Good value 5.1/7.1 speakers for PC?

Richdog

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As the title suggests, i'm looking for a set of decent-ish surround speakers for my bedroom to enjoy the power of my shiny new X-Fi. Not looking to spend too much and was looking at:

The Creative Inspire T6100 5.1 set here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...088-CL&tool=3&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=165

The Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 set here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-039-CL&groupid=702&catid=22&subcat=448

Just wondering if 7.1 is really a difference over 5.1, and if either of these would do the job for gaming/music, or do you chaps have any other recommendations at all? :)
 
7.1 is hardly used and will just give you more cables and speakes to position/setup/hide, get 5.1 like everyone else :) plus some dvds dont have 7.1 support so they can be useless at times. :)
 
Hmm ok so which set would you reccommend? Was also looking at the Logitech "wireless" Z5450's and the wired Z5500's... :)
 
Jihad said:
I've got the 6100's and they are very good indeed.

Nice bass on them and very long cables.
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How clear are they, and how is music? Is the positioning for games excellent? Gimme a mini user review if possible listing the main strengths and weaknesses. :)

EDIT - Wow just seen the 6100's for £35inc... wtf that's crazy cheap. :eek:
 
Richdog said:
How clear are they, and how is music? Is the positioning for games excellent? Gimme a mini user review if possible listing the main strengths and weaknesses. :)

EDIT - Wow just seen the 6100's for £35inc... wtf that's crazy cheap. :eek:
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Hmm well, my music is crystal clear with very nice bass.

You can turn the bass down and up with a knob on the back of the subwoofer and the main desktop speaker (Front-Right) has the main volume controls on it.

Every speaker comes with desktop stands and all the speakers have a slot for you to mount them onto a wall with.

I'm crap reviewing stuff, try here: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=204897

:p
 
Hmm I won't be able to run my external DVD player through them will I... that's a shame I hadn't thought about that... :(
 
Richdog said:
Hmm I won't be able to run my external DVD player through them will I... that's a shame I hadn't thought about that... :(
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Couldnt you run the dvd player via the soundcard?
 
Richdog said:
Hmm no idea... i'm really not up to speed with the a/v side of things to be honest... bit of a noob at this. :D
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Which x-fi do you have?

If its one with the breakout box it should be possible
 
MeatLoaf said:
Which x-fi do you have?

If its one with the breakout box it should be possible
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The Xtreme Gamer 7.1 is the one I have... arrives on Monday I think. Don't think it has a breakout box though...

Hmm appears I need a Creative Decoder DDTS 100 to pull this all off properly...
 
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You could always play DVD's on your PC to your TV using VGA/DVI/HDMI or S-Video if your TV doesn't support the previous.
But then you'd have to move your speakers near your TV which may be hassle? :)

I play all my movies/dvd through my PC+HDTV so I never gave it a second thought.
 
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