Creative's XF1 affordable active desktop speakers are 'absolutely ideal for those who want to feel like they’re having plenty of input into the sound they’re experiencing', although they're not truly perfect
The Creative XF1 is without doubt one of the smartest, most cost-effective ways of turning your desktop into a venue for high-quality, hi-res audio. It’s not the complete solution, but it gets a fair way towards it — and it’s absolutely ideal for those who want to feel like they’re having plenty of input into the sound they’re experiencing
Reasons to buy
- +Open, focused and informative sound
- +Usefully compact dimensions and almost-as-useful cork stands
- +Control app offers a lot of input into the performance
Reasons to avoid
- -Low frequencies are lumpy and rather one-note
- -Difficult to achieve a truly uncoloured sound
- -Crying out for more options where finish is concerned
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