Customer Reviews:
  Looking for PC speakers? Buy These! November 14, 2008
I had been looking for a set of PC speakers for a long time. I've owned a couple different brands, but wasn't satisfied with their performance.
I read a lot of online reviews, and these came up as the best over and over again. CNET's review of these sealed the deal, and I bought them. I've owned these for 4 days, and all I can say is WOW.
These are absolutey the best PC speakers I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot of them. I'm sort of an audiophile, so I appreciate good-sounding, quality speakers and audio equipment, and I am very satisfied with Logitech's Z-2300's. If you are considering a speaker system for your PC (you can also hook these to other devices like a X-Box, Playstation, television, DVD player, MP3 player with the included adaptors), look no further. They might be expensive, but for the money you cannot find a better system. Klipsch's new ProMedia system is the closest competitor to these, but I do not think it's better, plus it's more expensive, costing about $200 and up. Bose has nice ones, but you'll pay $300+ for them.
These are not your garden-variety computer speakers, but premium, high-end units that in my opinion, are unrivaled in terms of all-around sound quality. These are so good, that they've attained the holy-grail of sound systems, the THX-certification seal. This is an award not handed out often; not many speaker systems, top-end or low-end, attain this rating. It sets the benchmark for sound quality and speaker performance. How Logitech managed to get it with a speaker set costing under $200 is beyond me, but they have.
They include features found on systems costing hundreds more (think Bose, Harmon Kardon, Klipsch, Creative Labs) like 400-watts of RMS power, a 200 watt, 8-inch long-throw pressure driver subwoofer (award-winning design touted as one of the best), and polished aluminum one-piece phase-plugs for the satellite drivers (for superior frequency-response and sound quality as opposed to two-piece designs). You also get a nifty remote control with a master volume control, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a dial to adjust the bass level.
If you've owned the average speaker systems, get ready for a surprise the moment you listen to these. I could immediately tell a difference. My music 'came alive.' Higher frequencies were chrisper, more defined, and clearer, and more pronounced. Frequencies that I couldn't get with my old speakers came through loud and clear (like guitar riffs, cymbal taps, synthesizers and keyboards, violins and flutes), and the lower-frequencies also became more pronounced and defined. They sound very close, if not better than my Yamaha 5.1 home theater system, which has awesome sound, for 1/5 the price, and 1/4 of the size. It's truly amazing how Logitech got this much sound and sound quality out of a 2.1 system!
A bit of a warning: To say that these are loud is sort of an understatement; they are really loud! It's pretty much pointless to turn the volume up past 60% unless you are hard of hearing. The subwoofer truly gives ground-shaking a new meaning when compared to other systems. It reminded me of those speakers in your teenager's car, but it's not overly intrusive or obnoxious unless you turn the bass to maximum. Either way, if you are an apartment or duplex-dweller, I cannot think of a faster or easier way to annoy your neighbors without talking to them!
My only gripes are questionable build quality and the hardwired satellite speakers (they include leads with 5 foot cords ending in RCA jacks which plug into the subwoofer). Why Logitech chose this is a mystery; It wouldn't be hard to put jacks for wires in these speakers and would probably cut down on the price. Higher-end systems have this feature, and allows the use of different-length or higher quality speaker wires.
My system came refurbished, but one of the RCA jacks was blown, so the left channel was dead, despite it being tested before shipping it out. It also acted strange when I first set it up- the volume was very low despite turning it up to 100%, the computer to 100%, and my media player to 100%. It eventually sorted itself out though, and despite just one speaker working, the sound is still excellent.
Logitech includes a 2-year warranty, and it's a good thing. Other owners I talked to had similar problems, with channels going dead, speakers dying, and subwoofers/amplifiers dying on them after 6 months to a 2 years.
My suggestion is to buy an extended warranty from SquareTrade or another provider (I did, it cost me $10 for 2 years).
Ocerall, an unrivaled set of speakers for the price.
Provided your system doesn't crap out on you after the warranty expires, it won't disapoint. Awesome sound at a fantastic value, what's not to like about that?
 Great Speakers November 13, 2008
I recently bought these to upgrade my sound, and am I ever glad that I did!! The subwoofer does not hum, which was a problem with my previous 2.1 configuration. The sound is more than acceptable. Others complained about a lack of midrange. I disagree. You may have to do some tweaking with your audio player to get the sound you like, but I found that I didn't need to.
Play a movie, and it's just like being in the theater. I have RARELY had the volume above halfway, which is more than enough to rattle walls. The wired remote sits neatly on my desk next to my keyboard, and is no bother. I like being able to plug my headphones into the remote, instead of having to plug in to the side of the speakers with my old set. If you're listening to the speakers and have to kill the sound because you thought you heard the phone ringing, the handy button on the remote does the trick. I thought that having a wired remote would be a huge pain, but for me, it's not at all.
THX speakers really give a great sound, whether watching a movie, or listening to classical, rock, or jazz. I am very impressed that Logitech put together such a great speaker setup for such a ridiculously low price. What are you waiting for? Buy them!!
great price for great speakers November 13, 2008
i had looked all over for best price and shipping and amazon was the winner and as far as reviews i read alot these are the best i could find in the 2.1 config.iwas looking forgreat bass and good mids and highs all you do is adjust the eq and mute the microphoneits all good
Incredible quality speakers... You will be pleased! November 13, 2008
I have had these for THREE years, I got them in 2005. They have been awesome. To me (not a audio technician by any means) they sound awesome and crisp and the bass is usually too much for me so I keep them turned down most of the time. After having them for this long the quality is still great. With other speakers they would always crap out after a year. I'm definitely happy with the value for the money. Also, I have moved around a lot during college and the smaller two speakers have probably been dropped a few times. They still keep on going just like new. Thank you Logitech! I can't say anything about their other products, but this is an awesome set of speakers :) (Although I have a mx laser mouse and that is awesome too! I must be a logitech whore!)
Perfect Speakers November 12, 2008
I have a Dell Inspiron 1501 and after my speakers blew out on my laptop I needed some affordable replacements. I decided to splurge a little but managed to find these Logitechs for sale used for only $52.
Needless to say I was awed by their performance. I'm a heavy techno/dance listener and need speakers that can run the gamot. The bass is flooring, the speakers show an incredible range, picking up even the most subtle of synths. I had one of my friends (a DJ) send me a few songs to test it out and see if he thought the speakers were good and even he was impressed by the quality and affordability.
I will be gifting these speakers to many of my friends for the holidays. A must have.
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