Z-680

Z-680 is a model of computer speakers made by Logitech, released in January 2003 and retailing for around $350 US. Z-680's have a strong reputation in gaming circles for having a high quality sound and very loud subwoofer. The speaker set comprises 5 satellites, connected with conventional speaker cable, 1 subwoofer, 1 control module and a remote control. The speakers have disrupted the speaker industry, prompting Creatives latest series, the GigaWorks series. Z-680s put out 500W RMS, which is very large for a set of computer speakers (average set of desktop speakers are 5 to 10W), but has encouraged development of even more powerful systems such as Creative's GigaWorks S750, a 700W RMS system. Some have criticised the high frequency output of the system, and Klipsch Promedia 5.1 speakers arguably produce a cleaner high end sound, albeit in place of as large a subwoofer as accompanies the Z-680 speaker set.