Thank you for the answers, they were very useful. I'm pondering saving to buy the emotiva 4, but that would happen in six months only. Gotta see if it's worth sacrificing a bit of quality for price.

Thank you for the explanation, I'd like to get a little more technical though. What difference to I have to look for in speakers depending on which music genre I want to hear? How does my soundcard affect the quality of the sound? Also, is there any cheaper alternative to the emotiva 4?

So I was recommended this forum and I'm giving it a try. I'm sick of my ****ty computer speakers, so I'd like to know a bit more about audio and speakers in general. I'd like to buy some top-quality speakers, but I'm unsure what are good and what makes them good. Also I have no idea how my...

So I was recommended this forum and I'm giving it a try. I'm sick of my ****ty computer speakers, so I'd like to know a bit more about audio and speakers in general. I'd like to buy some top-quality speakers, but I'm unsure what are good and what makes them good. Also I have no idea how my...