Mea culpa, I think my prejudice boils down to two words - packaging and design. I'm sure if the Z5500 was a neat 2 or 3-piece tolex-covered package sold in music stores, I would be more apt to try it and use it.

And again, let's remind ourselves we're talking about smaller venues, not overcrowded banquet rooms with hundreds of people. I don't think I can buy into it, but I see the value others may find in it.

cass ... you got mail ....
t.

I believe Gary Diamond was working on a Logitech Z5500 system mounted on a pole like the Bose PAS. I believe he simplified the connections to make setup and teardown a breeze. Any news on this Gary?

Tom

Friends,
Tony just sent me plans for a revolutionary new speaker/amplification system. We're going into business together and will announce our new product at the summer NAMM.

Oh, it isn't April 1st? ...just kidding.

Actually, T sent me some pics and info of his Z5500 setup. Very nice.

http://www.synthzone.com/ubbs/Forum37/HTML/016782.html


Here is a picture of Gary's Custom Z5500 setup

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Cassp,

Check out the link DNJ posted above and you'll see how my Z-5500 is set up.

Gary

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I give all of you who use the Logitech setups a lot of credit. The specs and your praises certainly speak well for the system. But, as I've confessed, the appearance and design are not my cup of tea. Unfortunately, I am truly prejudiced when it comes to this topic. Good luck to you all.

In all of my playing life I have only owned one amp that completely knocked my socks off - an Ampeg B-18N back in the late 60's and early 70's - and I used it with a Farfisa Combo Compact with pedals. And of course, I really liked my Leslie 145 too.

Though I was originally enthusiastic about the KP100S, after about a year using it for the small gigs, I ended up selling mine because of its lack of power for it's heavy weight. I concur with Beakybird's suggestion of switching from wood to injection molding of plastic to get the weight down. For the smallest gigs, I continue to use a pair of Bose 161's with Yamaha subwoofer and find it adequate.

I purchased the Z5500's a long while back but returned them because it severely lacked mid-range output & presence so critcally required for vocals. In addition lack of a place to mount the satellites speakers + thin wiring made it awkward to setup & position optimally.

Gar, your new innovative Z5500 setup approach with added 'mid range speaker' atop the sub with satellites mounted on each side seems now to be the one piece SOLUTION for the small-medium rooms. I'm really anxious to hear more about this setup.

1) What brand/model mid ranger speaker are you utilizing?
2)What is the total weight of this setup and how long does it take to setup & breakdown? 3) How large of room (and number of people) do you think this can handle?

Thanks.

Scott



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Scott
Nice to see you back. Your website is looking good to....some very nice updates and demos.
Eddie