Creative Gigaworks T40: Best Budget Speakers You'll Find

When it comes to computer speakers — I tend to be a Logitech fan boy. My first pair of speakers (I don't count the ugly boxes that came bundled with my Gateway as real speakers) were the Logitech Z-560s — a 4.1 setup. I loved them. At the time I was a casual PC gamer and had a modest amount of music on my PC and these were the "it" speakers. Then when the Xbox first debuted, I got the Z-680s (which I currently have set up at my parents') to accompany my console. Again, they rocked. But I needed a new pair of speakers for my PC. So I got the Creative Gigaworks S750 — a 7.1 system. I don't know what possessed me to go 7.1. There were cables everywhere, it was crazy. Sound-wise they were ok, I wasn't too impressed. I missed my Logitechs.

In between I tried systems from Klipsch, Altec Lansing, and even Bose (the Companion 5s are ridiculously overpriced, but sound pretty sharp), but I would always come back to Logitech. Today I'm crushing on the new Creative Gigaworks T40s (sorry, Logitech). It's a two speaker system (no subwoofer). Instead you got a built-in BasXPort on both satellites to handle bass (you can see it in the pic up top). They sound amazing. I have them hooked up to my Mac in my bedroom, and believe me the BasXPort gives these speakers more than enough oomph. I've mainly used them with DVDs and music and I'm very impressed.  The best part is they're only $120. I think that's an awesome deal for anyone looking for a solid pair of speakers. Like I said, I usually go with Logitech for speakers, but the T40s have swayed me to Creative.