Help with 5.1 PC speakers?

Question

Ok, I just bought the Soundblaster X-Fi extreme music card and I'm trying to find some 5.1 surround speakers that would compliment the card. I like the way the Creative I-Trigue® 5600 look- http://www.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=4&subcategory=25&product=10736 I also like the way the MidiLand MX-5 look- http://www.midiland.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=72&category=Multichannel I'd like some that just didn't look like boxes, you know? Any reviews on these two speaker systems? What do you think? Which is better?

Answer 1

You're not seriously considering hooking up creative or midiland speakers to your x-fi card are you? You might want to consider logitech. Z-5300, Z-5500 or Z-5450 if you like wireless.

Answer 2

Those sets are too weak, they won't do your Soundblaster X-Fi extreme music card justice.
Their drivers are too small and will sound bad.
Specs for I-trigue 5600:
9 Watts RMS per channel (4 channels)
14 Watts RMS center speaker
24 Watts RMS subwoofer
Total of 74Watts RMS = That is very bad!

Specs for MidiLand MX-5 :
10 Watts RMS per channel (4 channels)
10 Watts RMS center speaker
40 Watts RMS subwoofer
Total of 90Watts RMS = That is just as bad!

You need speakers with more power.
The more powerful Creative systems are pretty boxy,

So I would suggest these puppies:
Logitech® Z-5500 Digital

Link --> http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2177,CONTENTID=9486

505 Watts RMS, which your sound card will make sing beautifully.