Multimedia Speakers

This site is all about the brilliant Speakers from Logitech.

According to the rave reviews these speakers have been receiving the X540 are superb value for money.

You've probably already read about the Speaker X 540, and realised that small can be beautiful. It is important to make sure that you buy the right speakers for the job.  As Logitech themselves say "learn what to consider before you choose."

The X 540 Speakers brings games to life - can you handle it?.

Logitech X 540

"I have had these speakers since October 07 and use them as a sound system for my PS3 and XBOX 360.

First up, the speakers are excellent sound quality for the money. Crystal clear sound, good sound quality and they are powerful. I'd recommend the 540's over the 530's because it has a bigger subwoofer, wired remote, hinged central speaker and matrix mode plus independent control of the subwoofer volume.

I bought the speakers to replace an old hi-fi used for console gaming. The attraction was a cheap 5.1 surround sound. Only when I got them [a couple of days after ordering via Amazon] did I find out the TRUTH.

5.1 sound is only available via a PC with a 5.1 soundcard. For consoles all you get is stereo. So beware! The matrix mode gives simulated surround sound like a reverb. Its very subtle and can be turned off but its actually fine for gaming. The supplied console dongle only allows you to connect the PC connections to a stereo connection.

So no surround sound then! I felt diddled at first. However when I realised that I needed a 5.1 with HDMI to get surround sound from the PS3 then I realised I would need a more expensive sound system.

I use these speakers regularly for gaming and they are very good, especially with the SW turned up full. Surprisingly, you get a seperate central channel for speech along with stereo. Delayed mono is what comes out the rear speakers.

It connects fine with the XBOX but the PS3 doesn't have stereo outputs so you need to configure the output to access stereo sound.

I got around this by connecting my consoles using HDMI to my LCD TV which has an audio output. The 540's are connected to this so that I can use them with the PS3, 360, Wii and the TV itself.