Edifer 501T 5.1

When it comes to hi-fi quality sound, PC owners are sold short; most PC speaker systems are made of plastic and connected using poor-quality wires.

We saw our first set of Edifer speakers in the last issue and these also go the extra mile in terms of quality but stop well short on price.

The package consists of one subwoofer and five satellite speakers. The huge subwoofer looks like a stocky coffee table.

The satellites are ruggedly built from MDF and are connected to the subwoofer's back panel, which also acts as a junction box for the sound.

All the appropriate cables are supplied for connecting to your sound card, although the lack of colour coding makes it a challenge.

You'll need a 5.1 sound card in your PC and, once hooked up, the volume of the speakers can be controlled individually using the supplied remote control rather than software - a nice touch.

These speakers are great value; only the size of the subwoofer and complex set-up count against them.

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See also:

Philips A3.610

Surround-sound speakers that are a bit flat.  24 Nov 2003

Philips A5.600 Speakers

A good-value surround-sound speaker system.  08 Aug 2003

Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 2.1 250D

'Cinema quality' speakers with a hefty price tag.  07 May 2003

Edifier R321T speakers

Bargain speakers with surprisingly good sound quality.  04 Apr 2003

Creative Inspire 5100

An impressive set of speakers for the price.  13 Feb 2003

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