New Speakers
I've never much considered sound as a dimension of gaming. I've always soldiered on with a pair of the smallest, cheapest pair of speakers available.
Since I started playing DVD movies on my PC though, I've had problems with lack of volume. Now I was in my local electronics store the other day and I saw a set of 2.1 speakers for a remarkably low price - just $39.95 (about US$25). That's about the same price as the cheapest pair of speakers, so you're basically getting a woofer for nothing.
So I went and bought these speakers in hopes that they would improve the volume on my DVD player, and they did by a large margin. At last I can hear a movie sound track without having my head six inches from the sound source.
But when I fired up a game, I was really suprised how much difference a woofer makes. Whenever there's an explosion, the whole monitor seems to rock from it! It really does add a new dimension to gaming. And this just from a lousy 9 watts RMS!
This experience has led me to consider maybe going the whole hog and getting a decent set. Budget is limited so I won't be getting anything more than a 2.1 set. There's one selling at my local store by Creative for $150, anyone know if Creative speakers are good? Does anyone have any other recommendations for a speaker set?
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