01.jpg (26.34 KB. 530x298 - viewed 2 times.)Logitech has announced that its veteran digital 5.1 speaker system, the
highly regarded Z-5500, is to beretired and replaced by a newer model at
the end of the month. On the face of it, the upgrades to the new Z906
system appear to be purely cosmetic. It offers similar specs to its ancestor
but loses out slightly on the total RMS output, although Logitech says that
it will still shake your house. The system benefits from multi-source
simultaneous digital and analog input, wire-free remote and
room-filling Dolby and DTS surround sound technology.
02.jpg (2.02 KB. 100x100 - viewed 2 times.)Apart from the sleek new modern look and loss of 5 Watts of output
power, the new Z906 system does benefit from a slight overhaul to the
way audio sources are hooked up, and a slimming down of the infrared
remote. Like its predecessor, Logitech's new flagship speaker system is
THX-certified for quality assurance and comes with onboard Dolby Digital
5.1 and DTS decoding for theater-quality surround sound. The system
also includes technology to convert two channel stereo output into
so-called 3D stereo.
03.jpg (14.17 KB. 530x267 - viewed 2 times.)A ported, side-firing, distortion-free subwoofer takes 165W of the
total 500 watts RMS output, with the remainder being equally shared
between five satellite speakers. Users can connect up to six
simultaneous audio sources to the newly-styled control console – which
has been given a new easy-to-read display – including computers,
music players, televisions, Blu-ray and DVD players, game consoles
(users can now connect to the Nintendo Wii using the console's
supplied AV cable) and other audio sources with digital optical, digital
coaxial, RCA audio or 3.5 mm out.
The Z906 Speaker System will be available at the end of this month
for a suggested retail of US$399.99
