I have never bought speakers before so i dont really know what im looking for. I know that i want a 2.1 system and i have been looking at the creative i-trigue range. I know that creative are a good make for speakers.

I will use my speakers for mainly gaming. I have been looking at these:

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/118767
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/97672

Logitech Z-2300s are nice, and better looking IMO.

My Logitech Z4 speaker set sounds quite nice. I prefer a 2.1 system for PC over surround. I'd have nowhere to put 6 speakers in a surround system.

I got 4.1 "surround", if you can call it that. But my speakers are weak.

I bought the logitech g51 5.1 speakers last week,

Very happy with them for a good price!

I bought the house a new home theater system.

The old one mysteriously ended up in my litte 'office'. <evil grin>

I went down to china town and picked up a 130watt 5.1 system (real wattage of speakers not amp) for 30 bucks, poor build quality but top notch sound. (after a bit of work lol.)

Consider these too :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6836113140

i'd pick altec lansing over creative any day just because of the sound quality.

iam using x-540 but i compile em together in front, well its sound rich , anyway if you want to do 2.1 buy altec 5021MX, its sounds good.

i had an old sony shelf system that i bought in college. it wasn't quite loud enough for the living room theatre system, but those speakers on my computer desk pointed at my head are freakin' awesome! recycle, reduce, reuse.

Second for the Logitech g51. Got them before christmas been gaming with them since and they kick ass in games !! for music and movies I would say they are average.

I got the logitech z-5300e, for less than $100 at newegg. These things pump out some serious sound... but it lacks optical input... so no surround sound from the xbox360

Our neighbors complain with the bass turned all the way down.

loud ones

How about a set of good quality wireless earphones?

Wireless Headphones will not give you the same impact as good set of surround speakers. 5.1 Speakers will give you far more impact and quality then any other set of speakers. 4.1 speakers are pointless and practically non existant on the market today esp with consoles and many PC games supporting Dolby Digital Live and 5.1 sound formats.

Creative Labs or Logtech Speakers are a good bet. Slightly more costly than the average no name brand that comes bundled with a PC but the quality is worth the money. My Creative Inspire 6700s are nearly 4 years old and they are still giving great sound.

If you only want to spend around £50 then these speakers will be a good bet:

Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 Speakers

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] subcat=165

Logtech X-540 5.1 Speakers

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] subcat=165


However, if money is no object then consider these:

Creative Gigaworks G500 THX 5.1 Speakers

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] subcat=165

There is another version of these speakers where the rear speakers are wireless. However I would steer clear of wireless speakers tbh - they are expensive and quality will suffer ever so slightly. Only consider them if the circumstances really warrant them (i.e. your missus doesnt want wires trailing across the living room! :-P)

Otherwise, Logitech's answer is as follows:

Logitech Z-5500 THX Certified 5.1 Speaker System

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] subcat=165

The more you spend the better the sound quality. I have provided some choice here so now its a matter of how much can you spend.

Also make sure your sound card is up to scratch. If you play lots of games, especially those with EAX make sure you have at least an Audigy 2 ZS or above. You can have the best speakers in the world but if you are using onboard AC97 audio be it HD or not, then you will seriously create a bottleneck for your speakers.