Logitech Unveils $99 X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/news/CA/EN,contentid=12897,crid=34' target='_blank'>http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/news/CA/EN,contentid=12897,crid=34</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Logitech, a leading manufacturer of multimedia speakers, today announced the Logitech® X-540 speaker system, an affordable surround-sound system designed for gamers, which solves two distinct problems. The X-540 system enables people to enjoy the experience of surround sound even with two-channel audio sources, by including matrix surround-sound technology. And for those playing games using a flat-panel display with no convenient place to set a center-channel speaker, Logitech´s patent-pending integrated center-channel clip gracefully and securely attaches the speaker atop the monitor, saving desk space."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/logitech-x540-speakers.jpg" /><br /><br />5.1 speakers for $99? I'm a bit dubious what the quality would be like, but if you're on a budget these might be worth a look. I like the center channel speaker clipping to the LCD monitor - that's cool, although it's something only smaller, lighter speakers are capable of doing.

[bryhawks]

I haven't heard the 540 or their predecessor, the X-530. However, the 530 uses the same speakers as the 230 2.1 system (just more of them), and the 230 sounds pretty good for $60 CDN. Waaaaay better than those $15 cheap-ass speakers you can get, but no, not THX or anything.