5 speakers PC Speakers

The Bottom Line: It's not as powerful as Logitech's wired Z-5500, but the benefits of the Z-5450's wireless rear-channel speakers outweigh the minor quality issues.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 40.5 Watt, 38 Watt, 42 Watt, 116 Watt

The Bottom Line: If you're looking to add straightforward surround sound to your PC, Logitech's Z-5300e 5.1 speaker set delivers respectable but unexceptional performance for a reasonable price.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 35.3 Watt, 39 Watt, 100 Watt

The Bottom Line: The relatively affordable Creative GigaWorks ProGamer G500 5.1-channel multimedia speaker system delivers excellent performance across the board. We only wish it had a digital audio input.

Specs: PC multimedia speaker system, Active, 36 Watt, 130 Watt

The Bottom Line: Altec Lansing's GT5051 delivers discrete 5.1-channel surround sound with just two satellites speakers, a center speaker, and a subwoofer, but you sacrifice performance for the sake of compact design.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 10 Watt, 30 Watt

The Bottom Line: Although it lacks the power and the clarity of some speakers, the X-530 set provides a cheap way to add respectable 5.1-channel surround sound to your computer.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, wall-mountable, 7.4 Watt, 15.5 Watt, 25 Watt

The Bottom Line: A versatile set of high-end 5.1 speakers, Logitech's newest flagship will handle with near-perfect quality as many audio sources as you can throw at it.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 8 KOhm, 62 Watt, 69 Watt, 188 Watt

The Bottom Line: With an excellent subwoofer and two-way sats, this multimedia speaker system does justice to PC games and DVD sound.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 60 Watt, 170 Watt

The Bottom Line: This 5.1-channel system offers distinctive styling and a small footprint, but it won't rock the house.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Active, 10 KOhm

The Bottom Line: If you're willing to spend some cash, this THX-certified 5.1-channel multimedia speaker system is an excellent choice.

Specs: PC multimedia home theater speaker system, Metallic gray, Active, 10 KOhm, 62 Watt, 69 Watt, 188 Watt

The Bottom Line: Innovatively designed and capable of some of the truest sound in this price range, the Philips MMS305 is a good value despite being somewhat underpowered.

Specs: 12.4 in x 11.2 in x 9 in, Platinum