Best speaker system for Creative mp3 players?

Hello Forum
I need to find a decent stereo shelf system, which can boost the sound in my Creative mp3 player.
Any ideas?
Thanks

This depends on how many channels you want, but all of creatives THX models, Logitechs better speakers (Z-5000?), and klpisch's multimedia speakers (Promedia Ultra?), will all give very satisfactory results.
I dont personally feel that digital offers much benafit, unless your keen to connect to a reciever, the decoding on the X-Fi makes hardware decoding set less of a priority, and thus reduces the need for a digital input (which is requred where decoding takes place outside of the sound card).
All of these kinds of speakers are designed for near-field listening, so the distance away from then can be very low, however high volumes can damage your ears over extended periods and this is enhanced the closer you are. Consider symptoms such as regular "ear fatigue" a sign that you are a little too close!

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luvdodo wrote:
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Hello,
I'm a newbie and I don't know a lot about MP3 players so I hope you can help me out. I have a brand new Kenwood car audio with an USB cable to plug your MP3 player in. My friend's Samsung MP3 player doesn't work, after some research I find out that the MP3 player has to be an MTP one to work with the car audio. Now my question is: are all Creative MP3 players MTP maschines and do I have to make a software update or what ever to "make them be" a MTP player?
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