I've never had "surround sound" speakers before but I have been thinking about getting a 5.1 set this time for my new PC. Previously I had 2.1 Genius speaker set which served me well for years, until sound stopped coming out of one of the speakers (I think it may have been a faulty cord) but my wife is now using it to play brown / pink / white noise to help her sleep. Anyway, right now I'm just using a cheap 2.0 USB speaker…
So any recommendations for an affordable but decent 5.1 set? I am hoping to not spend much more than $100 although I could be persuaded to go a bit higher if it's really worth it. Also, I should probably mention I'm just using onboard audio and don't have any sound card (I know some audiophiles will say there's no point in getting good speakers if you don't get a sound card but I have no frame of reference).
My main purpose would of course be gaming, but I also stream a lot of TV shows and movies on my PC and listen to music occassionally.
So any recommendations for an affordable but decent 5.1 set? I am hoping to not spend much more than $100 although I could be persuaded to go a bit higher if it's really worth it. Also, I should probably mention I'm just using onboard audio and don't have any sound card (I know some audiophiles will say there's no point in getting good speakers if you don't get a sound card but I have no frame of reference).
My main purpose would of course be gaming, but I also stream a lot of TV shows and movies on my PC and listen to music occassionally.