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I've posted these before, twice, they are great.
$349 at Officeworks
5% off of $299 is $284.05
If you don't want surround sound. I personally use the Z623 and they are very powerful with good sound for their price and size.
Logitech Z906 $299 @ Dick Smith ($284.05 Price Matched @ Officeworks)
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Isn't the whole amp built into the sub?
Why would anyone do that? The speakers and the console all have to plug into the subwoofer for the system to work…
I'll chip in. I need one satellite speaker, the DAC from inside the head unit (don't need the whole thing) and a extra foot of speaker cable. Maybe two feet.
I already have this, just need to replace the subwoofer.
+1 for the Z906 speakers. Top value for the money. Used everyday, love em. I did pricematch on an earlier occasion and got it for $253.65. Couldn't be happier.
Would it be a headache to properly set up so many speakers??!!
15 mins max, nothing difficult about it, currently have it set up now.
What Ben said.
The Z906 also comes with 7.5m long rear cables and 5m long front and center cables; which should be plenty of length for the average bedroom or living room.
I bought some wall-mounts off Ebay specifically for the Z906 satellite speakers; even those were a cinch to install and mount the speakers to.
Thinking of using these for my gaming desktop. What kind of plugs do I need to get the surround sound to work? My current motherboard only has the standard green for sound output, followed by the pink and the light blue for outs (pink I know is for mic). Do I need to buy a dedicated sound card to get surround sound?
will work in 5.1 only with optical in.
I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get 5.1 analogue out. The person who said optical out only for 5.1 is essentially wrong. You'll only get stereo through optical out (for gaming) and the speakers will come with the cable you need.
Having said that, spending a hundred dollars on a dedicated sound card will give MUCH better sound.
May I recommend http://umart.com.au/umart1/pro/Products-details.phtml?id=10&… ?
Depends on the kind of motherboard one has.
I have z5500. One motherboard with older realtec chip can throw 5.1 Dolby digital/dts surround via coax/optical, while another one will only throw 5.1 via analogue.Some of the newer motherboards come with decent isolated and self powered sound module (like my msi z97 gaming 9). I won't benefit from a sound blaster z/zx or asus dx. I will however benefit from an Asus stx or sound blaster zxr.
If you are using a high quality headphone, i will definitely go for an amp over a sound card first and then a sound card.
The z5500 is a really good speaker, love it, but it's weakest link was the built in DAC. You will get much better analogue surround out of it. Not sure if z906 suffers the same problem.
I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get 5.1 analogue out. The person who said optical out only for 5.1 is essentially wrong. You'll only get stereo through optical out (for gaming) and the speakers will come with the cable you need.
Kanasuke said his motherboard only has one 3.5mm stereo jack (green out); no rear or low-frequency jacks (black/orange) which means he's not going to be getting 5.1 channel output.
Optical can carry 5.1, it just has to be via a compressed stream (e.g. Dolby Digital Live, Dolby Digital Plus or DTS-HD). I've got 5.1 output going from my SoundBlaster ZX to my Z906s just fine via a Toslink cable.
My current motherboard only has the standard green for sound output, followed by the pink and the light blue for outs (pink I know is for mic). Do I need to buy a dedicated sound card to get surround sound?
Your current motherboard sounds incredibly old in general (onboard audio with 5.1 output has been possible since 2006, so for yours to lack that means it's either an incredibly low-end motherboard or incredibly old).
Given that it can't do 5.1 output, if you want to use the Z906s with 5.1 output you will need a soundcard; otherwise you would be forced to use the Z906s with virtualised 4 channel sound and no subwoofer output (which I'm betting won't sound too great with your cheap/old Realtek chip and totally defeats the purpose of buying a 5.1 system).
The majority of soundcards need a 1x PCI-E slot; ensure that yours has that as well, if you're considering the soundcard.
Um… Motherboards have been able to output 5.1 from the 3 standard green, pink, blue combo of inputs/outputs almost since its mainstream introduction in 2006. My motherboards have the option of 5.1 out through these ports, even my older 2007 motherboard has this feature, its been a feature in the chipsets for at least 7 years now. When you connect each analogue input it will come up on the desktop "you have just connected something in this port" or something along those lines, and will have the option to choose what you have just connected to the jack. Not sure if these Z906's support analogue audio but I sure as hell know that any recent motherboard with the three inputs/outputs support this providing that the chipset software has been installed correctly.
@justaperson: Fair enough, personally I've never bothered with trying to use the Line-In and Microphone jacks for extra channels because I can't remember the last time I used a PC that did not have three separate analog jacks for 5.1 output via onboard audio at the very least.
The Z906s have analog, optical, digital coaxial and auxiliary RCA inputs; so that should work in theory.
Edit: From reading up about this, it doesn't seem as fool-proof in reality as it is on paper. While most Realtek ALC chips do support port mapping via the driver control panel, it can sometimes output sources to the wrong channels or not output at all.
The motherboard is still damn old regardless and with such an archaic onboard audio chip driving the Z906s, I'm not sure it's a worthwhile exercise. A soundcard upgrade or an external DAC/amp should be considered regardless to actually get the most out of the Z906s.
Anyone wants to cheap in with this speaker, I will take only the subwoofer. Let me know if you interested. Cheers