This is a point we’d like to stress. Speaker monitors have such good performance now that buying regular “computer speakers” makes no sense. You’re just spending more to get the same quality, or even worse. To exceed the performance of monitor speakers you’d need to go into the realm of high end audio hardware, and that’s a whole ball game unto itself. So think carefully whether you want to make that commitment. As we said before, the majority of users will be more than happy with the spacious, rich sound delivered by quality built-in monitor speakers.
To reiterate, monitor speakers and standard external speakers that connect to your PC have the same quality, and often the ones in the monitor are actually better and more optimized for studies, game stations, and other spaces due to rigorous quality assurance and testing. There’s really no point in buying external speakers unless you want to go all-out.
In many ways this reflects the change in overall PC audio. While in the past a dedicated sound card was a must, now motherboard audio suits most users just fine. Technology has improved to the point where to get an advantage in audio that you will actually notice, you have to spend a lot.