Top 50 PC Speakers dissected

Gone are the days when PCs were meant to be seen and not heard. Hook some of these pumping PC Speakers up to your computer box and let it sing to its heart’s content.

We’ve fallen out with the neighbours pushing the top 50 PC soundsytems to the limit so you can get belting audio out of your PC and still stay on speaking terms with the Joneses down at number 37.

Top of the tree
Logitech Z-5500 5.1
Best price: £189.79 on 17 June 2008
Whether you want surround sound for that cinematic experience or prefer to get fully lost in games, this spanking speaker set from Logitech offers superb quality at an astonishing price. The five speakers provide wraparound sound while the sub woofer belts out the bass. With a tick for THX certification you can be sure the audio will be exemplary.
Up against: Altec Lansing FX-5051 5.1

Rising Star
JBL ON AIR CONTROL 2.4G 2.0
Best price: £152.75 on 17 June 2008
Expand your soundstage without getting tangled up in cables with this wireless speaker setup. The cabinets can crank out sound up to 21m away so you’ve got freedom to place the speakers where you want without having to build a new cable run. Add on the fact they’ve got a JBL sticker on them and you can be guaranteed some awesome audio.
Up against: Yamaha Bluetooth Wireless Stereo Speaker 2.0

Unsung hero
Creative Gigaworks G500 5.1
Best Price: £140.87 on 17 June 2008
If you think there’s only one way to listen to audio and that way is loud then this is the speaker setup for you. Capable of pumping out an ear bleeding 310W whether you’re watching movies, pumping out some tunes or just rocking out to Guitar Hero this soundsystem will make your PC heard. No need for a volume control that goes up to 11.
Up against: Sweex SP004 5.1 Black

Loved by the experts
Acoustic Energy Aego T 5.1 White
Best Price: £598.04 on 17 June 2008
Cheap, they certainly ain’t – but when you get sound this good it’s worth paying for. You wouldn’t hook a Blu-ray player up to 14in telly would you? The same goes for audio – if you’ve got a PC capable of pumping out top notch sound then you should hook it up to something that can handle to quality. Wrap a set of these around your room and you won’t be disappointed.
Up against: Audio Engine 5 Speaker System

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