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VideoLogic
ZXR-500 5.1 Speaker System
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Author : Wayne
Date : 29th April 2002
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In the box :
Break open the reassuringly heavy (10.6kg) carton
and inside you'll find your new ZXR-500s. Packed well in expanded
polystyrene are the five satellite speakers, five clip on stands
and of course the sub. Also in the box are six cables, three
dual phono to dual phono and three dual phono to 3.5mm jack
which should cater for most situations.
Shown with only 4 of the 5 stands fitted
The satellites:
The satellites feature a single 3" driver
and they have a nice weight to them. The two fronts and the
centre speaker each come with a more than ample 3 metres of
cable while the two rears come with a generous 8 metres all
of which comes in handy when it comes to positioning and routing.
Although plastic, the brushed aluminium silver
effect is very classy and means they're not going to look out
of place no matter where you stick them. The stands are also
plastic and slide into the base of the satellites, locating
firmly with virtually no chance of vibration. The stands feature
rubber pads on each of the three feet which also helps to reduce
unwanted vibrations and keep the speakers where you put them
rather than having them dancing across your workspace.
Front grill removed
I do have a couple of minor gripes with the design
of the satellites though. Firstly I think it would have been
useful to have a cable clip molded into the bottom of the stands.
With the speakers sat on the stands the cable emerges quite
high up and I found myself routing it around one of the feet
to keep it looking tidy. Also, if you decide not to use the
stands then you find that the base of the satellites aren't
perfectly flat. It's not much but it's enough to cause vibration
at even moderate volume levels. VideoLogic should really have
supplied some stick on pads to apply to the bottom of the satellites
for when the stands aren't in use, or pre-applied them at the
production stage. The final point is that there's no easy way
to wall mount them which may or may not be a problem for you.
In my case it wasn't :)
Okay so I've mentioned the negatives but let's
finish up this section on a positive note. On the whole the
satellites look and feel very good. The enclosures are nicely
molded with no telltale seams that scream "look at me,
I'm plastic" and the stands are a very attractive design.
The weight inspires confidence and there's all the cable you're
likely to need which is just as well considering it's pre-fitted
with phono plugs rendering it difficult to extend it. All in
all the first impressions thus far are very positive. Now for
the sub........
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