I am starting to think that most computer speakers are a ripoff. Tiny, TINY midrange speakers with a giant subwoofer box. They sound tiny, and no amount of equalizer tweaking produces a full sound...you can only get ringing highs and thick, boomy lows even with the subwoofer turned all the way down. It just sounds empty, and has me wanting to use my headphones just for better sound (I have good headphones).

Because of this, I recently ditched my Logitech 2.1 set (it was a $70 set) and hooked up an old Emerson bookshelf stereo (6th grade Christmas present) because the sound is so much fuller and rich (5" speakers, no sub, still good bass).

What are you all using as computer speakers? This experience has me wanting to get a pair of ~$100 powered studio monitors to use as computer speakers, just to have a bigger, fuller sound. Numark has a set that has good reviews, and there are Alesis and Akai sets that have USB and have good reviews.

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I literally NEVER do any serious music listening via my computer.

With that said, the rare times that I do, I've got it piped through my Home Stereo Receiver via the headphone jack, or streaming over bluetooth.

$300 for the M1 Active set new, but they have both a nice sweet spot for sound engineering and great room-filling capacity for pure enjoyment. I don't typically hit playback with EQ bands unless I'm referencing, but they're plenty responsive to it.


Those could be excessive for pure enjoyment, though. Running the stereo out of a regular-ass sound card to a split RCA in on an amplifier, thence to some decent passive joints..that's the stuff that home media centers are made of.



I mean, keeping in mind that a computer can function perfectly as a line level media player, you can treat it like any other component. Active joints, passive setup, etc, it's all possible.

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I recommend copping these:

http://www.equatoraudio.com/D5_Studio_Monitors_with_DSP_300_Pair_p/d5.htm

Ridiculous value for the sound you get. Plus they're pretty small and light, so should fit well on even a small desk.

I have a set and I love them. They are making me want to upgrade my KRK V8 Ser II to something else because the Equators do so much in a tiny package.

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Thinking about upgrading to some proper monitors, probably these:
http://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-HS80M-Studio-Reference-Monitor/dp/B000QPHCB4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I15NT10Q6CTASM&colid=1QI06OK9A919W

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They are about $100, and they have bass and treble adjustments in the back which I would like.

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By reading reviews, it looks like a big jump in quality when you go from ~$100 to $200+

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The guy said he bought them from Guitar Center 6 months ago and DJ'd with them a few times, but they weren't big enough. He played them for me and I was sold.

Music sounds incredible, and that is with the EQ completely flat. Too bad my dad is asleep in the next room because I want to get some good tunes going and play with the EQ. Wow is all I can say.


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