Logitech Z625 THX Certified 2.1 Speaker System
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Top positive review
12 people found this helpful
Another 5-star Review of These Speakers -- Why Bother?
By The Honest Conn Man on Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014
Tonight, I got a scare -- these speakers, which I've loved for the short time I've had them (i.e., since mid October), sounded tinny and thin. I checked the connections. I rebooted the computer. Still tinny. Then, it occurred to me (my mind must be slowing down) that no speaker problem would speed up the music. Aha! It was my Enounce program -- a program that lets you listen to audio at up to 3 times its normal speed. I had it set for 2X normal speed after listening to a tutorial by a drawling presenter. I set it back to 1X the recorded speed and, voila!, the music was back. So, since I had found myself more than willing to write a damning review of the longevity of these speakers, I felt it only fair to write a review of just how good they are. So, that's why I'm adding yet another 5-star review of these things. What's not to love. Their sound is outstanding. You can set the bass levels to where you want them -- and the bass is not that terrible boomy stuff of boom boxes and miserably made speakers. It is, rather, crisp and unobtrusive. The mid-range is clear. And, for all my aged ears can still discern, the highs are there. (Alas, when younger, my hearing test for the Air Force had my hearing right up there with dogs. Well, not quite. I couldn't hear a dog whistle. But, I could hear the highest tones that the hearing test provided making my line slightly above the chart. Now, I know, some of the higher frequencies are lost on me.) Volume is no problem. While those who are deaf and those who aspire to become deaf may not find the higher volumes sufficient, most who would rather hear music rather than test their pain tolerances should be quite happy with these. Could they be better? Well, perhaps I might welcome both: a) left-right balance controls and b) a remote. The former can be handled by software that's already on your computer if you go hunting for it. The latter is for those who build up a heckuva lot of static electricity while sitting on a cold winter's night. I'd rather discharge it on the remote than risk zapping the speakers. That age thing, alluded to already you may have noticed, might at any time get me to forgetting to discharge any built-up charge on the case of the computer instead. You could spend a lot more and do a lot worse (sorry Bose). But, why? My musical preferences: jazz, classical, some folk, and a handful of individuals who fall into none of these categories. So, if you're interested in hard rock or the alleged thoughts of rap "artists," you may well want to move onto another review. With computer speakers, it has been my experience that few last for all that long. But, these do appear to be made well. So, I'm optimistic that they will continue to perform well for some time to come. ========================================================================== Unrelated tip: That Enounce program is a freebie and well worth installing if you take courses or listen to tutorials or simply want to race through ads that won't allow you to skip them. It does a good job of speeding things up without making the voices sound like Mickey Mouse after he inhales helium. ========================================================================= Another unrelated tip from John Templeton (a legendary investor): The fastest way to double your wealth is to double your gratitude. Without gratitude, there is no possible perception of wealth.
Top critical review
7 people found this helpful
Great Sound, Clunky Form, Limited Quality
By R. Soto on Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2022
Pros: 1. The sound is great, just fantastic and so well-balanced. I love listening to music on these speakers while I'm working. Classical, Jazz, Rock, everything is great; it should be noted I am an audiophile and I would put these on a par with my Sennheiser speakers and my Beyerdynamic headphones. Non-audiophiles won't miss a thing with these. 2. Convenient front-facing volume, bass and power controls. 3. Excellent headphone gain on PC's & Macs. If you're like me, sometimes you just have to crank it up, and the computer's volume just isn't enough. Well, plug in some high-quality headphones (think: Sennheiser or Beyerdynamic) into the speaker's headphone jack and turn the volume up some more, they gain can get so high it is unsafe for you to listen to. Yes, it's THAT good. Cons: 1. Top of the list is the form of these desktop speakers with which I have formed a LOVE / HATE relationship with. Sound great, but have rounded and UNSTABLE bottoms. If I'm grabbing something nearby and I accidentally tap the speaker sideways a bit, it starts to rock. Due to the bottom-heavy weight it will eventually settle, but give it too much of a push, and it falls on its side. Can't have anything nearby these speakers. Also, since they are rounded at the edges, they cannot be placed on their side if that set up suits you better. Nope. One way only. My guess is they were going for a look and limited possible uses in so doing. 2. These speakers are really tall--annoyingly so. My kids have these cool Creative speakers that are little balls no more than about 5" tall--perfect for sliding underneath arm-mounted monitors and saving desk real-estate. Not these bad boys. At nearly 8" tall, they'll be touching the backs of your monitors or blocking the bottom of the screens if in front. Why does this suck? Because if you want to move your arm-mounted monitors (as I regularly do, to switch between landscape and portrait), guess what's gonna get knocked over? 3. The woofer. It's huge. A ported subwoofer that's nearly 12" by 12" by 9", do you know how many times your toes are going to smash into it? Prepare yourself. About two years ago I got myself a great Uplift desk on wheels and wanted to mount the speaker to the back of the leg's base--and eventually did so. Unfortunately it sticks about about 2" beyond the leg and is so clunky looking. To go through doors I have to take the speaker off the leg base when I roll from one room to another. It's just a bit too big, especially when you consider that this is just for a computer. They could've easily gotten away with a smaller woofer. 4. Quality: The headphone port on the speaker started cutting in and out about a year after I got it; since it was intermittent Logitech said if it was working when they received it, I would have to pay to replace it, or ship it back. Honestly, why bother? I just use the headphone port on the laptop's dock--albeit, unable to add sound gain like I could with the speaker's headphone port, something I loved, and effectively negating my favorite feature on this set. 5. The dang speaker cords. This is easily the most aggravating part of this set. Both desktop speakers must plug into the woofer. For the love of god, why? For two decades desktop speakers have chained to each other, and one links to the sub beneath your desk. Anybody wanna venture a guess why? Because the woofer is generally to one side or another--not centered under your desk. Long story short, both speaker cords are about 6 feet each. if your desk is 5 feet wide, like mine is, both speaker cords do not run long enough to reach the woofer unless you run diagonally from the farthest speaker. Or place one speaker center and the other to the same side as the woofer. This is particularly true if you like a clean desk with wires neatly tied off and running along the desk's lower edge, rather than hanging all over the place. Now, if you happen to get a STANDING desk, the predicament gets uglier. My desk stands at 5 feet at my standing working position, meaning the speakers have to be on the SAME side of my desk as the woofer in order to be used with those short cables. Which is just garbage. To add insult to injury, the cords are BUILT-IN, meaning you cannot get a longer set and replace them.
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