I'm wondering about something, considering that the A5+ are powers and the speakers recommended to me are passive is their a difference in sound quality between passive and powered?

I want good bass, but I do not have room for a separate subwoofer, so I do not want one.

So from what I'm getting I should steer clear of the A5+, if this is the case, why? And I don't care about portability, I want accurate powerful audio, but I can only have 2 speakers. 

I dont have enough room for a surround sound setup, nor the budget I just want a 2 speaker configuration since its all that I can fit in the room I have, I only have 7 foot by 2.5 foot space for the speakers.

My budget is 700$

No, I do not have the A5+

I dont want any surround sound, I will be connecting them to some Audio Engine A5+, unless I don't need the Modi and Magni for the A5+?

Can the Modi and Magni be connected to an Xbox One? As a lot of my music is on it.

How good are the Modi and Magni and Odac + O2? Since they both fall into my price range? Also they need to feature an Optical port.

Hello, I'm in the market for an Amp and DAC (I don't mind if their two separate boxes) and I'd like to know what some options are for the 200$-300$ price point? And is having a separate Amp and DAC better than having them combined into one box?

Ok, that solves my first problem but this may sound strange but I have a lot of CD music, I also have a lot of my music on my Xbox, is it possible to connect the A5+ to the Xbox? Or do I need and external DAC and amp?

Hello, Im thinking of buying AudioEngine's A5+ but I'm not sure if they can be connected to a Xonar Essence STX and if so, how can they be connected?

Which do you guys recommend? The 545's or HP150's? And do the 150's provide better sound than the HP100's?

Can I drive the HP100 with a phone?

Hello, I own a pair of Astro A40's while opinions on them are conflicting, I find the sound quality quite good for gaming, but most reviews say the build quality is good, and I cant agree on that, the build quality seems flimsy and not very sturdy, does anyone fell the same way?

Oops, sorry my bad  meant to right AKG 550, about the 545's do they have large ear cups, since I have large ears and are they heavy?

What about the AKG K555? Are they any better and good for on the go use? Also, the headphones you recommended do they provide good noise isolation? 

Thanks for the suggestions, but I've tried the Bower and Wikins and I find them very uncomfortable, also the HP50, while I liked the audio quality looked silly on my head, and I got some strange looks when I would wear them outside of my house, what about the V-mods M-100 and Beyerdynamic DT 770?

My budget is 400$ currently although id like to keep it more towards 300$, it will be used with a phone, and also a PC with a sound card and amp.

Hello, I'm in the market for a pair of closed-back (since I would like some noise isolation) music only headphones, that work in a variety of genres, (Il be listening mainly to alt-rock, rock, some pop, instrumentals and a few other things) that I can also use on the go (the headphones). I'm a...

I did some research and found out that they are a niche brand in north america, but very popular in europe, from what i've read their speakers are top tear, and even considered some of the best, but from what i've scene they're expensive, and getting a hold of them in north america is difficult.

Just as a possible explanation for the conflicting specs, the STX was released back in 2010, so the Asus website and manual specs were probably written back then, the YouTube video showing 8 channels is from 2012, I think the most plausible explanation is that it was updated. (Thanks for the...

Hello, while browsing the internet for high end speaker systems, I found a small company called system-audio, (based in Denmark) I did some researching and found some of their stuff and its expensive, is it any good?   http://www.system-audio.com/_en-GB/frontpage

I will buy a new sound card, I can get a refund on the Phoebus since I bought it on Amazon and I have 30 days for a refund    Also, most specs for the STX say that it supports Dolby Pro Logic ii,  But the picture above, form the Guru3D review clearly show Dolby Pro Logic iix, so maybe 7.1...

  Pulled this off a youtube video, whats the 8 channels option?   And the sound that HTv4 is producing, maybe its something else, just doesn't sound like 7.1, I used to have a pair of Logitech G430's they were a lot cheaper and their 7.1 was miles better.