just picked up the logitech x220's

[thebove]

needed a pair of speakers for my secondary machine, so i moved my old labtec spin 70's over to that machine and picked up the x220's.

so far i'm pretty impressed. nice clean highs, although when you really crank them up really loud they seem to lose a bit of their accuracy. I don't usually crank my pc speakers though, i'll switch over to my HT speakers, so no biggie for me. the bass is phenominal IMO, at least for coming from a rather small sub. it's clean, tight, and responsive, and i haven't got it to noticably distort or rattle the enclosure at all. there is virtually no hiss from the satellites, which is always comforting.

the only thing they seem to be lacking is a good lower-midrange. that could just be me though, be because i've been listening to a pair or pretty poor speakers for the past few years, which were nothing but midrange, but IMO it sounds a little thin in that range, nonetheless.

also, and this is a rather odd observance which i probably wouldn't comment on if it wasn't so profound, but the subwoofer smells like a dirty sock REAL BAD :eek: :mad: :confused: hopefully it'll go away...

but yeah, overall, they're definately a good buy for the $40-50 range.

[PinchyCM]

awesome. i've always been a fan of logitech's value ended speakers. they've always been a great bang for the buck.

[soupnazi]

I concur.:D

[mikeysg]

Originally posted by PinchyCM
awesome. i've always been a fan of logitech's value ended speakers. they've always been a great bang for the buck. As a very recent buyer of the awesome Z-640, I can attest to Logitech's budget-mid speakers. I'm hearing sound, deep bass, which I could not pick up on my old Creative 5300 (Yep, I've decided that it's a POS! ;) ) The Logitech's great for gaming!:D Funny thing is , when someone mentions Logitech, speakers ain't the first things that pop into my mind - I'd be thinking MX700, k/b, cordless k/b and so forth.:o :D

[Kwonger]

Still waiting for mine (well, more like my friend's). Gonna pick it up tomorrow. Hope I don't have the smelly sock sub. :D Could it be the glue?

[soupnazi]

Could be, or even the cabinet materials or the driver materials.

One a side note, sometimes brand new books smell like poo. Maybe it's recycled paper? j/k;)

[thebove]

Originally posted by Kwonger
Still waiting for mine (well, more like my friend's). Gonna pick it up tomorrow. Hope I don't have the smelly sock sub. :D Could it be the glue?

dunno what it is/was, but it faded pretty quickly over the past couple of days, so you should be fine, even if you do get a smelly sock sub ;)

[coolqf]

Any chance that there's a sock in the sub:confused:

[Kwonger]

Originally posted by coolqf
Any chance that there's a sock in the sub:confused: OMG, I dunno why, I can't stop laughing :D *sigh*

Originally posted by thebove
dunno what it is/was, but it faded pretty quickly over the past couple of days, so you should be fine, even if you do get a smelly sock sub Makes sense...with all the air being pumped through it and all...

Originally posted by soupnazi
Could be, or even the cabinet materials or the driver materials.

One a side note, sometimes brand new books smell like poo. Maybe it's recycled paper? j/kI was actually thinking that too :)

[CrawlingEye]

Originally posted by coolqf
Any chance that there's a sock in the sub:confused:

I'd check, it certainly would make interesting acoustic material. LOL! :D

[punkrunning]

Just got the speakers from newegg.com but haven't tried them yet. Hoping they're solid. I'll try hooking them up to my Gamecube for some Viewtiful Joe. :cool:

[Kwonger]

Well, I tried out the X-220s. The bass is weaker than I had expected and on certain songs, more plastic'ish sounding than I had hoped other than that, the bass is not bad. The highs are quite a bit better than the Z-340s though. It's a lot less muddy sounding.

They're actually not as ugly in real life also. Their box reminded me of Xboxes. They have this green X on the top. Think they're trying to promote this as a console speaker system? They do have all the adapters for such a setup. The grill is actually cloth. It had looked very metallic in the pictures.

Most importantly, I did not smell socks. :)

And those are my first impressions.

[soupnazi]

Cool! Does your friend like them?:)

[Kwonger]

Originally posted by soupnazi
Cool! Does your friend like them?:) Not exactly enthusiastic about anything. No fun at all. She's just glad she has a faster computer now.

[Isezumi]

Dude, if their is no sock smell...I would demand an RMA.

The sock smell is part of the experience, could be a sign of greatness that you are now lacking.


RMA Invoice # 5464f5d46s
...

Reason:
Lack of sock smell.

[soupnazi]

LMAO, Isezumi!:D

[Kwonger]

Originally posted by Isezumi
Dude, if their is no sock smell...I would demand an RMA.

The sock smell is part of the experience, could be a sign of greatness that you are now lacking.


RMA Invoice # 5464f5d46s
...

Reason:
Lack of sock smell.
Sock it to me, Logitech

[thebove]

Originally posted by Isezumi
The sock smell is part of the experience, could be a sign of greatness that you are now lacking.
you're darn right it is!!
i'd highly recommend getting it RMA'd, something's wrong :p :D

[CrawlingEye]

Originally posted by thebove
you're darn right it is!!
i'd highly recommend getting it RMA'd, something's wrong :p :D

I fully agree!
There is no better acoustic dampening material other than old gym socks.

By the way, congrats on GWS, thebove. :)

[XP1800]

I guess it's good thing my 5200's came with the standard sock, my warranty is up and I don't want to RMA them:)

Hopefully the Ultra's are also equipped with one, can anyone (PinchyCM) verify this? lol:)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pda84f45e4e61276a98322abee54b8909/faa6e800.jpg

[soupnazi]

Originally posted by XP18004life
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid87/pda84f45e4e61276a98322abee54b8909/faa6e800.jpg

ROFL!:D

Does the sock "erect" itself when the sub is in use?;)

[XP1800]

Originally posted by soupnazi
ROFL!:D

Does the sock "erect" itself when the sub is in use?;)

Haha, no way man, even when I have the sub power cranked to 100%, this POS can't make that thing flinch:)

[soupnazi]

For fun, you should stick an empty balloon over the mouth of that port. Then watch it partially inflate/deflate when there's bass.:D

[Isezumi]

dude and make sure they dont pull that tube sock stuff either...you want a REAL sock. Perferably a right foot sock...two tone with the colored line across the toes.

QUALITY SOCKAGE!!!

[soupnazi]

Make sure that it's an acoustically sealed sock, not a bass reflex sock.(with holes);)

[Kwonger]

Originally posted by soupnazi
Make sure that it's an acoustically sealed sock, not a bass reflex sock.(with holes);) Crap, I think I have bass reflex socks. Wonder which department store sells acoustically sealed ones. Just imagine that.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for an acoustically sealed sock"

"I'm sorry. I don't think we carry that brand. We have CKs and Nikes on sale for 25% off though"

[soupnazi]

Originally posted by Kwonger
Crap, I think I have bass reflex socks. Wonder which department store sells acoustically sealed ones. Just imagine that.


Probably London Drugs or La Senza.;)