Speakers to be connected with my PC

[chrisr34000]

Hello everybody,

I need a speaker set for my computer. They will be either connected to a X-Fi Xtreme Music soundcard or my AudioGD DAC / AMP (Compass).

The distance between me and the speakers will be 3,5 m. The room is about 17 m^2. So, all in all, I believe a 2.1 system would be my best bet. The satellites are going to be on two different (crowded) desks and need to be be fairly small: width and depth < 17 cm, height < 30 cm. I will use the speakers mainly for movies.

I would like to keep costs under 250 EUR (without the sub).

There are two options now:

1) Audioengine A2+ or similar
2) Lepai Amp (or similar) + passive speaker (Dali Zensor 1)

Which option would yield the best quality given the price constraints?


Thanks,
Chris

 

[djreef]

You could check out Emotiva Pro (bottom of the page). They just introduced a small powered setup that might nail what you're looking for.

 

[tyhjaarpa]

If you want cheap setup I would look for Dayton B652-AIR with Lepai LP2020A and Dayton Sub-1200.

If you want to get best out of those 250€ then I would look for pair of Behringer B2030A.

 

[rojo]

Also, if your PC is running Windows, invest in a USB measurement mic (the MiniDSP UMIK-1, for example) and check out EqualizerAPO.

 

[zieglj01]

1) Audioengine A2+ or similar
2) Lepai Amp (or similar) + passive speaker (Dali Zensor 1)

Which option would yield the best quality given the price constraints?

I would look at the Dali - and the Monitor Audio MR1
http://www.richersounds.com/product/standmount-speakers/monitor-audio/mr1/moni-audio-mr1-wal