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Inexpensive $200/pair Active Monitors

I am looking for inexpensive, less than $200 a pair, active monitors for my PC to listen to music in my office. These are not for critical listening but should sound good. I prefer to stay away from 3-piece combos as I find the bass to be one note boomy in this price range.

Through numerous searches I have found references to Audioengine a2, Swan M200 MKII, Alesis M1Active 520, M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 and iKey Audio M505 in this price range.

Any recommedations from this list or any others worth a listen?

Thanks,
Martin
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mhconley OP
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Some other speakers to consider here - making things a little more difficult...

I currently have an ACS340 Altec Lansing 2.1 system that sounds decent but it does suffer from one-note bass boom. I am looking to improve the sound over what I have. I may eventually add a small matching subwoofer under my desk but really want a pair of good sounding powered monitors.

Behringer MS40's have a built-in 192kHz/24-bit DAC for right around $130.

I guess I'll have to get out and find some of these speakers in local stores to hear how they sound.
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