Logitech has recently extended the evil claws of G-series gaming peripherals toward the audio division. Debuted its G51 5.1 surround sound gaming speaker system tailored especially for gamers. (so, yay?)
With total RMS of 155 watts, 5 channels of satellites (20w X 4, 19w for center) and a hefty sub with 56 watts. FDD2 sound technology capable of producing whachamacallit uniform soundfield anywhere in the room (direct quote from Logi). The system sure looks promising on paper specs. I've gone through several foreign reviews and the remarks are good, if not better than its predecessor, the X-540. It is perfect in games and movies though lacking details in music (muddy bass). I admit I'm not those audio heads with sensitive ears, thus, this system should do just fine.
The SRP is kinda steep, asking for RM900+ over a mid range speaker system. Seeing they only priced around USD199 or cheaper in the States, it is obviously overpriced here.
I've been "hearing" under the rocks and have been using my faithful old Altec Lansing ACS45.1 2.1 speaker system for the past 5 years. As uncle Yoda once said, "Go surround, gamers must!". Yeah, speaking of games immersion, unless I wanna get my arse backstabbed again in Call of Duty 4 (by not hearing what's behind), and considering the G51's big bro Z5500 costs double, I'm looking forward to this system, when the price is reasonable. Less than RM800 perhaps? USD to RM conversion. Meh.
