tell me /g/ as someone who consumes media a lot and owns a large

I dedicated receiver and even cheaper speakers can not be compared to a Z5500. The sound is non comparable. Like comparing shit to food. Logitech being shit.

>>57065900
see, I'm really finding this hard to believe. can you like, just explain as simple as possible why this is? I'm telling you... movies sound damn good on my set up.

>>57065958
The Logitech speakers lack good amplification and decent speaker drivers.

>>57065958
You need a large number of high quality capacitors and other components to make good sound. That is why receivers are always so big. Combine a dedicated power supply and circuitry needed to make sure that there is no noise, like ground loop isolators and it just adds to it. The logitech and other receivers cheat and cutback by removing dedicated circuitry per channel creating noise and other problems.

>>57066059
Also why do we use good power supplies when building computers? That's sort of like the question you are asking OP.

>>57065958

The Z5500's are the opposite of dynamic with their tiny drivers and equally tiny amps driving them. I'd get a mid end receiver, a really good sub and use the speakers you got for now. There's really no difference in sound quality between a $500 receiver and a $1500 receiver if you're driving tiny speakers. A real sub (one that gets to at least 20hz) will make a massive difference if you're into movies. Your Z5500 sub starts to roll off where a real sub starts to really work. After building a good sub it's really hard to listen to movie theater bass.

>>57066108
What is cheapest best receiver for the money? I don't mind spending $300 if it is going to last me, but I don't want spend $500. I want it for a 5.1 setup for tv and various game consoles.

>>57066144

I'm not sure but there's quite a few receivers in the $300 range, I wouldn't count on them lasting 10 years though. Even a high end units aren't built to last. 5.1 systems are "out of style" and being replaced by sound bars so you might be able to pick up a higher end used receiver for a decent price.

>>57066222
Any ones you know of that are easy to repair? Replace some caps and what not.

>>57066144
I picked up a refurbished Denon S910W recently for about $300. Been working super well so far. Also has component in to HDMI out, which means I don't have to worry about buying TVs with component in ports anymore.