The subject says it all. I am looking for a good bang-for-buck amplifier to get better sound out of my Z-5500 paired with my PC/Xbox. What dyou guys suggest?
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An amp to get better sound out of my Logitech Z-5500 speakers
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6/18/12 at 11:39pm
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The subwoofer uses a proprietary connection, am I correct in assuming you either no longer have or intend to use the subwoofer and you are just talking about the satellites?
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6/30/12 at 11:31pm
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No, there aren't any off the shelf amps with 5 speaker + sub outputs.
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You won't make the z-5500's sound any better or worse than they already are. If you want better sound quality, invest in some real speakers + amplifiers. There's nothing at all you can do with those to make them any better. They're still going to suck no matter what you do to them. 

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