Looking for sub-$500 computer speakers?

Sep 19, 2013 at 9:37 PM Post #32 of 40
kzhlin said:
Ety ER4P's are really nice. Love the accurate and neutral sound they produce. I have the Ety HF5's but right now I'm mostly listening to my Westone 4R's. The 4R's are amazing.
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I'd love to get a pair of those Westones. I only wear IEMs when I travel, so I can't justify spending the money when there are so many other audio goodies I want to buy that I would use more :)
 
Sep 19, 2013 at 11:31 PM Post #33 of 40
cel4145 said:
I'd love to get a pair of those Westones. I only wear IEMs when I travel, so I can't justify spending the money when there are so many other audio goodies I want to buy that I would use more :)
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They're amazing! They sound incredible and block out a lot of noise. Is it too early to get yourself a Christmas gift? :)
 
Sep 20, 2013 at 12:04 AM Post #34 of 40
kzhlin said:
They're amazing! They sound incredible and block out a lot of noise. Is it too early to get yourself a Christmas gift? :)
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LOL

Yeah. I already bought this a couple of weeks ago to pair with my desktop speaker setup. Nice tight and clean sound--like you would expect out of a BA IEM :)
 
Sep 20, 2013 at 12:30 AM Post #37 of 40
cel4145 said:
Hopefully, you'll have some new speakers picked out to listen to soon. New speaker/headphone day is always a happy day :)
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I got a pair of mm-1's to audition so I'm going to check that out this week before I decide what to get. Can't wait!

It's going to lack the bass and power compared to the airmotiv 5's, but for my listening (quiet music in front of computer), I think the MM-1's would be a good choice. We'll see!
 
Sep 20, 2013 at 12:46 AM Post #38 of 40
If you listen to them and like them, you should definitely go with them. The old "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" definitely applies to audio you have heard over the items you have only read reviews about when the items are similar in class :)

There is one downside to those MM-1s. *If* you ever wanted to run a sub along with them, you would not be able to use the internal USB DAC they have built in. You'd have to use them in analog input mode. But I know not everyone wants a sub ;)
 
Sep 22, 2013 at 12:25 AM Post #40 of 40
I've been listening to the MM-1 for quite a few hours and I really like them! I didn't notice the hiss that some owners have mentioned, and while the bass isn't crazy, when I turn the volume to about 75%, my table starts to vibrate a little.
 
Performance wise, sound quality on the higher registers is very clear and overall it is a great speaker. Some people mentioned that it doesn't play loud, but for computer speakers I think they're loud enough. I'm only listening to them on about 1/3 - 1/2 of the full volume.
 
But then again, I'm still in the break-in period so things could open up a bit more and sound might change, but anyways...
 
Great speaker. Saves space. Looks super nice. Would recommend!
 
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