Logitech G560 PC Gaming Speaker System

07/03/2018-Don't waste your time. Logitech has gone off the deep end. There is nothing to see here. I hate to say it but right now these things are not worth $25. The software just keeps getting worse and Logitech can't seem to get their act together. I'm now stuck with a $200 piece of junk that I can't return, sell ,or even give away because they simply don't work as advertised and haven't for months on the promise that a fix was coming. 06/20/2018-My impressions of this speaker set are now that I am disappointed and have a serious case of buyers remorse. Logitech has yet to come up with a fix for the issues noted in this review and all over the Logitech Community Forums. If I could I would return these in favor of the Creative Katana speaker set. Logitech has commented in the forums and stated that a fix is on the way including a firmware update for the speakers. Many of us are hoping this comes sooner than later. I would like to keep them so that I can stay within the Logitech ecosystem, but I'm not holding my breath. Right now it's not worth it. The original review is below First off, let me say I own several Logitech products including the G910 Orion Spectrum keyboard, the G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, the G933 Artimus Gaming Headphones, the G13 Gameboard, and the Logitech Brio 4k Webcam and all are managed by the Logitech Gaming Software. The G560 LightSync Speakers are also managed and manipulated through the same software. 1. The software version recently released to support the speakers is buggy and has a very choppy interface. If you select the option to sync lighting across profiles the app crashes. Also, anything having to do with the app arx applets causes the software to become unstable. 2. The Screen Sampler feature is not usable in its current state. The custom lighting zones set by the user are not saved correctly. Also, the feature has a hard time scaling on high resolution displays, e.g. 4k monitors. 3. The audio visualizer works quite well. It is possible to use a different sound output device in addition to the speakers and still use the lighting features of the G560. 4. The audio quality isn't that great (at low volume; meaning the lowest volume setting for the speakers which is plenty loud but somewhat garbled. Yes, I know, it's a paradox). It is very bass heavy and has the "under a blanket" effect in its current state. The LGS doesn't offer much in the way of controlling the quality of the audio and customization of the audio experience. This was left on the table during the development of the product. Don't miss understand me, it does sound good, it's just I find it a step back from what I have already, a Creative Sound Blaster ZxR sound card outputting over optical to a pair of T4 wireless (Bluetooth) speakers which sound amazing on their own over said optical connection. 5. Speaking of, the equalizer is nothing to shake a stick at. It's mediocre at best and doesn't change the sound of the audio much as it's still bass heavy unless you drop the low frequency down to almost nothing. If you spend some time adjusting it you may find I happy compromise but the speakers do pack a heavy bassy ouch. Also, Windows 10 measures audio volume on a scale from 0-100. The speakers are plenty loud at a volume of 2. Don't expect to sit up late watching a movie or playing a game with these. You will wake the neighbors. 6. The surround sound is a bust. I just leave it off. It's like having a speaker under a blanket and then placing said speaker and blanket in a concert hall. After visiting the Support forums at Logitech. Com a Logitech representative stated that an update is in the works regarding the screen sampling and stability bugs. We are trying to get them to implement better user controls within the LGS so one can better fine tune the audio to their liking. I like the speakers. I really like the speakers. It's a cool idea but it needs more time to flesh out the issues on the software side of things.