@@claudimerro Lovely z680 and then z906 now.. Going to build and connect AE-9 Soundcard optical.. Hope it will get the power of these speakers will be in full use.. I have replaced the company wires to 16 guage wires for 16 x 20 size .. Going to listen to mp3 & FLAC with Klite Media player and , Blurays rips and Blurays with POWERDVD 12... will use external ASUS Bluray drive to watch the movie.,..
My z906s have started to play up today 😢. They are 1 month away from 11 years old so they have had a good run. I love them so much I've ordered a new set of them. So glad they still produce them. Heres to the next 11 years.
Really good 10 year review. Nobody gives a review that is 10 yrs long… but I am super happy to hear that you did it… These days it has been so crazy that long term review is about 6 months giving a fake impression that people keep changing gadgets every 6 months to a year… but you did right by truly reflecting real consumers who are looking for real value for money and looking for real long term durability.
Marcus, I still have mine for over 8 years now, my son still has his for over 9 years and last year I bought my Daughter a set for her TV. Absolutely NO complaints, No issues. Several inputs from RCA to Toslink and more ways (as you pointed out) to change on the control module. I forgot how many watts these speakers are, but they will rattle the windows. LOL Ohh, almost forgot, These are also THX, Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Certified!!!!!!!
Why they don't add an HDMI input for direct uncompressed surround sound is beyond me. 5.1 over S/PDIF is hit or miss, and it certainly can't support newer formats. Sadly, I think everything has just gone headphones anyways.
Crazy to think that this thing is 10+ years old now. Still pretty much the best budget 5.1 setup. Logitech did really well and frankly, there's not much they can upgrade to make an updated version lol
They could try and implement HDMI for the most up to date codecs. Dolby Digital and DTS is definitely serviceable as is and is a giant bang for the buck but I think that's the only notable improvement I can see
Its only budget if you dont have to replace it plus I could think of a few things to enhance it with, hdmi, bluetooth, fix the circuitboard in the sub woofer - I have had two of these blow in two different systems and different houses - very expensive system to keep replacing given there are no parts or repairers for the z906
I have also owned my Z906 for 10 years, hell even longer, I got them the same year they came out as a warranty replacement for the previous version. Anyway, I've been looking for a reason to upgrade to something a bit more modern, but honestly the z906 are hard to fault even this many years on.
An excellent summation of ownership of this great system over ten years, thank you. I too have owned a Z906 for a similar duration with no complaints. This remains probably the best Logitech system and perhaps even the best over all brands. What does stand out in particular is the multiple inputs feature, apparently unmatched by anything else. However, I have been waiting for some years now for an upgrade to this premier Logitech product that would include the addition of Bluetooth (eg. receiving from an iPhone etc, and transmitting to Bluetooth headphones) and some improvements to the quality and features of the remote control unit, for example, individual buttons for each of the inputs (rather than having to scroll through all of them). And maybe even a smart phone app controller for the system? 🙂
My Altec Lansing 641 computer speakers just conked out a few minutes ago; it served me a good 20 years. Now I'd have to find a replacement for it. And I think the z906 would be the perfect one to replace it.
I find that the 906 sounds like music played through a tin can.. Go online and find a good used Logitech Z-5500 you’ll find plenty, these out perform the 906 all away around.The sub is bigger and it also has volume boost which the 906 doesn’t have. Myself I think Logitech took 2 huge steps back when the design this unit.
@@joewatson3261 too late. got the z906 more than a week ago. you're definitely right, the satellites sound tinny and it took me quite a while to 'fix' the sound using my gaming rigs eq to up the mids a bit. The subs don't go as low as my Altec Lansing 641's and not as punchy. A bit muddy lows than what i was used to, imo.
I have Logitech Z560 and Z-2100. Both THX certified speakers from 20 years ago. Both still sound phenomenal. Only problem with them is their volume knob starts crackling loudly. Annoyingly loud too. I just use my computer’s volume adjustment. I might pick this up for the digital volume knob alone.
These speakers must be legendary and I am thinking about buying these. These are still sold to this day. Even after all these years and they are still very popular. So if Logitech is keeping them around then it's for good reason. I think these are 300 to $500 in Canada at Best Buy
got these and returned them as i had the older logitec z5500 and sound from a quality, bass and loudness point of view just couldnt compete with the z5500. its been 7 years since i sold my z5500 and ended up with a katana v2. now i was hopinh to see improvements in the pc speacker market and wow there really is a huge lack of choice and i dont feel any significant improvement over the z5500. wheres the 7.1 gone?
I think these guys are rather underpowered for a true surround sound setup, but they make AMAZING 2.1 PC speakers. The speakers are good-looking and unobtrusive and the sub gives them a lot of oomph for their size. They sound great at moderate near-field volumes.
In practice, I do actually use them a 2.1 speakers, since most of the media I consume is just stereo. But I do love them in surround mode with the right source like TV shows and movies!
All i can say is if it brakes don't buy the newer model/revision. I had a 2011 model (which died) so i bought a 2022 model and it sounds nothing like the older one (in a bad way)
I use this on my TV. Thing is I only use the three in front, but for some reason it won't play sound that's coming "offscreen". It works when I plug in all of the speakers, but I'd rather just use three to avoid the wires across my living room
Still using mine. I watch TONs of films, play video games all the time, and every couple weeks a long music session. The system is fantastic across all uses. As audiophiles will rightly say though, no system-in-a-box PC audio system is top level. You need satellites that are larger than considered convenient. The 906s lack in certain ranges. Its simplicity in setup/use and space saving is worth the tradeoffs. I have an unconventional PC setup which doesn't use a desk, so surface space is at a premium.
I like this system too I just wish they would upgrade it to support hdmi and bluetooth audio And for them to be able to decode the next level of dolby and DTS audio. Such as Dolby True HD and DTS HD.
Hello sir, i have purchased Logitech Z906 yesterday after watching your video and a huge thanks for the review which you have provided was really helpful for me but i am unable to connect it to my laptop can anyone please help , thanks in advance 😊
What is important to note is that the Z906 was reissued a few years ago. The power amp was built with inferior components. The transistors burn out even at moderate volume. Mostly the front left and front right channel are affected. The cable for the decoder has been shortened, it has undergone a massive degradation overall. All who buy it from now on should know that it will not last as long as the old Z906.
Yes,I bought one and had problems with the front right speaker just after a few weeks.I got an replacement and did the same thing.When I want to play with bass even at 50% volume I have craclking in front speakers.I cant use it properly,its really frustrating.I want something as powerfull as the Z906 but I cant find anything cheap as the z906
I had this system for 1 year and I wasn't happy with it's sound quality. I then did some research and I think the Logitech Z5500 is the best one in the Z series. I've been using the Z5500 for well over 4 years now and I have never been happier.
I have another model 2 speakers & subwoofer bought it around 10 years ago with my computer & works like charm still , after about 10 years bought a NEW Gen12th/ I9 desktop computer & monitor & Bought this model 5.1 version with my new computer for $400 from Amazon over blk Friday , cant believe u said paid $300 should be cheaper now, i got ripped off lol, .... but will see when all my stuffs comes & put all of them together...is REALLLY f*n GREAT brand & quality speakers & Products & this model would be really Powerful speaker system for computer, glad the system kicking it still & U happy with it about a decade pass cant wait👍
@moneyzonetrader HI. I bought Z906 in April 2023. I use an external sound card, to which I connected both RCA cables and a digital optical cable. On Netflix, the program should automatically play 5.1 audio: if you connect it with the digital cable, the LED at the top under DECODE automatically lights up, so you can watch the film in 5.1. I connected it to a computer in a 25m2 room, I can hear the 5.1 effect very well, that is, the sounds actually come from where the scene takes place and you can't hear them where there are no one. I mean, if the noise is only from front of you, behind you is silence and you hear rear only if there is noises behind, this means it is real 5.1 However, if you find programs, even on Netflix, that do not have 5.1 encoding, even if you have digital cable, real 5.1 will not work. At this point, I suggest to use the 3D button, which simulates 5.1 quite well. In this case, I think it is better then nothing. I hope I could help, I am italian and my english is not good. Hi
I wish it could stay on when supplied power so that I wouldent need to push the power button. I have a usb power strip that is connected to a port on the pc and powers on my whole setup. just not the sound system becouse of this.
Her Marcus, out of the bunch of videos and reviews, you were the only one straight to the point. I´m looking for a Surround system for a whle and I think I will get me this one! Thank you! From Costa Rica!🚀
II"ve had this system inside my semi truck for about 8 years stills works great and sound is best I have heard of any computer speaker system,,, my system at home is only one II have heard sound better, but that's not exactly a computer speaker system but home theater system lol
You won't regret it, I bought them 9yrs ago and this is hands down the best set of speakers I've ever bought, I run them through a Creative Z SE soundcard and the sound quality is exception, still crisp and no distortion.
Some HUGE pros are: DTS and Dolby Surround decoders with optical connection, compact size and good quality sound. And the biggest con is that non-sense "control console" thing, I had some different surround systems and that "control console" is so out of that world and ugly compared to other systems. Surprised that after 10 years they still doing that. And as I remember it is HARD WIRED and non detachable from the main block.
Back in 2020, I was setting up a budget home theater system, so I got a set of Z906 in 2020 for $279 (the lowest price appeared on that year was $249). Really like it. But, I had to move to another state two years later, and I decided to give them away as a gift to my then-roommate. Haven’t expected that the price never drops to this level ever again. Currently it’s $379 on Amazon. I guess the inflation really hits hard on this one. If I want to get one again, I definitely wouldn’t buy it right now (consider its age) unless the price drops to the same level as before or even more. Otherwise, I would just save more money, move on, and level up to a Dolby Atmos speaker system in a foreseeable future.
0:26 I connect my same sound system through my TV with an optical cable and then from my TV to the source which is my PC. I am not able to select 5.1 sound setup and is ghosted. Do I need a HDMI to Optical Audio splitter or something
I need your help. I don't know how to connect my PC to my Z906 for a true Dolby 5.1 experience. P.S.: Which port will provide true Dolby/ 5.1 surround sound? I don't want to experience fake or simulated surround sound.
If your Motherboard has an Optical Fibre input port, then you can get true surround sound. But 3.5 mm cable can not transmit Real Surround sound audio.
I just purchsed the Z906 but have one issue... after about an hour or so of no use (no input), the controller switches itself off. Why does it do this and how can I stop it? My Logitech Z-5500 never did this. Sometimes it refuses to turn back on again until I manually unplug the sub-woofer from the power socket. Very annoying!
@@2MinuteReviews ***UPDATE*** I found out (after a bit of research, that the Z906 has a "Standby Mode" and to disable it you press and hold down the LEVEL button on the remote until all the LED's around the Volume knob disappear, about 5 seconds. Problem fixed. The device stays on until you turn it off. 👍
@@2MinuteReviews There is a headphone and line out, not a mic. I would love that too but most PCs don't have a Mic input on the back to go with the surround outputs. The mic is normally only accessible from the motherboard header and no one even makes a PCI blade adapter or anything to get the mic to the back of the PC. :( I use a Sound Blaster X4 USB audio DAC to get a mic input on the desk.
1 year ago I came across a Logitech Z906 only subwoofer and control, I had a set of speakers Harman Kardon sat ts7 which I did not use I combined them and it turned out perfect
Had mine for a few years. They are absolutely amazing. I’ve just hooked them up to my cd player via optical and it’s super crisp. I love the 1000 watts of magic they provide. The bass is tight and punchy and the satellites are crystal clear. They never distort no matter how loud I play them and I listen to a lot of bass heavy electronic music.
My 9 year old set just died. Two lights, and the "reset" of pressing the input button for eight seconds does nothing. It seems that a pair of resistors is probably to blame. It was great for the time, exceptional value at the price initially bought for. Not sure what to do now, as the satellite speakers themselves seem fine.
Mine just crapped itself and i love it so much i might get the same one again. Looking for options rn tho if anything as good or better for the money has come out.
@@2MinuteReviews So If you connect a smart plug with power analyzer does it show this unit pulls around 350-500w at max volume? I doubt that bcoz if a basic speaker unit could pull as much power as an entire high end gaming PC at max load this thing needs serious liquid cooling or it could burst into flames. the 500W must be PMPO and RMS might be around 100-200 w MAX Its just another marketing scam
Mine ran like a champ for 8 years. Finally lost front left channel on the amp. I've abused this thing since new and I never used the stock 5 satellite speakers. It's been running 4 Polk Audio TSi100 and matching center channel (don;t remember the model) speakers this whole time. Excellent system.
One note, if you want better sound from your headphones do not use front controllers on your case. You should always try to use the back end connector (ideally via a discrete sound card )
After sony discontinue iv300 there are only two option for me yamaha 1840 and logitech z906 and i have sony x75h lcd tv and it has optical output for sound so can logitech support surround sound from it?
surround works great in games (select dolby/dts in the creative ae5plus sound card and speakers) for music select spdif as default device. alll my games have amazing surround in games and music sounds great in spdif default device in windows
Hi got my headset connected to the console but cant seem to get the mic working, got a asus xonar DSX soundcard have set the sound settings input to Microphone - asus xonar dsx audio device but dont get any mic activity. When using mu senheisser gsx 1000 and set it to to gsx 1000 communicatin audio standard com device, its fine, got any suggestions?
i have had mine for 10 years and either the sub or the control unite died most likly the sub. the one bad thing about this set is that they will not sell you any part by itself. so i will have to buy a whole new set instead of just buying a new sub.
@2MinuteReviews yah i loved mine and would have happily payed $100 for a replacement sub and controller pack to keep using them but im not willing to pay full price for a full new set so now ill be going somewhere else and they lose my money and ill now give this warning if i recomend them. Im more then happy to pay repair fees i have done it many times for many devices.
Hi Markus, The other day a little black plastic clip on the back of the sub where one of the front left wire connects broke when trying to release it to move them. Do you know how i would fix this so that i can connect it again? Or do i have to throw the whole system out?
How do you connect Iphone 7+ To the speakers. I have special cabel white that goes to the Iphone but I do not know where to put it in the subwoofer that will work?
You take what most people call an "aux cord" or a 3.5mm audio cable like your headphones use but it's on both ends of the wire, and you plug it into the side of the control box below the headphone jack (he shows those jacks in this video) Its that simple.
Do you get 5.1 on your PC out of them? I got told you can't have the surround sound 5.1 without an RCA connector, because AUX will keep it only 2 channel or something is this right?
@@Blockah Hey Bro, did you figure it out? I also have the colored ports u mentioned back of my motherboard? Are they enough to connect all the wires and get 5.1 surround?
@@siddu7549 Yeah they were enough I think as I recall, but I soon found out some games weren't meant to be played on 5.1 channel anyway, so that was kinda disappointing lol - Ended up selling it in the end!
Wow... my subwoofer (specifically, the sound processor) died five years later I bought them. Sadly, the impedance of the speakers is 4 Ohms, so they aren't compatible with most home theaters. The saddest part: they died just after I connected them to my new (back then) TV through optical. The only response I got from Logitech was "we don't sell parts, buy a new set".
Actually my z5500 died on me. I took it to repair shop who told me exactly the chip needed which I purchased online. Most of logitech parts were off the self parts. I had the z5500 for nearly 15 years
I do sound design for movies and tv series. You won't believe it but I use the z906 to monitor my work in 5.1 in my home studio. I love, LOVE this (was going to say little but it isn't) system. Everything sounds great in these speakers and I even use this system as a reference for mixing. I already had a pair of reference monitors which I use to eq stuff and create sounds in stereo. I needed a way to verify the 5.1 placement of sounds in the mix, and for this, I needed a 5.1 monitoring system. Buying the z906 system saved me from having to buy a discrete 5.1 professional monitoring system which would have cost me close to 6 figures! 👀. 🙏 Thank you Logitech for building this system!😅❤❤❤❤ 10/10
Nice soundrig you got there. I got Logitech Z-5500. Had it for well over 10 years. Sounds still amazing. Last year I bought a modern tv, 55-inch with WiFi and I saw that I could use the optical cable from my TV to the soundsystem. The sound are very crisp and watching movies are like being in a movietheatre. That's bloody amazing. But I can't live full out tho, I mean I live on the 3rd floor. One day me and some friends had BBQ-party, but no music so I opened the windows and putted the system on almost full. Well, it was daytime, no reprimands on that, but some unlucky events the landlord have been standing inside my apartment and yelled because the music was a bit high few times. "ONE MORE TIME AND I'LL KICK YOU OUT!!!" So yeah, I can't live full out with the speakersystem. It is great punch in the system I would say. A friend of mine got the same Z906 as you do. Well, I was listening on it. It is a great system, but for some reason I couldn't hear the very crisp sound I got in my system. And well, yeah his subwoofer didn't have the very very low bassresonance that I got. But it differs 2 inches on bass tho. Yours 8 and I got 10.
Z5500 was excellent. Unfortunately my control console for it bricked and I couldn't find a replacement. RIP one of the best 5.1 systems I've ever seen.
@@DrakonR Yeah, the LED on the control console are out, but it still works like a charm. Geez, I dunno. Had it for atleast 15 years I guess. Never had any problem but just the LED in the monitoring that went out. Just sat my ass down and counted the years. It is bloody 15 years this year. But well, I still got my NES 8-bit I got when I was 7. Also still working like a charm. I am 42 now, soon it will celibrate 40 years in my pecision. And no, that's the only thing in the world I never will sell in my life. I will die and demands to be buried with it. :p
@@2MinuteReviews no,,, the sub only works with this logitech controller(ie controller won't plug into anything else), as for the other speakers you could use any other of same impedence
i live in an apartment, neighbors always blasting music and partying til 5 am, got this a few years back... been quiet on his end ever since and hes made some complaints... got what i wanted lol
Excellent video! I have a question, does it sounds the same if i use the Digital optical input, Digital coaxial input, RCA input, or is there a difference in the sound?
There are minute sound differences but unless you're an extreme audiophile you won't hear that much of a difference assuming you're using good wires for all of the inputs. The advantage of using optical for example has more to do with the fact that there's less wires than the quality of the sound (it's also probably the best sound quality too tho so there's that, and the most universal input across modern devices)
I now have the Sonos Arc sound system and absolutely love it but this Logitech system was my surround sound system for many years and holds a special place.
I considered it, but decided it would not be meaningful. In between, there would be the effect of my mic and then the viewer's speakers. So much gets lost on the way.