Music:

Compared to my old powerful, yet low quality speakers, I was amazed at the clarity of the Logitech Z-560�s. In fact, it actually hurt my ears until I managed to get used to the clear sound that was being emitted from all around me.

They can handle all types of music very well from DJ�s to Country. All instruments and voice are of high quality/clarity, and the only problem now is how high to encode those mp3�s, because 128kbit just doesn�t cut it with such high quality / clear sounding speakers. Ok, so playing the music at reasonable volumes sounds unreal, I wonder how they�ll go at loud and VERY loud volumes�lets find out!

With the volume level at half way the music is loud, clear and undistorted. The sound is just as clear as it was at lower volumes�louder you say? As the volume is increased, I was amazed that there was no distortion! In fact, I was able to crank it up to approximately � volume before any distortion could be heard. If you�re after speakers that fill a room with music, and fill it damn well, these are the ones!

The sub plays every thump well. It doesn�t distort, even at the full (In the actual bass testers I�m not game enough to put the bass up full because I�ll probably blow it!) it doesn�t distort. I�ve heard people complain that there is too much bass at the 0 level but I don�t see what their on about. Yes, there is still a little bass when at 0, but not enough to annoy anybody. Even if it did get on your nerves you can turn it down via software. Now I did mention I love my bass, and let em tell you, I think I�m in love!

Gaming:

From now on, if you hear someone yell �GRENADE� in the game, you�re going to be diving for cover! Rifle shots and grenade shots are� how should I put it, realistic? It�s as if you can hear the bullets fly past your head. Each grenade or rocket, the sub makes sure you feel it! The floor shakes and rocks on every explosion, I swear I was actually in the Q3A/Counter-Strike levels. Max Payne kicks absolute arse, and if anybody used to play Dark Reign I strongly suggest buying a set of these speakers just to hear the shockwaves, it sounds like they�re coming straight for you! I was amazed at how much these speakers �pull you into the game�!

Bass Testers:

This is where testing becomes interesting. The ceiling light above me seriously shakes and vibrates! Drinks on the bench in front of me jump! If I have the bass control right up, I have the volume right down because even then these testers make the room move. I couldn�t bare myself to turn the volume/bass right up on the bass testers, as I was afraid the sheer amount of bass would kill the sub. The most I�ve gotten it up to before I felt unsafe because of the amount of bass was just under � way. Maybe that�ll give you an idea on how much bass this thing gives out!

Sorry for anybody that was after a DVD review but I don�t have a DVD player so I couldn�t write up what I thought about them in that situation.