Corsair's SP2500 looks a little plain Jane when there's nothing sitting next to it to reveal the size of its gargantuan subwoofer. But one thing is for sure: There is nothing subtle about this system. It will punch you in the gut with clean, powerful sound. Corsair has established a new high-water mark for computer audio: This mutha rocks.
If you're looking for a headset with great surround sound, look no further than the Kick Ass Razer Tiamat 7.1 Gaming Headset. The Tiamat also has powerful bass and is super comfortable.
Bowers & Wilkins manufactures high-end audio products, a description that fits their MM-1 Computer Speakers perfectly. These little puppies blew us away with their pristine sound and luscious low-end, despite their not being equipped with a subwoofer. They connect to your PC's USB port, thereby avoiding the noisy onboard audio circuitry. If you've invested in a high-end audio card, use the 1/8-inch stereo connector.
Don't let the supra-aural design of B&W's P5 travel headphones fool you. The butter-soft lambskin earmuffs on these exquisitely designed cans leak very little of the magnificent sound they produce. Whatever your favorite style of music might be, The P5s will reproduce it superbly. They support modern iPhone and iPod touch models, but we use them with all sorts of gear, including A/V receivers and computers.
The Cyborg R.A.T. is the first mouse we've used in a long time that really shakes up our definition of a "gaming mouse." Completely customizable, comfortable, and packing some excellent, unique features, this mouse is a winner.
The BlackWidow is the first keyboard that marries high-quality mechanical switches with a full gaming featureset, including extra keys and on-the-fly macro recording.
The best Blu-ray burner we've reviewed recently is the Plextor PX-LB950SA, which replaced th LB940SA we were quite fond of. Turns out that the LB950SA is just a rebadged Lite-On iHBS212-08, though, and given that the Lite-On version is about $40 cheaper, we'd be silly not to recommend that version instead.
The RT-N66U is a dual-band model capable of supporting three 150Mb/s data streams simultaneously (450Mb/s on both the 2.4- and 5GHz frequency bands). Compared to the Netgear WNDR-4500 (our previous Best of the Best router) the RT-N66U delivered more than double the throughput when our test client was outdoors at its furthest distance from the router.
Acer's Aspire S7 really puts the "ultra" in Ultrabook. The notebook is beautiful, well-built, and offers impressive performance. Did we mention it has a gorgeous IPS touchscreen display?
Lenovo packs a ton of value into this price point, and a surprisingly amount of horsepower too. Dual 650Ms in SLI wow your eyeballs, Dolby-tuned sound fills your ear cavities, and a Core i7 CPU warms the cockles of your gamer heart.
