I use a pair of Harbeth P3ESR on my desk, and they sound glorious. However, they are expensive for a desktop speaker, and I can only justify them, I think, because I actually use them at least as much as my main speakers in the living room. This set up uses a desktop computer as a source, with an ODAC usb DAC and an Emotiva Control Freak volume control into a Quad 405-2 amplifier. I like the Quad 405-2 for its clean and discreet modern looks and compact size. The speakers sit on IsoAcoustics stands. I don't buy their isolation story, but I needed something to bring the tweeter up to ear height (very important) and to reduce bass reinforcement by the desktop surface. The latter remained a bit of an issue until I did an REW measurement and imported the correction file into the Equalizer APO/Peace equalizer software that I had installed in the computer. So be prepared for the need to have desktop stands of one kind or another, and even then perhaps some equalization to tame a woolly bass. I never heard the little Quad actives, but they seem just the ticket.
Computer Speakers
Thinking about an upgrade for a room where I spend a lot of time - the home office at the computer.
I am thinking of active speakers for near field listening conditions under $1,000.
Ideas?
No room for the tiny Maggie desktop setup or even for a rear facing port... any good acoustic suspension speakers I can try?
I am thinking of active speakers for near field listening conditions under $1,000.
Ideas?
No room for the tiny Maggie desktop setup or even for a rear facing port... any good acoustic suspension speakers I can try?