Speakers can make all the difference in PC games and movies. Though good speakers are necessary to multimedia, not everybody wants 7.1 surround. Here we look at the Creative P380, a 2.1 speaker set. It has two satellites, a sub, and a remote.

The sound setup you select for system, like anything else, will based basically upon your requirements and can differ noticeably from place to place; those of you that run a PC as a media centre or an strong gamer that needs to get inside their games will advantage far more from, a 7.1 Digital surround setup than those of you that use your PC for desktop publishing and listening to odd mp3.

Creative has become a home name in world of PC sound and multimedia and have built a solid status for innovation and cost-effective quality. They have a confirmed track record in creating high quality soundcards and PC speakers, and have also created a sizable dent in entertainment device market with award winning products like Zen range. They have won Best of CES award for last three years straight at Consumer Electronics show, and were first company to grow hard-drive based portable mp3 players.

This sound a bit high for a basic speaker set having of only two satellites and a sub, but Creative are giving you more sound for your money; other sets will normally give a lower wattage output on sub or a more limited frequency range. With P380, you obtain 6 Watts per channel with satellites and 17 Watts from subwoofer, give total of 29 Watts RMS of sound. The 2.1 systems give a higher level of sound output, but you will get cost increases in line with wattage.

The frequency range that set can manage with speakers, even those at higher end of cost, and is able to hold frequencies from 40Hz to 20Hz, as many desktop speakers will only go up to 30Hz. These extra frequency reproduction capabilities will provide you a crisp, clear sound in higher notes, which supplies clarity of sound.