Nice! Post back and let us know how it goes.

    Yup, definitely an improvement. I just tried using the headphone jack again, and the sound quality was shocking! Hadn't realised how much of an improvement the DAC was when I was experimenting previously!

Ahh didn't know about that - do you know of anywhere which explains this in detail? Can't say I know much about audio tech details. Any suggestions on a more suitable reasonably priced DAC for speakers?    I bought the E10 pretty much blindly based on reviews I read saying that the E10 would...

Interesting! Do you use them as studio monitors, or general speakers? How do the jbls sound from a distance? Are they directional, or can you be sat anywhere in the room? In my search, I did a really quick search for active speakers in my budget, saw lots of articles on the RP6s and A5+s, and...

Summary/TL;DR: The RP6s are excellent – warm sound with great separation. Bass is tight and punchy, mids are warm with realistic sounding vocals. The highs sing. They fill large rooms comfortably without sounding strained. The speakers are massive though, and pretty ugly.   The A5+s are much...