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The M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Desktop Speaker System is an excellent set of 2.0 speakers that offers an all-around great sound experience. The speakers are a little big, but the dual-driver system uses that format, especially the 4-inch woofer. The price is a bit high, it puts at number two on our list of computer speakers. However, users are willing to pay for those extra costs for these speakers to get.

M-Audio is well regarded for their professional sound monitors, keyboards and MIDI interfaces, hardware and all kinds of music-related software and creation, both professional and consumer. M-Audio is a division of Avid, a well known and respected company also provides non-linear editing software and computer systems. With that type of background, it’s no surprise how high the quality of the Studiophile AV 40 speakers of the computer.

There are a number of impressive features, the Studiophile AV 40s to make such great speakers. The frequency response, sensitivity, impedance and total assets are all very impressive. These speakers, many of the same technology found on more expensive professional studio monitors M-Audio. The company also their Optimage III technology ensures sound management in the broad range of high-lows, keeping subtle sounds (such as a weak violin) losing.

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The frequency range between 85 Hz and 20,000 Hz (or 20 kHz), resulting in a wide range of sound, from lows to highs. The sensitivity is 90 dB (decibels), while the impedance is 10 ohms 20 ohms balanced and unbalanced. The total watts that your computer speakers reached a jaw-dropping 40! Similar units stuck around 20 watts or so. These are high ratings for quality of sound in the Studiophile AV 40.

Sound quality is great when playing a variety of different media, including music (a mix of songs ranging from classical to rap to heavy metal), video games (“Half-Life 2: Episode 2″ and “Plants vs. Zombies”) and movies / TV shows (“The Dark Knight” and “Community”). None of the louder music or sound causes the computer speakers to distort, while subtle details sounded clear. There is also a Bass Booster switch to pump up the lows even more unlike cheap oem software. As we mentioned in the Bose Companion 2 review, the speakers may be connected to a home entertainment setup, but users would be missing from the 5.1 stereo surround experience.

The design is reminiscent premiere music M-Audio studio monitors that musicians and producers to use when recording songs. These units can cost nearly $ 1,000. Sure, the units are larger than normal of 8.75″ (H) x 6″ (W) x 7.25″ (D), but there are several other speakers in this class, which is much larger, but not as wide as these particular speakers.

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The M-Audio Studiophile AV40s come from left and right RCA line input, left and right 1/4-inch TRS input and a 1/8-inch (3.5mm) auxiliary input. Connecting to a home entertainment center or gaming console is simple, although the sound can not be as good as mentioned above.

M-Audio does not skimp on the number or size of drivers on the Studiophile AV 40s. Each speaker has two drivers: a 3/4-inch tweeter and a monster-sized 4-inch woofer (midrange). The highs, mid and bass sound great. According to M-Audio, the polypropylene-coated woofer, while the tweeter is ferrofluid cooled silk dome. The production of the drivers is important, because any problem or issue in construction could result in worse sound. The AV 40′s, many drivers.

As with all the speakers we evaluate computers with the latest versions of Windows or Mac OS X (10.6 and earlier, Windows 7 and earlier) will have no problem connecting with the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 units. If you need help, M-Audio offers a warranty with one year email support. A search by M-Audio has paid support options include robust through the parent company Avid. For the price of the speakers, this can not be a good investment, stick with the standard warranty of 12 months and e-mail technical support issues. M-Audio also offers a FAQ / Knowledge Base, a manual and a user forum.

Verdict

The M-Audio Studiophile Desktop Speaker System is an excellent choice for 2.0 computer speakers. With a design such as high-end studio monitors and fantastic sound quality, it is worth a consideration. The only catch is the higher price.

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You could accuse JBL of slack of late, having spent the last two years free just pretty standard looking speaker set-ups. But with the Creature III 2.1 speakers, it appears that period of relative inactivity has been lovingly spent honing this rather special audio system.

First things first, the Creature III speakers look great. An update on the previous Creature II design, the subwoofer looks like a sort of B-movie alien mothership and two satellite speakers disguised as separate Recon UFOs. Connecting to a 3.5 mm mini-jack, the speakers are on four claw-like feet, with the subwoofer which two chromed bass and treble controls. Available in black, white, red, gray and aluminum, there should be an appropriate color for most people interior.

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All this great design would work for nothing but the sound quality is not zero. Fortunately, the Creature III speakers perform excellently, thanks to the use of Odyssey and Magnum driver units. A 75mm driver in the subwoofer gets an incredibly resonant bottom and the satellite speakers have 40mm drivers remarkable finding, retaining the clarity and the avoidance of distortion even at the surprisingly loud maximum volume.

A series of MP3s, I found the speakers to have excellent definition in the mid-and low-middle range. Vocals sometimes sounded a little hiss, but I had a clear sound to take on a muddy one every day. I also found reconciliation with the treble and bass controls are incredibly responsive, with a handy soft-lock on when they were moved to a neutral position. Also DVD playback of the POD-racing scene in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace really showed Responses range, like a few hours battling through the PC version of Dragon Age: Origins.

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III The Creature speakers are not perfect, however. Volume is controlled via two capacitive-touch buttons located on one of the satellite speakers that were hypersensitive to me personally, and missed a visual prompt to the volume measure. There was also an occasional low noise at the speakers should have been silent. Minor gripes though they may be, they seem to forget problems that could easily have been addressed, and with a suggested retail price of € 99, you would expect to have done JBL.

But remember these few small issues, the JBL Creature speakers III perform remarkably well. She may be a bit pricier than the average PC 2.1 sound systems, but rest assured that the attractive design and excellent sound quality are well worth the money.

Specifications

• Colors: black, white
• Input requirement: 1/8″ (3.5mm) stereo mini jack
• Drivers: 1-5/8″ (40mm) in satellites, 3″ (75mm) Subwoofer
• Power: satellites – 5 watts each (10% THD + N), Subwoofer – 15 watts total (10% THD + N)
• Satellite dimensions: 3″ x 3″ x 2-3/4″ (75mm x 75mm x 70mm)
• Subwoofer dimensions: 9″ x 9″ x 9″ (230mm x 230mm x 230mm)
• Input impedance:> 5k ohms
• Frequency Response: 50Hz – 20kHz
• Input Sensitivity: 400 mV RMS for rated power

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Logitech’s newest flagship offering, the Z-5500 5.1 Digital speaker set is an updated version of the excellent Z-680, with new styling and a few performance upgrades. The Z-5500 Digital set includes four satellite speakers, a center speaker, a mammoth subwoofer, a wireless remote and a swank control module with both analog and digital inputs, all of which constitutes a package that should keep Logitech at the top of his game.

The Z-5500 Digital control module incorporates Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, DTS and DTS 96/24 processing, facilitating direct connection to DVD players and game consoles without using an A / V receiver. You may, however, an adapter for digital outputs from your game console to add.

Measuring 22.9cm long and 11.4 cm wide, the control module includes a tabletop stand. The device has a backlit, two-line text display and six buttons that make it easy to configure. A large, easy-to-find silver knob makes it easy to adjust the volume without looking away from your monitor. Despite its small size, well-designed remote lets you control almost all system functions.

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The Logitech Z-5500 Digital has an impressive assortment of jacks that allow you to connect up to six devices simultaneously at the source. The control module rear panel offers optical and coaxial digital audio inputs, as well as three 1/8-inch analog minijack inputs. You configure the three mini jacks as a group to a 5.1-channel PC sound card to connect or disconnect to connect to three separate stereo sources. The control module contains a panel 1/8-inch headphone output and a 1/8-inch auxiliary input for playing a device such as an iPod. We’ve seen home audio receivers with fewer inputs – a testament to the flexibility of this setup.

All four identical satellite speakers and matching (although horizontally oriented) center speaker include desk stands that run and easy to convert into wall mounts. Each of the speakers include a 3-inch driver as opposed to the dual-driver, two-way designs, but the performance does not suffer not.

Logitech claims that the system is a very impressive 505 watts (RMS), with 62 watts to each satellite, 69 watts dedicated to the center, and 188 watts allocated to the behemoth 10-inch subwoofer driver outputs. Although the sub, which houses the amplifier system is a front-firing type, a large bass port contributes to the occasional tendency to carelessness. As a point of comparison, the Z-680 uses a smaller 8-inch sub driver but had the same amount of amplifier power.

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The Z-5500 subwoofer is larger and more powerful than most home-theater subs, and the benefits of its brawn are clear when you fire an intense game or DVD. For example, during a fierce firefight in Unreal Tournament 2004, missiles impacted the ground with palpable force heavily armored vehicles thundering lumbered across the battlefield. The Jurassic Park DVD’s Tyrannosaurus rex scene proved no less exciting, with the giant dinosaur footprints send shockwaves through our office.

The satellite speakers do a surprisingly good job with treble, music sounds very fresh and three-dimensional. Midrange system is perhaps the greatest weakness due to a somewhat striking discrepancy between the subwoofer and satellites.

Other than the very high price, there is not much to dislike about the Logitech Z-5500 Digital 5.1 speakers. Recognition of Z-680′s success, Logitech wisely chosen to not reinvent the wheel to find here, instead focus on aesthetic updates and a few additional inputs. If it could clean up the midrange and the occasional messy bass, these speakers a resounding success.

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The $ 169 Z-2300 offers 200 watts of total RMS power, 80 watts RMS (2 x 40 watts) in eight ohms at 10 kHz at a percent THD (total harmonic distortion) for the satellites and 120 watts RMS in eight ohm at 100 Hz to 10 percent THD (total harmonic distortion) for the subwoofer. Logitech claims a signal to noise ratio greater than 100dB at 1kHz and a frequency of 35 Hz – 20 kHz (although with no +/- dB spec, which basically tells the story – it can technically play up to 20kHz, but you can not hear, it does not bode well).

Buyers should remember that audio specifications rarely represent real-world conditions, they are only a short overview of the performance of a product offering under stable conditions. Once you click “Play” and the material begins making demands on the product, the real specs usually differ.

The Z-2300 also offers THX certification, which basically means that it passed a general set of specs that many designs could still pass without playing politics and paying the fee to Lucasfilm. However, the badge means a lot for marketing purposes, particularly in the small world of desktop-speaker audio.

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The 6.75-inch long, 3.5-inch wide and six inches deep satellites use a 2.5-inch polished aluminum phase plug driver with a port on top. As the only driver in the satellites, the phase plug driver to reproduce all of the mid and high frequencies for the subwoofer takes over. This often proves more difficult than with dual-driver designs. The 11 x 11 x 15-inch (HxWxD) subwoofer has an eight-inch long-throw woofer, ported.

Sound

The Z-2300 playing loudly, which will benefit from the many types of content including movies and games. The subwoofer packs a nice punch, although the forward-firing woofer means you can have a location where a leg does not block or side-firing port to find. The subwoofer into account the increase in the subwoofer volume control, but at the extremes, a bit clipped and distorted. General, the subwoofer provided good performance, considering the price. The overall quality of the remote volume controls can also be improved, but when considering the price, it’s hard to argue.

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The satellites offered more of a mixed bag. The single driver could not reproduce the full range of frequencies sufficient to create slightly rolled-off highs and a midrange hardly acceptable. A clear sonic gap existed between the satellites and subwoofer, indicating a lower crossover point that the satellites simply could not cope. The satellites also exhibited Fri directional characteristics, which means it should be away from the listening position, the sound significantly degraded. Keep this in mind when preparing the balance between overall sound quality, imaging and soundstaging.

Conclusion

For the money, the Z-2300 offers a good mix of benefits. The Logitech system provides good sound quality for movies and games, a nice set of useful features and some sharp cosmetics. In a world where downloads have control over the music business and are quick to take over for DVDs as the best way to buy and own movies, your computer must have a good speakers and the Logitech Z-2300 could be just what the doctor ordered .

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