zorrofox
Established Member
Hi folks. I'm looking to spend no more than £200 on a pair of passive speakers which will be placed on a desktop and powered by my ageing Rotel RA-01 integrated amp. I'm going passive as opposed to active because I like the basic sound of the amp and I already use it to power my headphones. I know active monitors would ideally be the best option but what would I use for my cans? My only source is my computer which has an M-audio 2496 Audiophile soundcard fitted. I listen mainly to FLAC files and sound quality is very important to me. From the research I've done so far I'm thinking I need the speakers to be front ported as there's not a lot of space on the desk. Their backs are going to be against (more or less) the rear wall and they need to be small. I'd consider a 2.1 system but really 2.0 would be better for imaging etc. Bass isn't a deal breaker for me. As long as it's tuneful it doesn't need to shake the room. If I could find a decent pair of active desktop speakers that had a headphone throughput I could maybe raise the budget to £300. At the moment I'm using a pair of small Sony speakers from a 10 yo micro system! They're not good.
What would anyone recommend?
What would anyone recommend?