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Buying Guide: Best 2.1 speaker systems: 6 sets tested

By TechRadar, published 19-06-2011

You might have the latest graphics card and the best monitor money can buy, but if your tinny speakers are letting the side down then you are missing out on getting the full immersive experience. So much work goes into the sound design of games that it is worth investing in a set of speakers that can do justice to the soundtracks. While 5.1 systems can offer unrivalled immersion through full surround sound, there are a number of factors that are causing them to fall out of favour. For a start you need a lot of room to house the speakers. You also need to rearrange your room so that the speakers are properly positioned and calibrated, as well as laying the wires. These considerations can make 5.1 systems impractical for a lot of people, whereas 2.1 systems are much easier to get right, deli...