Creative’s simple surround sound

Want to add immersive audio to your computer? Creative’s external Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 is a bit of a mouthful, but serves up all the necessary connections, no bother.

Hook it up to your PC using USB, and you’ll get all the necessary speaker connections, plus a headphone socket (with surround simulation), stereo line-in and an optical out.

It’s the fastest way to squeeze surround sound from your system, and perfect for anyone watching DVDs or playing games through upgrage-unfriendly laptops.

Sure, the external box is a little large, but it’s pretty slick, and even features a hardware volume switch.

Out now | $60 (£30)
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