Originally posted by: ahsumdude
I have the Klipsch 5.1's. Yes indeed they are incredibly awesome. They sound better than my home entertainment center.
That's probably the first time I've ever agreed with Pariah. The Logitechs are junk, at any price. Unless you like knobs that fall off and grilles that are crooked. And sound that is nowhere near accurate for music reproduction.Just to add, unless you are on a tight budget, the Logitech's don't belong in this debate, they are not on the same level of the upper echelon sets. There's a reason they cost about half what the others do, you need only look at the build quality.
I would never admit that! Did you get your home entertainment center from the boombox department at Wal-Mart?I have the Klipsch 5.1's. Yes indeed they are incredibly awesome. They sound better than my home entertainment center.
I found the lowest price for the 560's was $124. I found the 641's for $109!! Considering that the 641's completely and totally outperform the 560's, and the knobs don't fall off in your hands, and the subwoofer isn't failure-prone, and they can be even less expensive than the 560's, which is the better value? Right - NO question - the 641's! You just have to be a smart shopper.Originally posted by: cmaMath
I know that you want to focus on performance, but I couldn't tell a difference so the issue is value. There is NO question that the Logitech is the best value! You can find them for MUCH lower price.
Don't fall for the more-watts-is-better fallacy. The only time that's a valid comparison is if you are comparing amplifiers ONLY. With integrated systems like these multimedia speakers a power rating is next to useless, because the efficiency of the speakers can make a huge difference in the sound level output, and furthermore the power rating has ABSOLUTELY NO BEARING on sound quality.Regardless, if the Altec's sound better and have same wattage as Logitech, then go for them.
That's probably the first time I've ever agreed with Pariah. The Logitechs are junk, at any price. Unless you like knobs that fall off and grilles that are crooked. And sound that is nowhere near accurate for music reproduction.
Just to add, unless you are on a tight budget, the Logitech's don't belong in this debate, they are not on the same level of the upper echelon sets. There's a reason they cost about half what the others do, you need only look at the build quality.
I found the lowest price for the 560's was $124. I found the 641's for $109!! Considering that the 641's completely and totally outperform the 560's, and the knobs don't fall off in your hands, and the subwoofer isn't failure-prone, and they can be even less expensive than the 560's, which is the better value? Right - NO question - the 641's! You just have to be a smart shopper.
All the reviews I've seen of the 560's are at gamer sites, where to be blunt I don't think they would know musical accuracy if it hit them in the head.
Just to add, unless you are on a tight budget, the Logitech's don't belong in this debate, they are not on the same level of the upper echelon sets. There's a reason they cost about half what the others do, you need only look at the build quality.
Of course I don't own them! But I did look long and hard at all the speakers being discussed in this thread. And I had to go to 5 stores before I found a set of 560's THAT WAS NOT BROKEN just so I could get some idea of what they sounded like. If that doesn't speak to shoddy build quality, I don't know what does. And you don't have to own something to tell that it is cheaply made. You can tell that by looking and touching in a store."Do you actually own the logitech Z560s? Every review disagrees with you there about sound quality and the build quality of the speakers."