.. thanks to all the guys who helped me out on this =) .. here are the components i ended up with!  .next up would be cleaning up all the clutter on my desk to get the best sound out of these .. and maybe look for stands for elevation ..  

.. got myself the wharfedales 9.1s =) .. i decided to keep my logitechs maybe for PC movies and just get a DAC/amp combo for music .. currently I'm evaluating the v-dac + topping tp20 combo or the dared mp5 .. i just hope the size of the 9.1s don't look too funny on my desktop ..

Hi,   I just tried the AV30s in one of the local stores here.  I brought my ipod with me to try out the speaker with a mix of songs I listen to.  One in particular is the Canon D played on the piano.  Some of the high notes consistently crackle on the AV30.  This also happens on my logitech...

Thanks Ryan, that should be a good way for me to start =)  I'm leaning towards the AV30 as I might not have the ears to tell the diff between that and the AV40 (though i like the AV40 connectivity options).  I'm hoping that they're a lot better than the logitechs.  And it seems these things do...

Hi, Please bear with me as I am new to this. My current setup right now is a desktop pc with Creative Xtremegamer and 5.1 surround speakers logitech x540. I'd like to add desktop speakers (suggestions?) for music to my setup for listening to music, but would want to utilize the 2 desktop...