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Turns out you were right once again. Today i managed to get a Toslink cable and as soon as I plugged everything the buzzing sound was completely gone. The only difference i managed to notice with the macbook configuration was the precence of a slightly more noticeable hiss. That would probably...

Is it this, right? There's written "spdif out" above

I was thinking to purchase an optical audio cable to link it with the DAC, so I could power it directly from the outlet (right now it receives both power and signals with usb from pc)

@ZolaIII As you anticipated, I'm having problems with groundloops and I'm trying to solve them. Quick recap of the situation: In the end I bought kali lp 6, i connected them to my pc and i hear a buzzing sound which become even more annoying when moving mouse or doing anything with my pc. I...

Thanks for both advices! I'll be sure to check monitor's manual to find out what is the best configuration I can achieve. I've already tried (just for fun and experience) the REW+APO using a blue yeti microphone and i had a lot of fun understanding how the whole process works even if the result...

@ZolaIII @Count Arthur Thanks both for the clear explanation, it helped me a lot in understanding what I should do. My PSU is pretty good since I invested a lot when building my pc but I think i will wait 1 year for a possible audio card/external DAC. Since I will finish university at that time...

Sorry, I'm not 100% sure I got what you're saying. I understood i should connect 2 separate cables (1 from left and 1 from right monitor) into the pc I have 4 outputs (green, black, orange and S/PDIF). I'm almost sure one should go to the green, what about the other one? I don't want to look...

I really appreciate your generosity, but sadly I live in italy and shipping costs with UPS would be over 140€ which doesn't sound too good. I'm sure a fellow US audiophile would appreciate more your kind gift :D By the way I'm really astonished by the amount of support I'm getting from this...

@pablolie Would you guys recommend looking for used monitors even if i'm a newbie? I wouldn't mind getting a used pair of monitors, but I feel quite insecure since I'm worried I wouldn't be able to recognise any problem if the one I'll buy happen to have one. Sadly I don't even know anyone...

Do you have any advice for how i should connect them to my pc now? Let's say a get a pair of Kalis which most of you advised. I'm thinking of connecting those with a xlr to mini jack y splitter cable, but I have seen there is also a xlr to usb y splitter alternative. Is there any difference? If...

From Amirm's Adam T5v review. That's also why I didn't include the above models in the first place. Note that kali is also 100€ more expensive

I considered buying this device since i read many people talked about this. Would you spend 300+100 for monitor+microphone or 400 for monitor only? Sadly kali costs 400 here so in case i get those, microphone would have to wait a bit

Thanks to both for the sweetchaos list. I haven't checked it before and it has been very helpful! I just can't understand why Adam T5v received such a low score!! I carefully read Amirm's review about T5v and it was one of the few models at this budget that he strongly recommends. Did things...

Thanks for the answer! According to Erin's review about a305: So I'm strongly considering this pair of monitor. Before writing this thread i was leaning towards T5v but now I'm kinda insecure what to pick Would you recommend a306 over T5v? Should I wait that they get back in stock as new or...

Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy my first pair of "hi-fi" monitor speakers. I would use them in a desktop setup connected to my pc (mini jack), my room is pretty small: 12 sqare metres (I'm a student). I mostly listen to pop, rock, electronic but also classic and jazz at times. I narrowed down my...