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Hi! I'm going to get a cable to connect my Xbox 360 to my computer monitor (the hd vga cable). The audio output using this cable is RCA. As of now I have an adapter to connect the RCA to my desktop speakers but my desktop speakers aren't great and I don't want to go through the mess of changing cables just to play Xbox or play sound through my desktop. So before I go finding a good audio system is a sub woofer necessary to get quality sound when playing video games? Also the most important question, what is the best 2.0 or 2.1 speaker system (depending on my first question) that is RCA compatible (so I can plug my Xbox in directly and have a dedicated speaker system)? Thanks for your help!

P.S. I am looking at these:
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speakers_audio/home_pc_speakers/devices/231&cl=us,en

You can't achieve true 1080p HD with composite or component cables.

A sub will give you more bass, but you can buy bookshelf speaks that have small woofers in them. How much bass you want is a personal taste. I have yet to hear a computer speaker that meets my standards as far as quality. I still use an old boston acoustics set that Gateway used to ship.

Any speaker not requiring specifically a digital connection can support RCA cables as those are analog. Either buy an adaptor or cut the RCA off at one end and wire it into the speaker as you typically would.

Those logitech speakers look too pricey for me. I bought these Klipsch speakers before:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9382232&type=product&id=1218095770265
Sounded clear (after I took off the mesh covers) but it lacked depth in my opinion. I took them back and told the guy at best buy I wanted to return them and told him why. He acted shocked and that those were the best PC speakers and he knows cause he's an audiophile!(thats what he said). Yea, not to my standards. But they were clear, just lacking mid-range a bit. Although, that subwoofer was amazing. I almost kept them just for that woofer alone.

I've been wanting to give these speakers a try for quite some time.
http://www.axiomaudio.com/audiobytecomputerspeakers.html
Never heard of them before, but after some research and reviews, I think they're worth a try. They have a 30-day return policy. They're a little pricey, but I found them while looking for B&W speakers which cost about 10x more.

Thanks for the response!


My computer monitor only supports 1680x1050 resolution anyway and I have an older xbox that doesn't have a hdmi port.

The logitech speakers are pricey but my brother just bought them and is using them for a similar setup to what I'll have so once he gets his xbox setup I'll get some feedback on the quality from him. But the 120 watt sub woofer seems pretty awesome

And those other speakers do look really good but they are just too expensive for me. I do want good speakers but I don't want to break $200 on it.

Id suggest getting something with a sub-woofer, It will add so much to everything, but then I'm a bit biased, I have a car sub-woofer hooked up in my room...I can never have to much bass

I suggest not bothering with speakers . Well not quite...

I have decent quality monitors and an amp instead of desktop speakers, but really even those don't get a look in.

When I play the 360, I always use my gaming chair, I have one of these, an X-Rocker gaming chair:


Now the sound quality is probably not the greatest, but the fact that it's sitting on your shoulders feeding your ears makes a lot of difference, it's much more believable, even though it's just 2 speakers and a bass sub. The chair is comfortable (I'm 6ft and my head sits perfectly on that raised pillow bit, I could lean back and have a snooze quite easily), it's loud, and when playing games like 1943 or Fallout3 I just get sucked in - I actually play better when playing in my chair. So out of my hi-fi amp and monitor setup, my noise cancelling headphones, expensibe Bose in-ears, and my TV output - the chair sounds the best for playing games. Which should be the point - your not listening to music or watching a movie - headphones and earphones are better for music anyway, if you want a really great gaming sound experience, get a chair! - they tend to go for around £80 for one with sound.

Haha, I'm no audiophile. £40 surround kit all placed at the front and ran through two headphone splitters to a Sandisk Sansa Fuze. I used to have it done properly but the effect's novelty wore off fast and it doesn't sound as good.

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Thanks for the suggestions! Van-B a chair is a great idea! I just found out that my speakers that I use to play my iPod in my room have RCA input so I'm probably just gonna use those with my xbox. So, now I'll look into some chairs.