[Hunted Charlie]

I live at my parents' home right now and will be going to college next year, so I cannot modify my room at all for these speakers.
 
Source: MacBook or iPhone directly (if you think that won't work well for this level of speaker, let me know what else I should put in the signal path)
 
Music (quality ranges from 192kpbs CBR MP3 up to lossless):
Hip-Hop/Rap
Rock (more modern usually)
Electronica
Folk
Jazz (occasionally)
 
I'm looking for two pairs of speakers, one at around $600 or less and one at around $200 or less.  Form factor is flexible but I'd be very happy to have something I can put on/around my desk--it can't take up all of my space.  Budgets are flexible but if the combined total goes above $1200-ish I simply can't afford it.

Help me out?

 

[mark2410]

erm why two pairs?

 

[Hunted Charlie]

Two different houses I want to put them in. 

 

[RicHSAD]

Passive or Powered speakers?
 
WWStereo has a 4th of July sale right now and you can get the Energy RC-10 for $237 shipped in US with a promo code. They are outstanding value at that price.

 

[MichealAngelo]

I've been wanting to get some tekton speakers with the 6" drivers.

 

[Hunted Charlie]

I'm no speaker expert but I think I'd be looking at Powered since I'm just running out of a MacBook (no amp).  Also I won't have the money to buy with for another few weeks so I can't use a 4th of July sale, sadly.
 
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Passive or Powered speakers?
 
WWStereo has a 4th of July sale right now and you can get the Energy RC-10 for $237 shipped in US with a promo code. They are outstanding value at that price.