Looking for a good-sounding balanced XLR to XLR lead for my JBL active monitors, because the studio cable I'm using at the moment isn't doing them justice. Budget is around $100 approx. Length can be anywhere from 3 meters to 6 meters.   Any suggestions appreciated, especially for UK based...

Hi,   Thank you for taking the time to read this.   I recently hooked up a pair of Dynaudio BM6As to the RME ADI-2 Dac. The dac didn't have a volume controller and was sending extremely loud signals to my speakers (to the point where it was distorting badly) so I immediately hit Pause...

Hi all,   Don't know if this is the right place to ask. I mainly listen to electronic dance music. I have Sony XB-500 headphones for 6 months. Its certainly not audiophile quality but I can get warm pleasing sound after using some equalization. (some cut in 3-6kHz range, and a little in...

I needed to lift some AudioEngine A5's off of the desk and ended up wrapping two blocks of styrofoam with electrical tape to use as temporary stands until I could make some from wood.  I was really impressed with how the speakers sounded on the styrofoam but attributed it to lifting the speakers...

  I'm thinking about setting up a sound system. I will send audio from my iPhone to some speakers via an Airport Express. If I buy some speakers like these: http://www.klipsch.com/rb-41-ii-bookshelf-speakers-pair would I need an amp? If so what kind?

I want to get a TV and a decent pair of stereo speakers for my apartment next year, and I was wondering if people here had some advice. I don't necessarily care about surround sound, but I do want a receiver that accepts HDMI input from an Apple TV, XBox and Macbook Pro and has clean output to...

I bought Edifier s330d for my new comp. They work great, but over the time of 1 month of my ownership of them the sub is starting to show some buzzing sound. At first week or two there was nothing, but one day the sub started buzzing on and off for a minute or two and then stopped and worked...

Hi,   I'm looking for some decent new PC speakers to replace my Logitech Z323 which sound like crap. I like some decent powerful bass th more impact than my z323wi(which my z323 doesn't have and it makes strange noises on higher volumes) and clear and crisp highs (z323 sounds veiled).  ...

I have some Altek Lansing 4.1 speakers that must have come with a computer we bought a while ago. Now I am trying to get them set up because the dell speakers I was using started glitching. Basically the volume would drastically change randomly and at random intervals. Sometimes it would be fine...

Alright so right now I just got a pair of Swan d1080 IV's, they are fine in the midrange and high's but lacking in bass so I ordered a polk audio psw10 subwoofer, from what I understand these are NOT magnetically shielded so right now on my desk I have on the RIGHT side the speakers and monitor...

I most recently bought the Onkyo TX-8255 and Audioengine P4 speakers, and they are on their way to me via FedEx. I gave myself around a $500 budget (including stands, cables, etc.), and I already own a turntable that needs a phono input. I'll be connecting the turntable and my Apple Airport...

I own a Fiio E17.     I also own a pair of Energy RC-Micro 5.1 satellite speakers which were the rears for a 5.1 speaker system.   Here's what I'd like to do.  Please advise whether it might work.   Connect the E17 to my computer.  Then, use an L7 LOD to connect the E17 to the Fiio...

Hi guys, this is my first time to get a speakers set up , Got no idea with them, please help   What kind of the amp i can get to match these speakers  ?  

Hello, I've been hanging around the forums for some time now and have encountered a problem I can't quite find a solution for, I am purchasing a maverick d2 DAC and some swan M200MkIi speakers, I have an infinity sub, was replaced by a klipsch in my home theater but I would like to use it with...

Has anyone done a side-by-side comparison of Dynaudio's new DBM50's with their long standing BM5A MKII? I'm interested to hear what people have to say about the sound quality  and the difference that slightly larger woofer makes on the DBM50.

Probably a question that gets asked quite a bit here, but oh well. I currently have a quite large and expensive hifi system (Xindak XA6950 amp, PSB Imagine 6T speakers and an XTZ 99 W10.16 subwoofer) but for many reasons I am considering selling this and getting something both smaller and...

I am a high school student and I am looking for a low priced 2.1 setup for my room, and for when people come over. Under $200 would be nice, and I will be hooking them up to my laptop through an Asus Xonar U3. I will be listening to some rock music and electronica, so some decent bass would be...

Hi all,   Just looking for some advice. I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD650's powered by FiiO E9/E7 combo. I am very happy with the sound from the FiiO considering how affordable it was but I want to upgrade to something a bit better now. I have done some research and I have decided...

Due to a recent bereavement I've been given a nice old sound system, and I wondered if you could suggest some decent speaker options based on what I have. Linn Axis turntable Arcam Alpha Plus CD player, tuner and amp. I tried the turntable with my ACS T1 straight out of the amp's headphone...

Last night, I ended up picking some Mirage OM6 speakers up off craigslist for a great price for a floorstanding 2.0 setup. These will be going in my apartment in about a month once I move in. The living room floor is carpeted. It might be worth considering that the speakers are fairly unique...

I have a pair of Martin Logan speakers for L/R setup and im using an Topping TP30 amp for them. I also have an Martin Logan powered sub that I would like to add to the setup. The problem im having is that none of these small desktop amps have an sub output. I only have outputs for me speakers...

Hey guys, I've been looking into purchasing a budget speaker system for my newly built pc. I mosty use my sennheiser hd558's for gaming and music, so the speakers would only really be used when I'm not wearing my headphones. I have a xonar dg installed in my pc, of that makes any difference. So...

okay, so the two i have in mind are the bang and olufsen BeoSound 8, and the bowers and wilkins zeppelin air. what are your opinions and why?

Powered Speakers?  Really?  Now?   Why?...There are so many of them…   Well, let’s see.  They are efficient, small-ish (some) and you don’t have to worry about an amp, great for computer audio etc.  Oh and maybe they sound **** good (when connected properly).  Monitors?  Near-Field...

I'm currently on a laptop. I use headphone most of the time, but sometimes I just wanna lay down watching movies or listening to music without the headphone hurting my head.   My budget is only < $100 ($50 range would be good). I'm just a college student and  I don't want to spend too much...