Creative offers an impressively wide range of PC, iPod, and multimedia speakers--at least 20, by our count. But we were drawn to the company's GigaWorks T40, a set of unusually tall (12.5 inches) stereo PC speakers that retail for less than $150.

Stylish mini-tallboy PC speaker with high-quality dual midrange drivers; easy access to volume, treble, and bass controls; headphone jack; provisions for optional iPod dock

May be too tall for some tastes; rear power switch and overly bright power light mar an otherwise slick design; no option to add subwoofer

The Creative GigaWorks T40 is a good choice for those looking for larger than average size and sound in their PC speakers.

Stylish mini-tallboy PC speaker with high-quality dual midrange drivers; easy access to volume, treble, and bass controls; headphone jack; provisions for optional iPod dock

May be too tall for some tastes; rear power switch and overly bright power light mar an otherwise slick design; no option to add subwoofer

Creative offers an impressively wide range of PC, iPod, and multimedia speakers -- at least 20, by our count. But we were drawn to the company's GigaWorks T40, a set of unusually tall (320mm) stereo PC speakers that retail for less than AU$160.

Stylish mini-tallboy PC speaker with high-quality dual midrange drivers; Easy access to volume; treble; and bass controls; Headphone jack; Provisions for optional iPod dock

May be too tall for some tastes; Rear power switch and overly bright power light mar an otherwise slick design; No option to add subwoofer

The Creative GigaWorks T40 is a good choice for those looking for larger than average size and sound in their PC speakers.

May be too tall for some tastes; Rear power switch and overly bright power light mar an otherwise slick design; No option to add subwoofer

Stylish mini-tallboy PC speaker with high-quality dual midrange drivers; Easy access to volume; treble; and bass controls; Headphone jack; Provisions for optional iPod dock

The T40 is an upgrade to the T20, reviewed in What's New, Shopper 220. It has the same subwoofer-less design, but it increases the power rating from 14W to 28W and uses three cones per speaker to produce more volume.

The Gigaworks T40 is a standard set of computer speakers without a subwoofer. While we say 'standard', the excellent quality of sound from the T40 actually distances it some way from its competitors. The unit is easy to set up and use - it's a simple matter of plugging in the supplied cables.

I bought these speakers on recommendation from several magazine reviews and when I got them I was impressed at the sound quality and the bass that comes from only two speakers without a subwoofer.

Attractive Design; Compact; Easy To Connect; Great Sound Quality; Powerful

NONE

I got these speakers originally to use with my little bookshelf stereo in my office since one of its speakers has gone bad. I didn't want to get some new system with multiple little speakers and a big bass box - for my office, two speakers are plenty.

speakers sound great - and there are only TWO of them; nice price (especially with a rebate

on-off switch is in a very very very awkward place on the back of one of the speakers where it is hard to reach; adapter for interface to a "normal" stereo system is not very useful

I've had these for about 3 months and I think they are excellent.

Great Sound; Cool Design; Buy now.

3 total wires

Creative's Gigaworks T40 speakers are, as the name suggests, the upgraded version of the . The speakers are primarily taller, to allow room for a second mid-range driver above the tweeter.

Powerful and clear mid-range; deep and well defined bass; great volume levels with minimal distortion

Treble can be slightly overshadowed; the very lowest frequencies aren't as well represented as they would be with a dedicated subwoofer