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.
I don't fully understand what cross-over frequency is (it sounds obvious though) but maybe by reducing the center channels from the set-up , I'd reduce the amount that is happening. On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Matthew Palmer <palme...@mymail.vcu.edu>wrote: > 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/20131020/23d7d4c2/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
