small bookshelves for computer table update, daytons + t-amp >>>> av40s

[vshah]

update 2:
received daytons / tp21 t-amp today. did some blind A/B comparison, both speakers on my desk, connected to a splitter from my PC. my wife switching the volume controls between the two while listening to a variety of music.

lets just say I'm returning the av40s. vocal clarity of the tp21s/daytons blows them away, and from the side by side I can tell that the midrange of the m-audios is vastly inflated. the daytons have slightly better low end extension as well, unsurprising considering the 6.5" vs 4" speaker. for 39 + 55 (on ebay) for the amp, they destroy the $114 m-audios.

bonus, the little amp looks sweet on my desk:

update:
i received the maudios yesterday. they're definitely well made, great stereo imaging, and very clear mids and highs. the bass leaves something to be desired though.

i went ahead and ordered a topping tp21 amp and the dayton bookshelves which have 6.5" vs. 4" woofers. I'll see how those compare....

OP:
i need a pair of smaller bookshelves...i'll probably run them off a t-amp or something similar. The dayton bookshelves would probably do fine, but they are 11-13/16" (H) x 7-1/16" (W) x 6-7/16" (D), and i'm wondering if I can't find something just a tiny bit smaller, perhaps with 5" woofers, < $100. any ideas?

 

[Plugers]

My buddy has the daytons, I have the pioneers in the hot deals forum. We both agree the pioneers sound better. I can't remember how cheap the Dayton's get but the pioneers go to $50 shipped regularly.

 

[sdifox]

krk rockit 5 and you don't need amp, saving even more space.

and how do you propose they mount a 5" in anything smaller than the dimension you listed?

 

[vshah]

krk rockit 5 and you don't need amp, saving even more space.

and how do you propose they mount a 5" in anything smaller than the dimension you listed?

those are $150! my HT has P5s from the speaker company before they went bust, and they're about an inch smaller in every dimension, which makes sense since the daytons are 6.5"


edit: PE has a dayton/t-amp bundle for $60, vs $50 for the pioneers from newegg + $22 for somethign like a lepai TA2020 amp. hmmm

 

[sdifox]

those are $150! My ht has p5s from the speaker company before they went bust, and they're about an inch smaller in every dimension, which makes sense since the daytons are 6.5"


edit: Pe has a dayton/t-amp bundle for $60, vs $50 for the pioneers from newegg + $22 for somethign like a lepai ta2020 amp. Hmmm

150 each

 

[vshah]

150 each

haha, i think i've settled on m-audio av40s, a bit more than I thought I'd spend, but they are smaller, and they also have a headphone jack which i can plug my hd650s into, which is nice.

 

[vshah]

i received the maudios yesterday. they're definitely well made, great stereo imaging, and very clear mids and highs. the bass leaves something to be desired though.

i went ahead and ordered a topping tp21 amp and the dayton bookshelves which have 6.5" vs. 4" woofers. I'll see how those compare....

 

[vshah]

updated with a comparison of the av40s and dayton b652/topping tp21 combo