Since I was not interested in a surround sound set, all those 4.1, 5.1, 6.1 and even 7.1 packages were not what I was looking for and I narrowed my needs down to a decent 2.1 configuration. Nowadays I tend to use the speakers on my workstation to listen to music and, every now and then, play some games, so I wanted powerful satellites, backed up by a body pounding woofer. Besides that, I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg to achieve my goals, leaving the "professional" studio speakers out of the equation.