Rating: 
Summary: Excellent speaker system!
Review: Well, I saw an ad in OfficeMax for these speakers and I picked them up. I previously owned the Z-340's and since these were the same price, I returned my Z-340's and got these for a free upgrade to 4.1!! Anyway, that's beside the point. For the price, these speakers KICK ...!! 4.1 surround with M3D for older games and music sounds great. The sub is easily the best feature of the set. Only 20 watts, yet it cranks out some serious power!! Not just a thumper in a box. It produces clear thunderous bass. The tweeters also provide suficient mid-range to back up that heavy bass. Listening to rock and such is really awesome with this system. In the high-range, things are also steady. However, the tweeters are a bit muddy when compared to my old AL 221 system (which I turned in because the sub was awful!) Still, this system more than gets the job done. I reccommend this system to anyone with a tight budget.If you've got some extra $ though, buy an AL 621, or the Logitech Z-560.
Rating: 
Summary: For the price, Jaw dropping
Review: When I first bought these speakers, I was just looking for a plain set of computer speakers, a set that would sound great, looks were secondary, but in browsing and listening to the numerous choices, Logitech nailed it and I picked up a set that looked great and sounded better. I have never run across a set of 4.1 speakers that had such quality sound for $...The the subwoofer lives up to the promotions, lows can pack more than enough punch to be felt. The highs are crisp and clear.
I found that the mid range occasionally sounded like a tin can at first, but after about 5 minutes I found listening to them, any other speakers sounded [bad]. I listen to almost any music you can think of, rap, rock, country, jazz, opera(I know, I know), instrumentals, etc.., and I tried nearly every type of music I had. All sound absolutely beautiful, but I had to tinker with the subwoofer volume with some rap and jazz. Speaking of which, the Sub volume knob is large and easy to find and fluid to turn, but it is placed on the back of the subwoofer, this is not a problem for my setup, but could be bit of a pain for a few.
The only two minor complaints I could make is that the volume knob could be a little bigger and/or with a rubber coating and the way cool blue LED can be a bit too bright, Logitech should have used a diffused LED or put some coating over it (I used a small dab of hot glue which can be removed easily once cooled if you don't like the look)
I then procceded to test them on an assortment of movies. I cranked up the volume and popped in some DVDs including, Monsters Inc., Harry Potter, The Matix, The Lord of the Rings, Gone in 60 Seconds, Triple X, etc...
I must be honest, I wasn't impressed with their performance, I was AMAZED. I nearly had to pull my jaw (and ears) of the floor. I had a hard time convincing myself I was not in a movie theater. The sub stood up an shone like a star, EVERY heavy footstep, explosion, punch, engine rev, etc... even the lowest thumps were reproduced with enthusiasm I have never heard from a small system before. I set the sub volume at just a little more than 1/2 and it was great, I never needed to touch it for the rest of the time I testing on movies. The satellites, did a great job from everything from voices to gunshots, but they pretty much needed to be pointed where you were sitting to get the very best sound. But keep in mind these ARE computer speakers after all, they are designed to put sound on ONE person sitting in one spot. If your not too fussy about wall rattling sound for movies, I can say these speakers would make a very good (and cheap) starter home theater system. They gave my $...home theater system a run for it's money (Up until you got to some seriously high volume).
For their size and prize, these speakers have, and continue to, amaze and astound me, I feel they are an "12 out of 10" in value for money. If you are looking for a quality surround system for your computer that will provide very clean, hard-hitting sound and will not break the bank, The Logitech Z540's are for you.
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