I'm hoping someone will be able to recommend speakers for me to try in the UK for listening while at my computer.
Budget is under £1000, ideally closer to £500.
The desk is in the corner of a 4m x 3m room. It will measure 130 x 65 cm, so not wide and quite shallow. Behind and to the left side is solid wall, although there is a window to the left too, a little higher than the desk. Speakers can go under, above, to the side, on the wall or even in the ceiling! (Desk speakers will be less hassle however.)
Would like to avoid having a sub.
Listening volumes will be low so detail is more important than power.
The monitor is 70cm wide and sits in the middle of the desk.
I'm undecided on sources. The computer will be either a Mac Pro or MacBook Pro. I may also decide to connect a Sonos to the speakers if I find that more convenient. The feature of being able to connect both USB and analog and listen to both sounds useful (AudioEngine a2) but may not be essential.
I'm happy for the speakers to be active or passive, on recommendation. If passive, the amp will need to be under £200 and very small. I guess there is a big advantage to having a speaker with DAC rather than using the computer to output analog. No wireless, Bluetooth or AirPlay requirements.
Aesthetics are important, and I'm not an audiophile so at some point aesthetics become more important than sound quality, but not to say irrelevant. I realise looks are subjective so I'll say it needs to have clean lines. Examples that I like include B&W MM1, Kef LS50, x300a, B&O beolab 3. All very different but they work for me.
As regards the type of sound. I have Monitor Audio RX 6 in the living room, BX2s in the kitchen and Dynaudio Excite x12 in the dining room. I have previously auditioned LS50s and loved them, but sadly I think they will be far too big.
Like the idea of the Kef X300a but again, think this will be too big. Would appreciate comments on Genelec's or AudioEngine.
I have a pair of Dali Zensor 1s in the garage; put there because they weren't as good as the Excites in the dining room. Should I get them out of the box?
I have previously listened to Dali Menuets and loved the size and sound. A consideration? Or should I just stick to active?
I hope that's sufficient information to warrant some suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
Budget is under £1000, ideally closer to £500.
The desk is in the corner of a 4m x 3m room. It will measure 130 x 65 cm, so not wide and quite shallow. Behind and to the left side is solid wall, although there is a window to the left too, a little higher than the desk. Speakers can go under, above, to the side, on the wall or even in the ceiling! (Desk speakers will be less hassle however.)
Would like to avoid having a sub.
Listening volumes will be low so detail is more important than power.
The monitor is 70cm wide and sits in the middle of the desk.
I'm undecided on sources. The computer will be either a Mac Pro or MacBook Pro. I may also decide to connect a Sonos to the speakers if I find that more convenient. The feature of being able to connect both USB and analog and listen to both sounds useful (AudioEngine a2) but may not be essential.
I'm happy for the speakers to be active or passive, on recommendation. If passive, the amp will need to be under £200 and very small. I guess there is a big advantage to having a speaker with DAC rather than using the computer to output analog. No wireless, Bluetooth or AirPlay requirements.
Aesthetics are important, and I'm not an audiophile so at some point aesthetics become more important than sound quality, but not to say irrelevant. I realise looks are subjective so I'll say it needs to have clean lines. Examples that I like include B&W MM1, Kef LS50, x300a, B&O beolab 3. All very different but they work for me.
As regards the type of sound. I have Monitor Audio RX 6 in the living room, BX2s in the kitchen and Dynaudio Excite x12 in the dining room. I have previously auditioned LS50s and loved them, but sadly I think they will be far too big.
Like the idea of the Kef X300a but again, think this will be too big. Would appreciate comments on Genelec's or AudioEngine.
I have a pair of Dali Zensor 1s in the garage; put there because they weren't as good as the Excites in the dining room. Should I get them out of the box?
I have previously listened to Dali Menuets and loved the size and sound. A consideration? Or should I just stick to active?
I hope that's sufficient information to warrant some suggestions.
Thanks in advance.
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