Logitech Z-5500 As cheap Home Theatre?

[Trikke]

hi and welcome to my first post

I've been browsing around on google for the past couple of hours and it seems to me that this forum holds the most people "that know audio", so i'm gonna post my question here

I was wondering if it was a good buy to get that Logitech Z5500 set and use it as a cheap alternative instead of spending large amounts of money on some "all-in-one 5.1 Home cinema set" form a larger electronics company. I already have plans to build myself a Media Center pc (also, which soundcard to get?) so connecting it up shouldn't be to hard i guess.

The living room consists of a space about 16 feet wide and 22 feet long and normal height (8 feet i guess). The room itself is filled with furniture and plants, so not much of a reflective white wall. I planned to just hook the speakers up in the corners of the room and the sub nicely thucked against the tv-stand.

Is this set capable of filling this room with some good sounds? I'm no audioholic but i do know what sounds good and what sounds bad
Any advice would be greatly appreciated or what other setups are good for the average man with a small budget.

Thanks,
Trikke

Ps : please excuse my weird english, i'm from belgium so it isn't my native tongue

 

[WorldLeader]

I have that system, it is really a good budget system compared to the alternatives out there. The bass is boomy and slightly distorted, but there is A LOT of it. The speakers are decent, although won't match a nice set of 2 ways. The system shines with its ability to work without a receiver, and is very flexible set-up wise.

I would look into the Onix Rocket line of speakers, like the x-ls, for a "real" budget 5.1 system. AV123 caries them exclusively.

 

[ichigo]

It may be "okay" if you get adjustable stands and have them perfectly lined up to the listening position. The main problem with those tiny one-way drivers is that dispersion is really bad, which is why they *don't* work for home theater.

It's okay on a desk because you can point them to your ears. The moment you have people sitting at different angles you lose a ton of audibility.

 

[Sheep]

It may be "okay" if you get adjustable stands and have them perfectly lined up to the listening position. The main problem with those tiny one-way drivers is that dispersion is really bad, which is why they *don't* work for home theater.

It's okay on a desk because you can point them to your ears. The moment you have people sitting at different angles you lose a ton of audibility.

They're no worse then any other HTIB, and it' a lot better, and cheaper.

SheepStar

 

[ichigo]

They're no worse then any other HTIB, and it' a lot better, and cheaper.

SheepStar

I wouldn't be so sure...tweeters will open up dispersion whereas a fullrange driver will beam more. I'm sure some HTIBs will have a 3" mid and a 1" tweeter.

 

[Sheep]

I wouldn't be so sure...tweeters will open up dispersion whereas a fullrange driver will beam more. I'm sure some HTIBs will have a 3" mid and a 1" tweeter.

The build of the logitech sats is better though. They're a deadly weapon if thrown.

I've heard many logitech systems, and they beat out most of the HTIB's I've heard.

SheepStar