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Actual 5.1 sound is rare tbh. Most likely it's actually going to be 5.1 stereo, not actual surround sound. Get a nice pair of 2 very loud speakers. Possibly a subwoofer.
I have a pair of Harmon-Kardon speakers that are so old that they may or may not currently have hieroglyphics etched into them. They're decent, and they're still alive, so I'm happy.
I prefer a good headset for first-person shooters, while speakers are great for everything else. It's fun to plug your Gameboy into the speakers; you actually hear the bass fill everything out in games with good music (cough... Fire Emblem).
<a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16836119106' target='_blank'>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16836119106</a> Got them back in June, they rock. <i>Hard.</i>
The 2.1 version that scorpion is not referencing rock just as hard and don't try to emulate surround sound, if your video card doesn't have digital outs. :-)
<a href='http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/productlist/US/EN,crid=2172' target='_blank'>Logitech X-530's</a> for the win, and the wonderful sound at a price you can't beat coupled with stellar, and pretty, design. Big brothers to my Z-640s, which pwn.
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I prefer a good headset for first-person shooters, while speakers are great for everything else. It's fun to plug your Gameboy into the speakers; you actually hear the bass fill everything out in games with good music (cough... Fire Emblem).
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Got them back in June, they rock. <i>Hard.</i>