Other than the subwoofer and the four satellites, the package contains mounting surfaces for the satellites as well as two tripods for use in the rear pair. And here comes my first complaint of the FPS2000 (that didn’t take long, did it?); the tripods seem very cheap (I guess you can’t have the cake and eat it too) and are pretty flimsy. Another problem I encountered was that the tripod was not nearly as high as I would have liked it to be. This can make the rear speakers sound quite a bit quieter than the front ones. 
Another problem is the way the tripod is constructed. A piece of plastic with three holes to stick soda straws would begin to describe it. If, like mine, your computer work area wasn’t built with rear speakers in, bumping on them while walking past tends to dislodge one of the legs!

The speaker wiring is of pretty good quality for a computer speaker, the fronts getting 3 m cables and the rears 5 m cables. Given the space to stretch these out, you can enjoy every bit of stereo imaging in a game. You also get the DIN cable to connect to your SB Live! through the digital interface daughtercard.
 

The satellites themselves are slightly reminiscent of Bose Acoustimass satellites.  I would have preferred a detachable cloth front to the metal mesh they have but I guess we can’t have everything.

The subwoofer is slightly larger and is an improvement over the unit that ships with the regular SoundWorks system. It acts as a hub to which everything connects up to. I did find the fact that the bass level control was on the subwoofer annoying, since when I reach under my desk to adjust it (seeing that this is the recommended placement of the subwoofer) the bass drowns out the higher frequencies making fine-tuning almost impossible. The volume and rear/front balance is controlled by a wire-based remote. 
This is of much better design than the thumbwheel-based remote that ships with the PCWorks speakers, the volume being controlled by a turning knob which is surrounded by the larger and more inset balance control. Bit like an old car stereo and quite easy to use.
 
 

Table of contents
Introduction	In Use
Specifications & System Requirements	Pros & Cons
Contents & Assembly	Conclusion