought an z 5500 speakers , i must be frank hear i am not happy with the clarity of the satilites .
I am not a big fan of the bass , which makes the speakers a disappontment .
I got carried away with the reviews all over the net and bought it without even having a demo .
I just wanted to give my self a suprise , well i had it big time .

after being disappointed for a week i changed my mind to fight and get the best of these speakers.
My first step is this thread

Aim :
I want music felt not heard {heaven sake its THX }, movies should be descent again on a dvd run by my dvd drive of pc

What i have :
A motherboard intel 945gnt
Logitech z 5500 (connected by 6 channel cables provided by logitech )
I am using it with my pc and no other device

My thoughts :
HT Claro plus + with a coax cable

Please help me ! i am ready to invest $200 .

What hurts me is when we increase the volume to 100% or boost 8 then i get to hear blur from the speakers as though they are some $50 speakers. Is there any way to increase the clarity of these sats.

I have just reduced the bass and did no other tweaking

The mp3 are so ordinary , i was expecting a good clarity .

I listen to slow tracks . I want the guitar to be felt .

Is it too much to ask from a mp3, or is it a lack of sound card .
Will a flac format give me the clarity .


Please help

 

[markw]

You have the volume at 100% and the boost to 8?

You're gonna need a bigger boat.

Frankly, I think you're expecting too much from this system. No matter what you thought when you bought it, it's still basically a computer speaker that's designed for sane levels in a near-field environment. It's not made to fill a room with sound that can be felt, except possibly for bass.

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/224&cl=us,en

The fact that they rate it's power art 10% should be somewhat of a tipoff that the other specs that make it look like the end-all and be-all you may have hoped for may be somewhat specious.

And, if you use 100% gain and/or boost up whatever frequencies you choose to the extreme, it's gonna sound poor.

Can you still send it back?

 

[jason4832]

hey sending it back is not an option . i live in india.
A friend of mine is coming to USA for a short visit . I have read the reviews of the claro + . will a high end card giva any better quality than alow end one .
I'M taking a risk of getting one from USA , knowing that i would not get any support later or get it replaced if malfunction .
My question is it worth it ?
I want the card fro surround affect ,basically for dts effects in movies and some clarity when i play mp3 on my pc .
I do play games but the effects are not really required

Please suggest wht are my best options

 

[markw]

If the car is out of gas, jump starting it won't solve the problem.

 

[jason4832]

so r u saying that if the speakers are not good no point in getting a good card?

 

[markw]

so r u saying that if the speakers are not good no point in getting a good card?

Prety much. It won't solve the problems you wrote about in your first post.

 

[jcPanny]

Speaker upgrade.

Consider the following speaker upgrade:
1. Return the logitech speakers.
2. Get a decent pair of powered bookshelf speaker like the Audioengine A5's or A2's, $2-300. http://audioengineusa.com/
3. Get a small sub like the AV123 X-sub, $200.

You will have a nice computer system capable of filling the room with music and reproducing real bass.