Just make sure to have a 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable handy. The extra input on the satellite is very welcome, especially for parties, when people want to play stuff off their phone or what have you. Stereo separation and location is excellent these are great for gaming. Unlike truly directional speakers, though, you won’t need to sit at a certain angle to enjoy your songs. You lose a fair amount of definition outside perhaps a 30-degree cone, which is to be expected. I feel the Z623s have a relatively small sweet spot, being somewhat directional rather than room-filling. Again, proper EQing is essential when your speakers have a natural tendency towards the low end. The highs are certainly there, but I feel they get drowned out somewhat. The rest of the sound is clear, but no more than you’d expect from a pair of $150 2.1s. Once that’s done, you have a relatively balanced sound, and although I still felt like the bass was occasionally coming from a different direction than the treble and mids, proper placement means it’s not very noticeable and if you’re not looking for it, the effect disappears. The sound is much better balanced once you turn the bass down and bump the mid-lows to ease the frequency transition between the satellites and the subwoofer. Consequently, the subwoofer is relatively overemphasized with the dial in its default position. These aren’t aimed at audiophiles, they’re aimed at providing powerful stereo sound. The subwoofer is kind of a beast: 12″ wide, 11″ tall, and 9″ deep doesn’t sound so big - until you try putting it under your desk.Īnd how do they sound? Well, like a powerful desktop system. The matte black finish and exposed grills are nice in their own way, though, and the satellites have a substantial but pleasing shape. These speakers have a much more solid feel, though some may have preferred a screen in front of the grill and prominent THX branding. Although I think the “puck” setup can be nice if done right, the on-satellite controls make for less cable clutter, and the Z2300’s puck felt like a piece of junk anyway. The setup is definitely a step up from the Z2300s design-wise. The satellite also has a headphone jack, power button, and of course volume and bass knobs. There are three separate inputs: one 3.5mm and one RCA on the subwoofer, and a spare 3.5mm on the satellite speaker. It’s definitely enough to wake your next door neighbor if you get that urge. The speakers have 200 watts total: 130 in the sub and 35 each in the satellites. Obviously these aren’t right for the home-theater set, who will certainly want a 5.1 or above system.
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Of course, with a 2.1 system, you miss out on surround sound, but with so many excellent surround-sound headsets available, it’s not so easy to justify a full surround system. The Z623s are a great set of speakers for those of us who watch and listen to most of our media on our desktops. Altec Lansing, Bose, Creative, and Klipsch all have something to offer, so shop around a bit before you decide.īut enough pre-trashing of these things. After $150-200, I feel you start getting diminishing returns on 2.1 systems, so you get your maximum value at about this price. The Z623s aren’t a particularly original product there are a number of speakers at this approximate price and power, and to be perfectly honest, they’re likely to all be pretty decent. So I was naturally excited when they came out with this new set. I used the Logitech Z2300 speakers, the Z623’s predecessors, for years and loved them. Sound is more directional than room-filling.Could have used microphone input on satellite.On-speaker controls and 3.5mm input are handy.Plenty of power, perfectly decent clarity.Integrated headphone jack and 3.5mm input on satellite.Short version: A great speaker system for your desktop - as long as you don’t need surround sound.
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