My desk space is a bit limited, so I've ruled out the Wharfedale 9.1's. The 9.0's should fit on my desk, but they'll be pretty close to me. They'll be hooked into my computer, so any background noise / hiss while I'm working will probably get annoying. Is there anything I could do to reduce...

It's just for gaming on a PC, not for listening to music, the room is 3.6m by 2.5m (12 foot by 8 foot), but I'll be at a desk in the corner, sat about 80cm from the speakers. I'm concerned that sitting so close to the speakers any background hiss / whitenoise will be very noticeable. I don't...

It's just for gaming on a PC, not for listening to music, the room is 3.6m by 2.5m (12 foot by 8 foot), but I'll be at a desk in the corner, sat about 80cm from the speakers. I don't normally have the volume loud. And what extras will I need? Just speaker wire and a 3.5mm male-to-male to...

A while ago I used the excellent http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide and got a couple of sets of really nice headphones for pretty cheap, but I can't see anything similar for PC desktop speakers.   I rarely listen to music, but play games a lot. Just about every google result for...