The Good High quality sound for the price. Subtler, more home theater-ready design. Multiple stereo modes; good 4.1 mode. Five inputs with simple setup. 5.1 Dolby and DTS decoding in the console. The Bad Not a real revolution. Cable bundle still assumes PC users. Bright control console lights.

High quality sound for the price, Subtler, more home theater-ready design, Multiple stereo modes; good 4.1 mode, Five inputs with simple setup, 5.1 Dolby and DTS decoding in the console

Not a real revolution; Cable bundle still assumes PC users; Bright control console lights; Bass can slightly overwhelm treble; Simulated 3D a hit-or-miss prospect

Going by the numbers, the Z906 has all the makings of a solid 5.1 setup for the living room or PC / game room. It's capable of pumping out 500 watts (RMS), with 165 watts going to the 8-inch, side-firing subwoofer.

Logitech's Z-5500 5.1-channel speaker system was legendary for its beefy amp and beastly subwoofer, its plethora of optical and digital input options, and its ability to decode popular surround-sound codecs.

Surround sound; a beefy subwoofer; and plenty of inputs

Satellites have one-way drivers; no HDMI pass-through; can't decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio

The Logitech Z906 Surround Sound speakers come from a long line of successful speakers released by Logitech over the past decade. The Z906 have some significantly large boots to fill, since the Z5500 were a spectacular set of PC speakers released 6 years ago.

Logitech's Z906 is a 5.1 surround package that's designed to be hooked up to either your PC or your TV, as a home cinema system. It boasts three digital inputs, two optical and one coaxial, along with a standard analogue RCA input, and a 6-channel direct input so that it can be connected to your...

Although this 5.1-channel home cinema package is primarily intended for use with a PC, it's equally at home in an AV environment thanks to its generous range of connections and features – particularly its THX certification, which means it satisfies George Lucas' exacting standards for movie...

Powerful sound; Excellent build quality; Clever; convenient control console

No HD audio decoding or HDMI inputs; Design might not suit living room; Dedicated home cinema speakers dish out more detail

Watching movies through your PC or laptop shouldn't mean you have to compromise on sound quality. Logitech's 5.1-channel system aims to deliver the sort of home cinema thrills you'd expect from a full-on home cinema system, and gets off to a good start with THX certification.

Thinking of upgrading your PC's speakers or just want a low cost surround sound set up for use with a TV and games console? Then Logitech might have what you're after with the Z906, the follow up to the company's popular Z-5500 system.

Logitech is better known for PC speakers than home cinema systems, but it made one set that suited the living room just as well as the study. The excellent Logitech Z-5500 handled movies, games and music, had plenty of inputs and sounded fantastic.

After having these speakers for a month I am not too impressed. I paid far too much for the quality I got, but then again what else should I expect from Logitech. Compared to the 5500's they have about the same audio quality and are a bit cheaper.

Decent sound; Satellite control panel

Pricey