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Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers | 
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| Brand: Logitech
Category: CE
List Price: $229.61
Buy New: $134.28
You Save: $95.33 (42%)
New (48) Used (4) from $97.75
Rating:  53 reviews
Sales Rank: 1122
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 25
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 14.3 x 20
nv:Speaker Type: Surround Sound
Speaker Setup: 5.1 Speakers
Connectivity: 3.5 mm Stereo Jack(s)
Connectivity: Left/Right RCAs
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 980-000100
Model: 980-000100
UPC: 097855046338
EAN: 0097855046338
ASIN: B000UEH5HC
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Product Type - Speaker | | • | System Components - 5.1 System | | • | Audio Amplifier - Integrated | | • | Matrix surround | | • | Technical Specifications: |
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Product Description
Bring your games to life with 360-degree surround sound. Your games are meant to be experienced in surround sound. Now hear your enemies sneaking up behind you, and listen for action in every direction.Frequency Directed Dual Driver (FDD2) sound technology creates a uniform soundfield anywhere in the room. FDD2 eliminates the hot spots and uneven response of conventional dual-driver design.Matrix mode creates 5.1 surround sound from 2-channel stereo sound sources such as music or legacy games.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 45 more reviews...
 Excellent PC speaker upgrade October 3, 2007
D. Jackson (Cookeville, TN)
33 out of 35 found this review helpful
I was a little reluctant to purchase another set of Logitech speakers. My first set, the Z-560, worked well, but one of the channels burned out about 16 months after I purchased them.
My second set, the Z-680, sounded great but had a fatal flaw: HISSSSSS. I had to have a box fan going in the room to drown out the constant hissing. It finally drove me to seeking another set, and I desperately sought out a non-Logitech set of speakers. Sadly, in my narrow price range, there were no alternatives that I can find.
With some relucatance I ordered the G51. I set them up yesterday, and so far I'm very pleased with them. The soul-searing hiss present on the z-680 is mercifully gone, and the system sounds excellent. The bass is sufficient without being overpowering (provided you turn it down a notch or two from the default setting), and the control pod is sensibly sized and sports a great, logically laid out interface. Mids and highs are perfectly acceptable for a relatively cheap computer speaker set.
The matrix mode works surprisingly well (though I think it's likely nothing that revolutionary, just a re-imaging if their existing stero x2 mode) for both games and music.
I don't have plans to use the silly 'patent pending mod system' (pretty much just a piece of transparent plastic to slip printed designs into), but if you do want to 'pimp your rig' then I suppose the option is there.
Here's a couple of tips for the new G51 users:
1) Take off those grills on the speakers! They are *not* acoustically transparent, and in my ears the highs opened up a bit after removing them. Just be careful not to poke anything into the exposed speaker drivers!
2) BE CAREFUL if you mount the center channel on your LCD screen; I cringed when I read the instructions to 'tighten the hinge screw' - this is applying pressure to your LCD monitor. If you over tighten you might experience the pleasure of cracking your LCD screen in half. I simply placed mine on top and used a little double sided tape on the base - I'd rather have a slightly loose center channel than a pair of non-functioning 11" flat screen monitors.
PROS:
+ great sound
+ easy installation
+ excellent control pod
+ simple center-channel LCD mounting option
CONS:
- front speaker wires a bit too short
- hard-wired speaker cables
Nice system October 1, 2007
Al (Florida)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Received these a week ago, gave them to the daughter of a friend of mine as a gift, she took them into her room as me and my friend were chatting, by the time we went back to her room to set them up for her she had already installed them and was online playing WoW and telling her friends about her "awesome" new speakers, I think this speaks volumes about how easy they are to install.
The speakers allow you to use RCA plugs to hook your stereo into them and switch between the computer and the stereo at the push of a button, a feature for which my friend curses me every day when his daughter wakes him to 200db music in surround sound, seriously though these are loud I can hear her music in the driveway, distortion free.
In summation, I feel if you are in the market for speakers these are the best in their price range.
For the price, hard to beat. February 10, 2008
joyousdance (Cottage Grove, OR)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The sound is fantastic, everything that the other reviewers have noted and then some. I was more than satisfied.
Some notes on what others said:
One reviewer stated the speakers were tiny compared to what was expected. So I was waiting to receive some really tiny speakers, but they were pretty standard looking to me. Perhaps that reviewer was waiting for theatre speakers or something, but these are made for a computer. They are a little over 4 inches wide at the widest part and 8.5 inches tall. They were actually bigger than I wanted. But that is not a big complaint.
Another reviewer stated they did not like the volume knob because it skipped volume levels. I agree that the notched feel of the volume knob doesn't allow someone to get the exact volume desired, but it is subtle degrees of loudness and I would not hesitate to purchase these because of that.
Another reviewer stated the wires for the back speakers aren't long enough. I measured them a while ago when I first set them up and my vague memory says they are 14 ft. long. This wasn't an issue for me as I have an L shaped desk and was not concerned about getting perfect surround sound. They would be way more than enough length if a small speaker table was set up behind the chair, but if these need to be mounted on a wall, there might be an issue with cable length.
And there was a reviewer who said the sound improves without the speaker covers. I agree with this assessment. They sound a little more clear with the covers off. So I keep the covers on for protection when I am not listening to music, but pull them off when I am planning on extended listening time. I probably could leave them off, but I don't want to worry about the dust collecting on them.
The subwoofer is gorgeous looking and very powerful.
The table top volume control is cool because you can push a button to select the total volume, subwoofer, back speakers, and center speakers and changed the volume for each of these. There is a mute button and a place to plug in headphones and a microphone.
I didn't like how the speakers are at one set angle and can't be adjusted. And I also can't see how they could be wall mounted unless someone puts a shelf on the wall to set them on. They don't appear to have the ability to just screw into a wall.
All in all, the price is hard to beat for the kind of sound these speakers produce. Exceptional value!
WOW!!! October 2, 2007
dog guru (Miami Beach, FL)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I picked up these speakers about a week ago and am ecstatic about them! I upgraded from a very good 2.1 system to this 5.1 surround and the difference was amazing (even using my onboard sound). This setup has a controller which allows you to emulate 5.1 sound via a 2.1 card. I also went ahead and upgraded to a 5.1 sound card and the difference was amazing. These speakers really shine on their native sound card. The balance is nothing short of astounding for such small speakers. I am an audio engineer and am impressed with this product. Logitech is still the leader in the industry for peripherals. I will always get their products. Oh and btw, surround sound is a must for gaming!
Logitech Speakers- A great Buy October 8, 2007
Kevin Delorme (Phoenix, AZ USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I received my new Logitech G51 5.1 Surround Speakers about two weeks ago in the mail, and so far I love them. It makes gaming a lot nicer; the sound quality is just fabulous. Here are some pros and cons about the speakers.
Pros:
The speakers have excellent sound quality, even when the volume is turned to max.
The speakers have adjustable sound controls (i.e. more subwoofer, more surround, more in center)
The speakers have a control pod that sits on your desk, allowing for easy volume/specific sound control
The speakers have plenty of cord, so there is no problem putting them behind/to the side of you.
The speakers have a re-usable Velcro straps to wrap up unused cord
The speakers' cords' ends are plugged directly into the subwoofer, and a cord is included to connect the subwoofer to the computer. There are options that can adapt to 2 port sound card also, so no worries.
There are ports directly in the control pod for a headset/microphone
The control pod has three pre-programmed settings for gaming, music, and just in general. They make a big difference, and they work very well.
All the speakers have nice mounts, sitting upright. They also have the attachments to mount the to the wall, for better surround system. The center speaker also has a special mount so it can mount very well on a flat screen monitor, no screws or nails.
Cons:
The speakers messed up my music at first, until I figured out all the settings to make my music better. That took an hour or so of fiddling with the console and sound controls.
When reading the directions, it was hard to figure out where the English directions were. They were all jumbled in with the Spanish and French directions. Once you found the English, however, they were very clear and easy to follow.
The center speaker made no noise when I first got it, and I had to turn the "center" channel to max, and had to adjust all the other levels accordingly.
The cons were definitely outweighed by the pros, and they are all resolved by now anyway. All in all, this is a great speaker set; I definitely recommend it.
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