Originally posted by: Astrallite
I would go for the Klipsch Ultra 2.0s at $99 or the Swans at $140 on a budget.
2.1 is fine for gaming. Most people don't have the space to have full out surround sound imaging anyway. I see too many people who've spent crazy amounts of money on PC speakers (I've seen a $1,500 Klipsch 5.1 set; two pair RSX-5, RCX-4 center, and a SVS PC sub)...and all the speakers are within 3 feet of the monitor. That's just retarded.
Unless you have a large game only room (at least 2,000 cubic feet) I wouldn't even suggest 5.1 PC speakers given the limited sound quality, the price you are paying, and the limited surround imaging you are getting.
I tried a 5.1 bookshelf set for my PC, on a 2,000 cubic foot room. I realized everything was just a mess of wires plus most people here are probably college students who sleep in their rooms. There's just not that much space...so I trimmed down to two mains for a 2.1 set with my PC...and TV behind it...and DVD Player : P
I?m going to move them to a more formal home theater environment when I can afford a projector. The RSX-5?s and RSX-4?s and an RCX-4 center were just under 700 (not a bad price for that stuff), and my old SVS PB12-ISD was 650, but I returned it for something bigger and I?m going to get a smaller Klipsch Sub-12 for the RSX?s.
My speakers are at either end of my desk which is 8 feet long. I set about 2 feet away from my Monitor so I get good stereo imaging (you only need a 3:1 ratio, I have more). As far as the near field listening experience, RSX's still provide that. Less so than smaller speakers, but much more so than bookshelf?s. They are still considered ?satellites.? I could have just as well got RB-25's for the same price but opted for something a little more convenient for the near field experience of my computer. RSX-4?s and 5?s are fine from where I sit. If I turn up the volume, it helps to move back a bit because they are fairly loud.
I agree, 5.1 is a waste for your PC unless you can get it correctly installed, nice and neat without a mess of wires, and you really wanted it to begin with. Most people don?t know how to correctly set up the rear speakers, nor do they really understand what the center and rears are for. They are not for music, and if that?s all you do with your PC, then there is no point in a surround sound system. 5.1 is expensive and you're almost always better off spending the same amount of money on a higher quality 2.0 or 2.1 system. I never recommend 5.1 systems if it?s a budget system. Grab the Klipsch 2.0?s /2.1 or grab the Swans. RSX?s are not for the faint, but I argue that they will work on your desk just fine if you can afford em.
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