I'm wondering if it (4 sets of Logitechs) can give me 3d gratification for a little over $200. I know I'm definitely sacrificing quality but it will take me ages to save up for a proper set-up. I don't understand what kind of amplifier would be needed though.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:12 PM, Charlie Richmond <charlie....@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Marc Lavallée <m...@hacklava.net> wrote: > > > > > What matters is rigidity; if a plastic enclosure is rigid > > enough (for its size), then it would sound the same than a hard wood > > enclosure. In the specific case of the Z506 model from Logitech, > > wooden enclosures for the satellites would make no difference; the > > drivers, the amps, and the enclosures are too small to shake. Only the > > sub-woofer enclosure is made of MDF, for a reason. > > > > So, why not using the Z506 5.1 kit from Logitech? "Multimedia" speakers > > are primarily designed as computer accessories; some are probably well > > made, excluding the one in the MoMA's permanent collection (unless > > aesthetic is the most important criteria). I wouldn't trust its sound > > quality; it's a bit small unless the listening distance is less than 2 > > meters, the centre speaker does not match the four other satellites, > > the centre speaker have 2 mids and the satellites have one mid and one > > tweeter, and the cross-over frequency for the sub-woofer is probably > > near 300Hz, which is a bit too high. For Ambisonics, I believe that > > better quality full-range or coaxial speakers, all matched, should be > > preferred. > > > > I would only such use small multimedia speakers for a very compact > > periphonic installation, along with 4 to 8 small sub-woofers for a > > supplemental horizontal or periphonic low frequency decoder. > > > > Agreed. That said, the Logitech self powered systems are generally > extremely well made and sound very good, imho. > > C-) > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20131020/73b9a2d1/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20131020/2bfcc5f5/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
