Looking for Active speakers for PC

dirtybeatfreak

dirtybeatfreak

dirtybeatfreak

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Hey all :),

Recently bought the recommended Edifier 1280dbs and T5 sub but absolutely hated the sound. I found the highs and mids were all muffled, speech was really hard to hear and didn't just sound right in my games. I spent a lot of time trying different settings, software EQs, cables and just didn't get on with them. I realise given all the praise they get I might have had a duff pair but I don't want to take the risk returning/rebuying them in-case they just weren't suited to me. They have now gone back :(

Please could someone recommend some other speakers? I would like to stick with just bookshelf size and now it's gone back realised while I loved the bass the sub gave, it actually took too much space for my area so dont want a sub. Currently have Behringer MS16s but they are crackling/cutting out and nearly kaput!

I do have a Topping E30 ii DAC on hand and up-to £250/300 which I am guessing keeps me in the active speaker range still as I'd need a further amp to go passive with the E30. I do understand my budget is trivial in the world of audio!

Will be used mostly for gaming, you-tube videos and Drum and Bass! (all music types really lol).

As always, thanks in advance for any advice
 
Why do they have to be active, are you concerned about amp size?

You might be better off going for bookshelves and a LEPY mini amp, they're very small form factor and offer a surprising amount of power.

Otherwise, the M-Audio BX range might be worth looking into, I've heard good things about the PreSonus Eris also but don't know much about them.
 
Gray2233 said:
Why do they have to be active, are you concerned about amp size?

You might be better off going for bookshelves and a LEPY mini amp, they're very small form factor and offer a surprising amount of power.

Otherwise, the M-Audio BX range might be worth looking into, I've heard good things about the PreSonus Eris also but don't know much about them.
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hello :) I wouldn't mind going for an amp at all, I just thought it would be outside of my budget. Having a look now at your suggestions. thanks!
 
dirtybeatfreak said:
hello :) I wouldn't mind going for an amp at all, I just thought it would be outside of my budget. Having a look now at your suggestions. thanks!
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The LEPY LP-V3S and other models can be had for around £20-30 and are impressive little amps for the price, 25W per channel. SMSL and NOBSOUND also have some budget friendly AMPS that could be worth looking at for £30-100 depending on your needs.

Worth noting that a lot of active speakers vastly overrate how much power they actually deliver too, there's a few which claim 50-100W but in reality it's no more than the above LEPY.

£200-250 is a pretty healthy budget for a good pair of bookshelves, but you might want to find some which pair well with slightly lower powered amplifiers such as those I've suggested, and you probably want a nearfield solution so be wary of that too, but it opens up a lot more options imo.

Don't stress over speaker cables either, although I'm sure I'll get some pushback in saying that. There's plenty of decent copper solutions that'll give you 3m worth for around a tenner, more expensive/other types might change tonality a bit at best but they do not improve sound quality.
 
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I’d absolutely be looking at the Edifier MR3s - the new one with the waveguide tweeters.


Make sure they’re pointed at your ears, or they’ll sound more muffled as you’ve experienced.



Small drivers means you will hit a brick wall with bass extension. The only way around that is a small subwoofer.




If you want more output, Kali LP-6 or 8s. But they’ll be a fair bit bigger.
 
dirtybeatfreak said:
Hey all :),

Recently bought the recommended Edifier 1280dbs and T5 sub but absolutely hated the sound. I found the highs and mids were all muffled, speech was really hard to hear and didn't just sound right in my games. I spent a lot of time trying different settings, software EQs, cables and just didn't get on with them. I realise given all the praise they get I might have had a duff pair but I don't want to take the risk returning/rebuying them in-case they just weren't suited to me. They have now gone back :(

Please could someone recommend some other speakers? I would like to stick with just bookshelf size and now it's gone back realised while I loved the bass the sub gave, it actually took too much space for my area so dont want a sub. Currently have Behringer MS16s but they are crackling/cutting out and nearly kaput!

I do have a Topping E30 ii DAC on hand and up-to £250/300 which I am guessing keeps me in the active speaker range still as I'd need a further amp to go passive with the E30. I do understand my budget is trivial in the world of audio!

Will be used mostly for gaming, you-tube videos and Drum and Bass! (all music types really lol).

As always, thanks in advance for any advice
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Kanto yu probably ticks all your boxes if you really that sub bass you can add a sub woofer but that will add to your budget
 
dirtybeatfreak said:
4.5 :)
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I had 4.5 of them for ages and thought they were kinda crap and flat and lacking bass (pre Bluetooth version)

upgraded to yamaha hs7 studio monitors and use a topping d50 III amp.

you coulda had a pretty decent choice of powered monitors for 300.

ones I bought were 184 each, pretty big though and take up a lot of desk space.
 
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