Logitech Z506 Surround Sound Home Theater Speaker System

I received my z506 about a week ago and wanted to test it for a full length week before writing my review. The z506 is an amazing bang for your buck. You really can't go wrong with this system. The sound quality is amazing. I tried movies, video games, and music on this system. In video games, I can very easily tell that I'm being shot at from the left or the right due to the surround working perfect with the xbox 360. The same goes for movies and I can feel the rumble of explosions and gunfire. For music it still performed perfect even at the highest volume. No sound distortion no matter what volume, the bass is great, overall great. I have seen several complaints about a slight static noise even when no sound is playing, this is not true. First of all make sure the z506 is plugged in to a wall, and also depending on what hardware its also plugged in to can cause this noise. Plugged into my computer with my computer set to 5.1 surround i get no whine. However, with my old TV I get a very slight noise but it is not really noticeable as long as there is even a tiny bit of background noise. I recommend when using this system with an old tv that doesn't support 5.1 very well to turn the z506's volume on a low setting than turn your TV volume up. Lastly, I tested the bass very hard for several hours. I played some serious bass songs on highest volume for my computer it was plugged into, bass on the subwoofer, and the volume dial, and I configured my computers sound card for a much higher bass. The result was my house shaking with perfect sound waves. No distortion at ALL. I was very surprised by this and I would have payed like 250 for this system because its that good. It came with all the cords I needed also. I own an xbox VGA cable that hooks up to my monitor and I had no sound through my monitor because it had no sound outlets, but I was able to plug the red and white sound cords into the z506 so that saved me a lot of trouble. The green cord it comes with allows you to connect this easily to your TV, computer, ect. I highly recommend this as a sound expert. If I get any problems later on I will add that. I have been testing this thing pretty hard and often leaving it on blasting for hours at time. The temperature stayed low and did the sound stayed consistant. -Brian

This system is PHENOMENAL. Tremendous sound for virtually a paupers price. The 4 satellites are identical in specs and size. The center speaker is differently shaped as you may expect, however, it's "hidden" base (which allows it to sit "flat" or it can be tilted upwards), is a very nice surprise and helps sound projection regardless of your computer set up. The sub-woofer is comfortable for hook up to almost any application you choose, home theater or computer and I'm sure one could (with the correct patch-cords), plug it into your cell phone headphone jack and it would BLOW YOU AWAY. Rich full sound. CAUTION: You can blow the sub-woofer easily. When first turning the system on, make sure your volume knob on the right front speaker is turned to minimum (counter-clockwise). Select a song you think will give you full ranges bass and treble, preferably a vocal so you can set your system for voice as well. After you start the song in Windows Media Player, bring up your volume slowly to attain YOUR desired listening level. IN WINDOWS XP: On Windows Media Player, under the "Now Playing" tab is a small triangle (arrow) pointing down. It will bring up a pull down menu when clicked. That will give you the option to view "ENHANCEMENTS". Click that option and select "Graphic Equalizer". When the equalizer is present, you may tailor your frequencies to boost or negate certain frequency ranges. PLAY with them and listen to how the song you are listening to, changes sounds throughout the sound spectrum. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BOOST BASS ... the sub-woofer will attempt to accommodate your desires but the sound will become distorted if too much boost is used. This is true through out the available boost / cut controls. Once you have it set to your liking on that particular song, try other songs. Make minor adjustments to get the sound YOU like. Technical stuff? (LOL): The speaker cables are a bit stiff. Unfolding them from their shipment is not difficult. It's just that I like a speaker cord that is like spaghetti noodles :)~. The wire is easier to work with when applying it to your system and having to run it through various portals so your wiring is not only protected but is not seen and looks COOL! (Makes yer system look professional). The speaker wire length is adequate for a computer system. HOWEVER, the left front speaker that I installed did not have enough cable to reach my computer. NO BIGGIE. I have a lot of RCA cable extenders so making this system fit my needs and where it was supposed to finally "rest" was not difficult. That was about the only "con" to the system. The system has PLENTY of power to wake the neighbors >):)~. Be kind if you live in an apartment complex. I have 3 complete audio/video systems in my apartment. 2 Bedrooms and my living room. Bose, JBL, Polk, Yamaha, Nakamichi, Denon. I've tried almost every speaker that the average person would buy. I even had the Bose Spatial Control amp back in the early 80's and the 901's it was designed for. Bose 201's, 301's, 501's, Acoustimass systems etc. JBL for just raw power. Polk? ... surprise yourself, it rivals Bose easily for far less $$$ (and ya can get it here on Amazon :)~. Yamaha amps. I would go further but my point is: I KNOW sound. I KNOW quality. I had it then and I have it now. I'm running 2 computers side by side and do most all my music on them both. The Logitech Surround Sound Speakers Z506 was a compact welcome full sound addition to what I already listen too. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED !! Logitech did quite well at an extremely fair price for the quality of sound you get.

This is a longgggg term review as these speakers were bought October 2017 and used almost daily ever since ! I was putting together a fun game room and decided to grab a decent quality but also easy on the pocketbook set of computer speakers that included a subwoofer as well as center. I went all out and decided to mount 4 of these speakers in the corners of the room against the ceiling as well as to wire LED multi-color lights behind each speaker. ( that is why some pictures are upside down and strange colors ) Mounting the speakers as I have done really gives the full sound right across the entire room, it's actually quite amazing to hear from such a small speaker set. In all the different types of media, game, mp3, movie, general internet media these speakers have performed like a champ. Very easy to connect, just plug and play. The computer output just plugs into the subwoofer's back "INPUTS" area and the speakers themselves just quickly plugged into the "SPEAKERS" area and with that you're all set up to listen to some great sound. Logitech has been a tried and true brand with us as we've bought a number of computer speakers for us and as gift over the years. They always provide great quality sound with a small cost, if you can find their speakers on sale it is an even more amazing deal. The volume is controlled by the one of the front speakers while bass can be controlled by the rear of the subwoofer. I quite like that the bass can be adjusted as with some models that is a feature that cannot be adjusted. I would in a heartbeat recommend these to any friend as well as other shoppers here on Amazon. ===================== Overall rating: 5/5 Volume control: 5/5 For gaming: 5/5 Sound quality: 5/5 ===================== Helpful, is how I hope you find my review

Excelente producto. Ya contaba con un logitech como este y no me ha quedado nada a deber.

This Home theater is really Awesome from two months on wards I'm using this one. Woofer also very good. My neighbors also disturbing with this sound. this quality also very good packing also very nice.

Amazing quality and sound. If some one is saying that they are not able to connect , please redirect them to me .my email address is [email protected]

I should start this review by saying that I'm not the resident techie in my house. I bought these as a birthday gift for my husband. I wanted surround sound on a budget. Turns out these are designed for computers and therefore couldn't plug into our tv. My husband managed to plug them into his PlayStation (which is what we run Netflix through) and they work amazingly!!! Almost too amazingly - they get surprisingly loud. The only downside is that they don't have any way of mounting to a wall or ceiling. Otherwise, great product and awesome price.