Hi there, I recently bought a Squeezebox Duet (one controller, two receivers) and am looking for decent and affordable (active) speakers. I am aware that the price range of 150 - 250 US$ won't qualify for "audiophile" - still I think it is the most adequate sub-forum, since the others tend to focus on the respective device they are targeted at.
I've read a lot about the different suggestions within this forum, but I did not manage to get to a final conclusion. So here are my requirements: In need two sets of active speakers (either 2.0 or 2.1) for my bedroom and the kitchen; both rooms are approx. 4x5 m each and have wooden floors. The speakers will have to be placed rather near to the rear wall (or even be attached to it, if possible). I listen to rock, pop, vocal and instrumental jazz and occasionally to classical music. My current list includes the "usual suspects": - Acoustic Energy Aego M - Audio Engine A2 - cheap nearfield monitors (Alesis, Behringer, Fostex, Genelec, et al.) I can try out some of the common studio monitors in a near music store, but was not able to find a store that sells the Aego Ms or the A2s. Since hearing distance will be around 3 m, I am unsure if nearfield monitors will do the job; additionally I do not like the somewhat "sterile" reproduction of studio monitors that much. So what would you suggest? Any hints will we appreciated! Kind regards, superbonham -- superbonham ------------------------------------------------------------------------ superbonham's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=22540 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57516 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
