But how do you know which ones to buy? If you want to understand the extensive testing process we subject our speakers to in our reviews, then read on here.
What we test in PC speakers
The obvious thing about speakers upon unboxing them is their design. PC speakers are going to sit on your desk next to your PC, so they can't be too big. Compact designs afford you plenty of space around you to place other things, so they're favored over larger designs.
We also look at the speaker setup. For example, do the speakers consist of five speakers and a subwoofer (5.1 multi-channel), a central woofer and two satellites (2.1 multi-channel) like the Sound BlasterX Kratos S3, or just two satellites (2.0)?
The design can also have implications for how the speaker's sound reaches your ears. Speakers that fire downwards instead of upwards muffle their sound.
However, thoughtful designs like in the Creative Pebble Pro do a better job. In this case the audio drivers are angled at an elevation of 45 degrees, so the sound reaches your ears without any int
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