They are amazing. My friend has them (I have the 2.1 version) and they sound great. Amazing bass, great mids, and supprisely good highs. They have a nice wired remote, and can get LOUD. We always watch movies at his house because of this speakers and monitor (Widescreen Samsung Syncmaster).
Plus, your friend gets happier too, because he gets better speakers and you get better speakers as well. For me, Visual and Audio performance is much more important than FPS. For example, I'd take a $200 sound card and a $200 processor over a $400 processor; just like I did. I could have kept onboard and gotten a Quad Core. But...
Audio Quality > FPS and SuperPi Times.
NiNja