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Logitech X-530 Multimedia Speaker System

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  Updated: 04-15-07

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Very rich bass and the mid range is subtle... overall a very well priced 5.1 system for decoding any type of stream

  Weaknesses: the sattellites cant tilt up and down which sucks cuz they are always facing up

  Overall Evaluation: Im using this setup with my audigy x-fi sound card and it couldnt sound any better.... well actually it can but for now its great! I highly recommend the X-530

• Reviewed by: NDX_Tycoon

  Updated: 01-10-07

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Years

  Strengths: 5.1 sound, good quality sound, cheap.

  Weaknesses: when you want to go the very loudest the speakers will go it starts to degrade quality a little. Breaks up and not as crisp.

  Overall Evaluation: Great High's lows and medium sound. Good price for a great set of speakers. If you want to go with the bigest and best go with the higher model of logitech's.

• Reviewed by: RuffRyder1672

  Updated: 07-04-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: Cheap 5.1 !!!

  Weaknesses: None when you compare them to anything else similarly priced.

  Overall Evaluation: I got these for $36 from buy.com recently. They replaced my 2.1 Logitech z-340's. I was expecting the upgrade to be more in the extra speakers (since both are from Logitech's lower end of the speaker lineup) but it turned out the sound quality was improved quite a bit. I have bettn testing this paired with a x-fi xtreme music sound card and have tested Battlefield 2.

• Reviewed by: aaashopper

  Updated: 07-01-06

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:3 Days

  Strengths: decent value, good sound

  Weaknesses: cheaply made, several design flaws

  Overall Evaluation: I bought these speakers to replace my ailing Logitech Z-540 40-Watt 4.1 speakers. They certainly compare favorably to the Z-540's in terms of sound and power (and the addition of a center speaker is a big plus), but they are quite a bit worse in terms of construction quality and design. Like the Z-540's, the right front speaker has the power and main volume controls. It also has a headphone jack and an LED power indicator. There are two thick cables coming from the right speaker: a three-segment audio cable that connects to the computer's front, rear, and center audio-out jacks, and a very thick, hard-wired proprietary cable running from the right speaker to the subwoofer. This latter cable, which is just a tad short for my needs (I keep my subwoofer on the left side of my desk -- a necessity given that the subwoofer fires out of its left side), carries the audio from all other speakers to the right front speaker (from where it exits again through the three-segment cable to the computer) and the circuits to the power button and volume control. This cable ends in a proprietary plug similar to a VGA display plug but I don't know whether an extension cable can be used.The four other speakers (left front, left and right rear, and center) all connect by generous cables to the subwoofer. The rear-speaker cables are around 14 ft long. Each cable is hard-wired to its speaker (a poor design choice, making relocation difficult and requiring you to send the whole speaker for repair or replacement should the cable ever fray) and ends in a standard male RCA plug at the subwoofer end. This arrangement does allow you to use standard M/F RCA mono extension cables if you need to extend any of theses lengths.There is one additional control knob, for subwoofer volume, inconveniently placed on the back of the subwoofer itself.The box also includes a rather unusual-looking adapter that has three color-coded female jacks for the audio cables on one side (the ones that are usually plugged into the computer) and two female RCA jacks on the other side. This is apparently used when connecting the speakers to a game console.The sound is quite good, although the subwoofer is very loud even at its lowest setting. While this might be a nice thing if you live in the suburbs, it is not very desirable if you have downstairs neighbors. I was able to decrease the subwoofer volume using my sound card's software, however. (With the subwoofer volume turned up all the way, you basically get Sensaround à la "Earthquake.")Now for the negative: The speakers are very cheaply made, with flimsy plastic cases. The bases are even more flimsy. Because of the speaker's high center of gravity, they topple over quite easily on their cheap bases; this is especially true of the front-right speaker, with its controls and heavy cables. You need two hands to use the power button -- otherwise the speaker will slide away from you as you try to push the button. Also, because the bases are interestingly designed to swivel 180 degrees so they can be mounted from the wall, the speakers tend to stand up at a slight angle. It's not terrible, but it's definitely something you do notice especially if the speakers are close to a vertical surface. Finally, the front of the speakers are covered with a very thin, nearly transparent black mesh cloth, which looks like it won't weather very well. You can clearly see the tweeters through the mesh, which I personally find quite ugly; I'm planning to stick some opaque black felt behind the mesh.In summary, these speakers give good sound and are a good value for under fifty US dollars, but they're cheaply made and have some serious design flaws.

• Reviewed by: drbriefs

  Updated: 03-22-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:2 Days

  Strengths: -Great looking speakers, almost tailor made for a black panel LCD monitor.-Subwoofer is incredibly sturdy and belts out a lot of power.-Overall sound is crisp, powerful and fills the room.

  Weaknesses: -Speaker stands are a bit shabby (plastic, but they do not impede function), contrasting the beautiful design of the speakers.-The heavy d-sub connector sometimes pulls the right speaker.

  Overall Evaluation: I recently invested some money in a sound upgrade for my computer. I had a system consisting of a 2.1 Creative T3000 speakers and a Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit (which I still have); I thought the sound coming from my other speakers was nice enough, until I bought this beauty. I had read reviews that said the bass was too boomy (which sort of happens when it's turned after the mid point), but with enough tweaking, this can be swiftly avoided. I listen to music all day long and this speaker system outputs crystal clear and powerful sound no matter what the volume setting (I actually have to keep the volume below 100% on the speakers and Windows because I don't want to blow some actual windows away). I have tested it with movies as well and it makes an incredible difference from my previous speakers; the rear speakers are pretty powerful and with careful tweaking of the volume, you can get balanced surround sound.In short, these speakers delivered more than I had expected and are a more than worthy upgrade for any 2.1 (or even a 5.1) speaker system. Even though my current soundcard gets the job done, I ordered an Audigy 2 ZS and I simply cannot wait to hear what these speakers can do with a better soundcard. A must buy.

• Reviewed by: SnoopyJoe

  Updated: 03-12-06

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: Great surround sound for a cheap price!

  Weaknesses: Specifications on cable lengths and cable connections would be better. But thats no big deal.

  Overall Evaluation: These speakers are great! They were so easy to hook up and mount on the wall, a turtle could hook them up in ten minutes! I had the logitech Z-340(2.1) and they were loud but not as crisp and clear as the X530. I'm diffenitly keeping these for a long time.

• Reviewed by: thedude85

  Updated: 11-10-05

  Overall Rating: 3 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:4 Days

  Strengths: relatively cheap

  Weaknesses: bass is overpowering, audio quality not so good.

  Overall Evaluation: At extremely low levels these speakers are tolerable. I don't play games and I'm usually not watching movies with them. From far away the sound is more tolerable than close up. I listen to lots of music. When testing these speakers the bass overpowers the rest of the music. At medium range the speakers already start to lose their strength. Don't even bother listening at high volumes because even when turned all the way down, the bass is still overpowering and sounds like garbage. The speakers aren't the worst in the world, but I definately wouldn't reccomend spending the 80 dollars on them. My roomate just bought a pair of Klipsch 2.1 promedia and although out of my pricerange just a bit on a college student budget, I can say I'm extremely envious.

• Reviewed by: reynoldsbm

  Updated: 11-07-05

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:

  Strengths: sound

  Weaknesses: none

  Overall Evaluation: Great Job!!! This product is a great purchase. The sound come in very clearly and I have not had any problem with this surround sound system. I am lovin' it.

• Reviewed by: laji2000

  Updated: 09-27-05

  Overall Rating: 5 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:1 Weeks

  Strengths: Everything

  Weaknesses: Some distortion at max volume

  Overall Evaluation: Considering the price at which I bought these speakers, they are the steal of the century. I got these speakers for less than $20. Yes the logitech X-530's. Once I paired up these speakers with Creative SoundBlaster Live, the sound is just amazing, better than what I had with the Mad Dog Multimedia 4.1 sound card. Bottom line, these speakers are worth every penny paid for.

• Reviewed by: vau64

  Updated: 07-02-05

  Overall Rating: 4 Star Review

  Duration of ownership:6 Days

  Strengths: Awesome sound at low price.

  Weaknesses: None.

  Overall Evaluation: Compared to my Creative T5400 5.1 speaker at almost the same price after rebate, this one is better. The two back speakers still got 2 drivers each.Could also use this with my nephew's Xbox. Gave new life to my PC.

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