Logitech Z-320

Product Survey: 2.0/2.1/3.1 speakers

Logitech has used just about every possible type of design for their multimedia speaker kits. After the more angular look of the Z-5 and Z-Cinema, the latest ones are back to using curves. The first of the new crop is the Z320. The shape of Z320’s enclosures is a kind of ovoid trapezoid – a somewhat bolder visual choice than with Logitech’s previous generations of speakers. Whether you like it or not is for you to decide, but it is a good way to differentiate this set from basic kits. Altec Lansing, in fact, has taken a similar approach with their new speaker lines. So your choice will have to depend partly on esthetics; but in any case the finish on this product is very good. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the connectivity on this set, which is reduced to the bare minimum: a cable with a mini-jack connector – permanently connected to the right speaker, meaning you can forget about changing it if you have a problem with length – and a headphone jack. That’s all. There’s no auxiliary input, to mention only that. The concept of omnidirectional sound was launched with Logitech’s Z-5 speakers, and it’s back with the Z320.