Most speakers sound best when you're directly in front of them. This is fine when you're gaming or listening to music, but less ideal when you have guests. Logitech's Z523 2.1 speakers have two speakers in each satellite - one facing forward and one back - to project sound round the room.

If you're going to go for a Logitech speaker system spend the extra money for the Z623. I've had them before and they sound great. I had them for about 3 or 4 years before the cable started losing connection to it's circuit board.

The mid was strong and the very low end was nice; Controls were simple and clean; Knobs felt smooth and accurate

The highs and everything inbetween the low and high was muddy sounding except for the direct center of the hertz range; There was also a loud buzzing sound when no sound was being played; Hertz range of 90-120 was too punchy; Clarity quickly fell off at 600hz and higher and stayed at a poor level.

Solid equiptment with nice sound the only reason i didnt give it a 5 star is because i got it to connect to a blue ray player but there was no way to connect it. that was a little disappointing as it was my initial purpose for getting them as the product description made it seem that you could.

streaming video; playing music

Well, I'm not a mad test freak but having experiences with both the X-240 and Z-4 beforehand, I realised purchasing the Z-523's was certainly a lucrative decision because besides their slick look and compact subwoofer they combined both the punch of the X-240's (due to the downward firing driver)...

Compact System; Deep Bass; Sound fills the room; Volume Dial is convenient

Satellite sound could be a little more clearer

I'm going to have to give the Logitech Z523's credit where due. While they don't have the high frequency detail that my older Altec-Lansing's did, they have a much richer midrange that mates better with the sub-woofer.

- Rich midrange mates well with the subwoofer; - High frequency detail is present; but not pronounced/over-emphasized; - Excellent value for $100 on sale; worth the $120 regular price; - I have yet to overload the subwoofer

- RF shielding on right speaker isn't very good -- I had to move the right speaker over six inches from the LED monitor to eliminate a buzz/hum from it; - Cables are a little short; even for setting up on a desktop -- I have not an inch to spare; - Midrange doesn't keep up at higher volumes; leading...

certainly improved the sound quality of my flat screen tv...the speaker/sound quality on flat screens are lacking and tend to be piercing at high volume,even with a high bass setting,these Z523 Speakers are a good buy and at 40watt are nice and loud..

I bought these when they were $100 and I'm still happy with them even for that price! Sound quality is very good for the price, but they have "360 degree speakers" meaning the main speakers have rear facing drivers as well.

Decent bass; nice volume

Rear speakers can cause reflections

At first I thought the subwoofer was not working, but the speakers themselves had too much noise and sounded like a very low quality laptop speaker. After much diagnostics I realized it was the speaker system that was lousy.

I've had these for a couple of years and they're still going strong, though I'm about to replace them. Note that if you plug these directly into your computer and use no EQ, they're miserable to listen to.

good pc speaker. gives hi fi sound. it is best in its class