<p>Well then your expectations are much higher then. Again the best bet is to buy a good set of headphones.</p>
<p>p.s. Do you have experience with the X-530? If you do may I ask you why it is so bad?</p>
<p>Yup, I have the Labtec Gaming Headset/Boom Mic C-370, which back in the day cost $100. It's messed up now unfortunately. :(</p>
<p>I haven't heard the X-530s, but I have a somewhat similar Logitech budget 5.1 set, the Z640s. They're alright, but its sound is stale in comparision to my Z2300s. Then again, the Z640s are 51 watts RMS compared to the X-530's 70 watts RMS, and the X-530s have a better design for the speakers. But a 70 watt speaker set to me is still very weak to say a 200 watt speaker set, the difference between my Z640s and the Z2300s was so dramatic, I can't see anything terribly good about the X-530s.</p>