Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I'm not sure that I've heard of the Z540's...I know of the older Z560's (I think), which were 4.1...and the Z-640's (which I owned for a year and a half until something in the sub crapped out), which were 5.1. I got the X-530's in replacement from Logitech, and I'm very happy with them. Their specs puts the SNR quite a bit higher than the old Z-640's, and I believe it. Sometimes there was a noticeable hiss with the Z-640's and I think sound wasn't quite as clear as maybe it should have been, but I have no such problems with my X-530's. I'm very happy with them...powerful, clear, basically the best budget 5.1 set that exists, in my opinion.
Edit: A quick Google search shows that the Z-540's look almost exactly like the Z-640's, just without the center channel. That leads me to believe that their specs and performance are nearly identical (not to mention it looks like the Z-540's are a several-year-old model). I'd recommend the X-530's, no question. You can get them for like $50 these days, which is an awesome value.
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I'm not sure that I've heard of the Z540's...I know of the older Z560's (I think), which were 4.1...and the Z-640's (which I owned for a year and a half until something in the sub crapped out), which were 5.1. I got the X-530's in replacement from Logitech, and I'm very happy with them. Their specs puts the SNR quite a bit higher than the old Z-640's, and I believe it. Sometimes there was a noticeable hiss with the Z-640's and I think sound wasn't quite as clear as maybe it should have been, but I have no such problems with my X-530's. I'm very happy with them...powerful, clear, basically the best budget 5.1 set that exists, in my opinion.
Edit: A quick Google search shows that the Z-540's look almost exactly like the Z-640's, just without the center channel. That leads me to believe that their specs and performance are nearly identical (not to mention it looks like the Z-540's are a several-year-old model). I'd recommend the X-530's, no question. You can get them for like $50 these days, which is an awesome value.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure the z-640s are just a 5.1 version of the z-540s which is why I mentioned you
Originally posted by: cevilgenius
Just as a side question... does the 530 have any protection for the speakers?
Norm
Originally posted by: cevilgenius
Like a grille... as in so you can't puncture the cones... aka like the ones on the 640
Norm
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Originally posted by: cevilgenius
Like a grille... as in so you can't puncture the cones... aka like the ones on the 640
Norm
Oh...yeah, but it's more of a mesh type thing. You could still get at the cones if you really wanted to (poked really hard ), but it's functional enough.
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Originally posted by: cevilgenius
Like a grille... as in so you can't puncture the cones... aka like the ones on the 640
Norm
Oh...yeah, but it's more of a mesh type thing. You could still get at the cones if you really wanted to (poked really hard ), but it's functional enough.
Foreign site, but is this what they look like?
http://sound.zol.com.cn/2005/0325/159138.shtml
Originally posted by: cevilgenius
Ah I see... most pics of the 530 that I've seen doesn't go into detail... and plus, having some sort of cover is a requirement for me... I have cousins that stay over... they're 5 and 3. I think I've said enough.
Norm