Quote:
thanks for the suggestions but I am currently in an apartment in college so none of those will work.
If it's the size you're worried about, at the price you're willing to pay, the only way to get more even and closer to fullrange (20hz to 20khz) sound is through bigger - and maybe multiple - drivers, ergo bigger cabinets. At higher price points there are compact solutions but a college budget won't cut it. Even the
Swan HiVi X4 might be too large and it's around $699+, I think.
If you can do with just smooth midrange and not much treble and nearly zero bass though there's the
Swan HiVi S3W. There's already a
MkII but on the website but not in retailers', so the price is still unknown. I was initially looking at the original version of this since I preferred midrange over just gobs of bass, but when I got to listen to them, they don't have enough "slam" on the bass drums when there are too many instruments playing.* Although the dealer's wasn't necessarily a Hi-Fi store with noise isolated listening rooms, but since we don't have the same kind of return policies as in the US, I decided since I was getting my new home office table customized next month I might as well get the larger
D1080MkII 08, take these into account, and stave off upgraditis.
BTW don't get restricted to just Swan; there must be others out there, although for the most part they might be way beyond your budget (and mine), like the Focal XS Book.
*If its classic rock bass drums, the intro of Deftones' Digital Bath, or some blues tracks for example, the bass is there, just not knocking your chest; when it's the double pedals on Dream Theater or Nightwish, it's like my fingers following the beat by tapping on a styro cup.