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	Mark Muschett puts Logitech's Z-560 to the test

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Logitech Z-560 Review

Published: March 13, 2002 - Mark Muschett
Last Updated: March 13, 2002

Installation:

The included Logitech Z-560 manual has easy to follow instructions for the installation and setup, as well as tips for placement of the speakers. Like most 4.1 multimedia systems, the installation is fairly simple even though the number of cables may appear a bit messy. One thing I can’t agree with in the manual is they recommend placing the subwoofer under your desk. If you like exaggerated bass then that’s fine but for the best quality most neutral bass you will be better of moving the Z-560 out along a wall and away from corners of the room. That way you can come much closer to neutral subwoofer response, despite the limited ability of the control center to lower the minimum subwoofer level.

It's a matter of:

Connecting the satellites to subwoofer/amplifier using the standard bare wire spring clip connectors at one end and the binding post at the other end. The 20 gauge wire lengths are1.83 m (6 foot) for the front speakers and 4.57 m (15 foot) for the rear. Thanks to the use of the standard bare wire connectors you can easily lengthen the cables if necessary (which will be the case with the front speakers for flexible subwoofer placement;
Connecting the 2 permanently attached stereo mini-jack cables to the sound card’s front and rear (optional) inputs. The cable length is 2 meters (6.56 feet) coming from the control center. If you want even more flexibility you can buy standard stereo mini-jack extension cables.
Attaching the control module to the rear of the subwoofer via the DIN connection at the end of the 2 meter (6.56 foot) cable.
Connecting the amplifier to an outlet using the supplied standard 6 foot / 1.8 m AC cord;
Correctly placing the satellites. As previously mentioned you can reverse the desktop stands and use them as wall mounts;
Powering up the system, set the master, bass and surround channel levels
Making sure to disable M3D when you want rear channel input