Desktop speakers to beat corsair sp2500

Trojan Horse · 16 Apr 2017 at 00:11

I'm wanting to upgrade my Sp2500. I want something to blow it out the water. My max is £500 but if it's phenomenal I can stretch.

I have a STX soundcard and am thinking of buying Audioengine a5 with KEF subwoofer. Mainly for movies and music.

How would I connect them to my PC?

Begbie · 16 Apr 2017 at 00:36

You wouldn't be able to connect the sub, unless the soundcard has sub in?

You could always get an amplifier, but you'll have to cut your budget for a sub and speakers. Though you probably won't need a sub with decent speakers.

Trojan Horse · 16 Apr 2017 at 01:05

Begbie said:
You wouldn't be able to connect the sub, unless the soundcard has sub in?

You could always get an amplifier, but you'll have to cut your budget for a sub and speakers. Though you probably won't need a sub with decent speakers.

I'm wanting a sub so that I can get room shaking bass on movies lol.

Would the audio engine a5+ have good level of bass?

Begbie · 16 Apr 2017 at 09:51

Trojan Horse said:
I'm wanting a sub so that I can get room shaking bass on movies lol.

Would the audio engine a5+ have good level of bass?

No idea, never used them. But they will most certainly sound better than a set of SP2500 even with the sub which last time I heard them was a bassy mess. But then I'm never over fussed about in your face base. I'd pair a decent set of speakers with a good amp, something like q-acoustics 3010/3020. Or somethign else more known for their base. You can pick up loads of mini DACs now, but I don't know many with sub outputs? Then upgrade to a sub if you feel you need one? Potentially saving a bit of cash.

Marsman · 16 Apr 2017 at 11:08

Trojan Horse said:
I'm wanting to upgrade my Sp2500. I want something to blow it out the water. My max is £500 but if it's phenomenal I can stretch.

I have a STX soundcard and am thinking of buying Audioengine a5 with KEF subwoofer. Mainly for movies and music.

How would I connect them to my PC?

You can do that. Audioengine A2+ and A5+ have audio out to which a subwoofer can be connected.

Speakers without an audio output (very common) are more awkward to connect a subwoofer. Begbie's thinking of that I assume.