I would like to say hi to all as this is my first post in this forum, i have been using computer speaker for some time now, and during the years i have changed so frequently without discarding my old sets of PC speakers, that i somehow without knowing became obsessed with collecting PC speakers.
My collection of speakers include:
Altec Lansing: ACS33, ACS44, ACS45.1, ACS48, ACS54, ATP3, 4100s, 621, ADA885
Klipsch: 2xPromedia 2.1 (which i use in a 4.2 setup)
Logitech: z540, z560, z680
Monsoon: PM9
Creative: Cambridge Soundworks FPS 2000, Cambridge Soundworks DTT3500, Megaworks 510D with DDTS-100 encoder
Personally i have not heard and do not own the Z5500s so i really cant comment. But i wld like to say that the judgement passed on the Z5500 is not fair as other forum members noted that they were not set up properly.
Secondly, i do believe that the exhibition hall was a large place and due to the nature of its size its atmosphere could never be the basis of a normal room setup.
Assuming it was a packed out exhibition, noise levels should have been over the top, and i can safely say that in those conditions, even a pair of bookshelf speakers would not be sounding nice.
In the first place there is no such thing as best pc speakers, sound is and always will remain a subjective thing
Secondly, different speakers shine in different types of music.
My advice to the thread starter is to find fellow forum members or friends that own different sets and listen for yourself. And when testing always remember to test a particular song or songs that you are very familiar with. Because only then you will know what is coming up in the song.
Remember to always reference from a higher end set up. That way, you will know where all the lows mids and highs are, and whether they are showing up properly. Never use onboard sound as the theory "rubbish in, rubbish out", stands far and true in this case. And for heaven's sake, please pop a CD rather than use lowly encoded MP3s for testing purposes.
Hope that helps
hyeah:
From now on, I'll cal you the speaker guy. Pls post in the intro section, and tell us some more about yourself. e.g. Do you live in a palace? Or a warehouse? :bleh: Where do do keep all these speakers? :S
