Ideas for speakers for the computer Bookshelf

[Anubis]

Looking for ideas for a pair of bookshelf speakers to use with my computer. These will be near field and i would like to keep the price around 400$. I'm really not familiar with what is out there in this price range as i haven't looked at BS speakers in forever

 

[sdifox]

krk rokit5 for 300
http://www.amazon.com/KRK-Powered-S...WTO2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322844340&sr=8-4

rokit6 for 400

http://www.amazon.com/Rokit-Powered...RSBM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1322844241&sr=8-5

 

[Anubis]

simply because i'm curious why powered monitors over normal speakers? i don't know much about monitors TBH

 

[gorb]

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...05/energy-rc10

 

[queequeg99]

http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/it...05/energy-rc10

These are absolutely awesome speakers at a phenomenal price.

OP - it's not clear from your original question if you have an amplifier or not. If not, you have two choices: get powered speakers or get an amplifier to go with unpowered speakers (like the RC-10s). I would personally go with the RC-10s and an amplifier. If you don't have a spare amplifier lying around (e.g. an old stereo receiver), you can pick up decent and cheap T-amps which are perfect for this purpose. Here is a link to one:

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=310-300

This should work well with a set of speakers that will be pretty close to you. They have a ton of these with higher wattages available as well.

 

[Anubis]

I have more then one spare receiver and amps, but going with monitors is not something i'm against i was just curious as to why they were recommended as i know nothing about them

 

[sdifox]

simply because i'm curious why powered monitors over normal speakers? i don't know much about monitors TBH

near field speakers tend to be power monitors. That's how the pros roll.

if you don't mind regular speakers, try mirage omnipolars

http://www.amazon.com/Mirage-GLOSS-...5A/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1322850706&sr=8-12

 

[EvilYoda]

http://www.diysoundgroup.com/speaker-kits/osmtm-flat-pack.html

Two of those for less than $200, all parts included and everything's dado'd - some buyers have temporarily put them together with nothing more than masking tape.

 

[vi edit]

http://www.diysoundgroup.com/speaker-kits/osmtm-flat-pack.html

Two of those for less than $200, all parts included and everything's dado'd - some buyers have temporarily put them together with nothing more than masking tape.

No doubt they are a great value, but they are pretty big, and rear ported. A bit overkill for a desk and more difficult to place.

 

[Anubis]

No doubt they are a great value, but they are pretty big, and rear ported. A bit overkill for a desk and more difficult to place.

ill be getting stands for whatever speakers i get as i have no desk space for anything

DIY is interesting but i dont have any of the other required tools needed to put them together (besides a drill), and don't really have the time

 

[sdifox]

ill be getting stands for whatever speakers i get as i have no desk space for anything

DIY is interesting but i dont have any of the other required tools needed to put them together (besides a drill), and don't really have the time

Then you can get conventional speakers. Don't think you need near fields then.

 

[Tiamat]

Swans M200MKIII is what I have. Audio Insider sells them for 400$. If you are ~3-4' from the speakers, you will generally want nearfield speakers. Some people use normal speakers but I have found them to not work in the nearfield application due to tipped up high frequencies. Normal in-room speakers that are more/less accurate in-room at 10' will sound "bright" at 3' because the high frequencies had not had a chance to decay as they would have if they had traveled the 10' as designed. Active speakers are handy for computer purposes (as well as other studio purposes) because the amplifier is with the speaker so that you dont have to find additional desk area to place an amplifier.