Cambridge Soundworks MicroWorks

Many college students use their computers as their main music playback system. All PCs and Macs have a CD-ROM drive that can double as a CD player, and the incredible growth of MP3 as a dominant music format among young people makes a computer the ideal jukebox. The problem is, most PCs, even high-end systems, come bundled with pretty mediocre speakers. The good news is that a good set of speakers can radically transform the sound of a PC for music playback, and my favorite PC speakers are made by Cambridge Soundworks. Their $149.95 MicroWorks system combines a pair of tiny cube-shaped satellite speakers for the desktop with a powered subwoofer that really does a great job filling even the largest rooms with deep, solid bass. The subwoofer contains all the amplifiers for the entire system, so all you have to do is plug the MicroWorks system into your PC's sound card and you've got an audiophile-grade music system. I've used Cambridge Soundworks PC speakers for years with my various computers and they always deliver considerably better sound than anything else I've heard for the money. www.hifi.com