Herfnderf
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Noob here.
I work at home and am looking to upgrade from my old harman/kardon pc speakers. Not terrible, but you know. I have limited desk space, hence no A5s or larger bookshelf types. 90% music/10% all the rest. Portability is helpful for summer patio music. Bass is not a huge deal. 320 mp3s mostly and MOG streaming. I like a more modern look. B&W MM-1 is a dream speaker, but too expensive. Total budget $250.00. I tend to listen to headphones once in a while, not a decision point. I've read through lots of forums and am considering one of two options:
I.powered speakers/budget dacs.
1. AudioEngine A2s. Easy, but not perfect. $200.00 No $ for DAC.
2. M-audio 30s - $100, so room for budget DAC? NuForce Icon uDac-2 $129.00
3. M-audio 40s - $149.00 - -
4. H/K Soundsticks. Look cool. Decent reviews. Cheaper. Sound better than what I have, but is it worth it?
5. Klispch - 2.1 wireless. Supposed to sound ok. Wireless, so can play in other rooms from PC. $200.00
II. Cheap amp/bookshelf speakers w/ amp
1. Dayton T-amp ($40) with whatever bookshelf speaker is the best deal - Paradigm Atom , NHT SuperZero 2.0, PSB, I'm sure I'm missing something.
I'm leaning towards the easy route with the A2s and get a dac if needed later, but have never heard them. A friend has the M-audio 30s and they sound better than I have know, but the bass sounded a little be exagerated.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Groovy.
I work at home and am looking to upgrade from my old harman/kardon pc speakers. Not terrible, but you know. I have limited desk space, hence no A5s or larger bookshelf types. 90% music/10% all the rest. Portability is helpful for summer patio music. Bass is not a huge deal. 320 mp3s mostly and MOG streaming. I like a more modern look. B&W MM-1 is a dream speaker, but too expensive. Total budget $250.00. I tend to listen to headphones once in a while, not a decision point. I've read through lots of forums and am considering one of two options:
I.powered speakers/budget dacs.
1. AudioEngine A2s. Easy, but not perfect. $200.00 No $ for DAC.
2. M-audio 30s - $100, so room for budget DAC? NuForce Icon uDac-2 $129.00
3. M-audio 40s - $149.00 - -
4. H/K Soundsticks. Look cool. Decent reviews. Cheaper. Sound better than what I have, but is it worth it?
5. Klispch - 2.1 wireless. Supposed to sound ok. Wireless, so can play in other rooms from PC. $200.00
II. Cheap amp/bookshelf speakers w/ amp
1. Dayton T-amp ($40) with whatever bookshelf speaker is the best deal - Paradigm Atom , NHT SuperZero 2.0, PSB, I'm sure I'm missing something.
I'm leaning towards the easy route with the A2s and get a dac if needed later, but have never heard them. A friend has the M-audio 30s and they sound better than I have know, but the bass sounded a little be exagerated.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Groovy.