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A couple years ago I got rid of my crappy Yamaha HTIB surround system because I was selling my condo and hated the wires, the large receiver, etc. I got rid of a lot of clutter by moving my xbox and other small things underneath the couch, getting rid of the receiver, and buying a Pioneer DHP-800 (can't say enough good things about it).
Anyway, I live in a small one-bedroom apartment, and would like to have real speakers again so that I can play games, movies, my digital piano, and PC games without headphones. I have a way to rig all of these things in a small 12 x 15' living room + dining area.
So I'm thinking of buying the Logitech Z-5500 for $300. I really love the fact that the decoder / amp is built into the sub, since it means less wires and less equipment to deal with. The only thing I'm worried about is lack of mids when watching movies... I always found it somewhat hard to hear vocals on my old Yamaha system, and seem to have a hard time hearing words in general.
So my question is whether or not I should get this system, based on performance vs money, and based on the lack of mids for the things I want to use it for. And when people say it lacks mids, I'm not really sure how it would compare to other systems anyways, and I don't know of any place around town that has one I can listen to.
The other option is to get a Klipsch Pro Media 5.1, but it doesn't have digital inputs. So I would need to run my PS3 digital out to a sound card on my PC (which I dont have right now) and then use that as the decoder, and go back out to the sub. I suppose that would work, but it makes my "home theater" audio dependent on my pc being close by.
Also I have a projector, so I cant output audio from a tv, etc.
Another option is to get a real HTIB, such as Onkyo, but then I would have to have a separate receiver (not sure where I'd put it), and wouldn't be able to use it directly for PC.
Any comments or ideas are appreciated!
Anyway, I live in a small one-bedroom apartment, and would like to have real speakers again so that I can play games, movies, my digital piano, and PC games without headphones. I have a way to rig all of these things in a small 12 x 15' living room + dining area.
So I'm thinking of buying the Logitech Z-5500 for $300. I really love the fact that the decoder / amp is built into the sub, since it means less wires and less equipment to deal with. The only thing I'm worried about is lack of mids when watching movies... I always found it somewhat hard to hear vocals on my old Yamaha system, and seem to have a hard time hearing words in general.
So my question is whether or not I should get this system, based on performance vs money, and based on the lack of mids for the things I want to use it for. And when people say it lacks mids, I'm not really sure how it would compare to other systems anyways, and I don't know of any place around town that has one I can listen to.
The other option is to get a Klipsch Pro Media 5.1, but it doesn't have digital inputs. So I would need to run my PS3 digital out to a sound card on my PC (which I dont have right now) and then use that as the decoder, and go back out to the sub. I suppose that would work, but it makes my "home theater" audio dependent on my pc being close by.
Also I have a projector, so I cant output audio from a tv, etc.
Another option is to get a real HTIB, such as Onkyo, but then I would have to have a separate receiver (not sure where I'd put it), and wouldn't be able to use it directly for PC.
Any comments or ideas are appreciated!