Logitech Z625: Perfect For Casual Gaming And Streaming Movies

Logitech upgraded its Z623 speaker with an optical port and called it the Z625. With the optical port, users have a wider collection of connectivity options like hooking them up directly to a console or TV. While these speakers deliver excellent performance for casual gaming and movie watching, their ability to deliver music wasn’t as great. The Logitech Z625 has a high price tag, however, their street price is significantly lower, somewhere between Rs 7,500 to Rs 8,999.

Logitech Z652 Review

It turns out that the Logitech Z625 is actually an updated version of the Z623, its predecessor. They are similar, except that the Logitech Z625 has an optical input. This might not sound like a big update, but in fact, it expands these speakers’ use case scenarios. With one addition that seems to be innocuous, your TV or your console can be connected more efficiently via higher quality connectivity mechanism.

Logitech Z652 Build & Design

The speaker system has two satellite speakers that are connected to a quite bulky subwoofer. The design of the speaker has a chunky matter black aesthetic, which is nice to look at. On both the subwoofer and the satellite units are the grilles that complement the design nicely. It isn’t a dainty speaker. The satellite units are nearly 8-inches tall. All the controls are in the right unit, including a power button, a bass, and a volume level dial. It also has an aux-in and a headphone out. The two satellite units directly connect to the subwoofer.

It seems like underneath the THX logo is a small horn tweeter, but is just for aesthetic design. Each of the satellites has one full-range driver. The driver housing is solid enough. The dials are sturdy. The base comes with anti-slip rubberized feet. The units are heavy, so they won’t topple over easily. The subwoofer, similarly, isn’t lightweight at all.

Logitech Z652 Features

One of the Z625’s biggest features is its optical input. And this greatly enhances the ways you use these speakers. You can connect multiple HDMI devices to your TV like a DTH set-top box, a FireTV Stick, etc. The audio, via the optical out, will be routed. You don’t need to deal with things like the Audio Return channel.

On the right speaker is an aux-in, meaning you won’t have to bend down and connect something through 3.5mm. The right satellite unit has a headphone out as well. Among the accessories provided in the box, there is a three-foot-long TOSLINK cable.

Logitech Z652 Performance

Bass-focused songs sound quite nice. You will notice that this is a pair of speakers for those who like bass. The bass isn’t boomy. It isn’t hard-hitting either. If you turn the dial for the bass over 60%, straight away, it will become overpowering. Moving on to some heavy tracks, the position is very important. Logitech has helped with positioning with the satellite speakers angled slightly upwards. However, the sweetness or richness is lacking in vocals sometimes.

The speakers excel in movie performance. Car chases, fog horns, and explosions sound great. The dialogues don’t get muddles despite the powerful bass. These speakers perfectly suit video entertainment and motion picture. And with so many connectivity options, it won’t be a problem.

There is one small problem though, the headphone out jack on the right speaker doesn’t do well in amplifying. In terms of gaming, the Logitech Z652 is good at stereo separation. It is great for casual gameplay.

Final thoughts

Regarding individual preferences for listening on the desktop, there are two kinds of people. Those who like 2.0 bookshelf configurations and those who don’t care about the accuracy tradeoff for low-end bass performance, power, and value for money. The Logitech Z625 does well in these three criteria. You also get additional optical connectivity. Even when you don’t plan to buy the Logitech Z625 to connect to your PC, they will be great speakers for your TV.

In its price range, the Z625 outperforms other soundbars. As a PC speaker, your movie watching and gaming experience will be surely satisfied with roaring rumbles and thunderous explosions. With a 200-Watt-RMS output, the speaker is powerful enough if you occasionally host a house party.

The 3.5mm input will make sure that your friends can connect their phones to the speakers quickly if they want to. The only thing that the Z625 doesn’t have is Bluetooth connectivity. If there is Bluetooth, the Logitech Z625 would have been a full package.

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