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+1 Yes, how different will this amp sound at 1-2W output versus the highest measured SINAD amp? An easy ABX pass?

Try reseating the power supply cables to the motherboard and tighten the screws that mount the PS to the case. Make sure the screws holding the mobo to the case are snug as well. If that doesn't help, try a new/different power supply.

Have a look at active crossovers for car audio.

Anyone else still waiting for evidence that 75dB SINAD and only 40W/ch is an audible issue in a typical living room/bedroom use case? I know I am.

these are the specs for the iw25, not the sb25 reviewed here.

This is simply not true. I use different laptops as my source and to do DSP room correction - zero noise issues. sounds to me like the OPs PC is injecting noise into the soundcard. I would try to defeat the ground on the PC or change the power supply in the PC. I have had a cheapish power...

Amir uses the term "warm" often when describing the sound signature of something, and I have no idea what he means by that either.

Did you remove the drivers in question to make sure that an internal wire did not come loose? Since these speakers were pre-owned, they also could have been damaged on arrival.

You can set your phone or laptop to mono by going to the Accessibility settings on the device and setting audio to mono.

I use that Sony AVR in a 2.1 config. It sounds totally transparent to me. Bluetooth, bass management and great sound quality - you can't go wrong.

I just disconnected a bookshelf speaker here in the music room and put it right on the transformer of a QSC GX5 power amp, and sure enough I can hear a very faint buzzing sound from the woofer. The buzz is very faint and is gone completely moving the speaker just a few inches from the transformer.

Imagine not being able to tolerate the look of the grill on a traditional in-wall speaker. First-world problem defined. Silly product at an even sillier price.

I saw her perform in 2008 at the country music festival Stagecoach. Her voice was absolutely terrible. I'm talking bad drunken karaoke on a Tuesday night terrible. I left after two and a half songs to get a beer. I would never have guessed then that she'd become one of the biggest pop stars...

Sony STR-DH590 is a 5.2 channel AVR that you can set the speaker config from 2.0 to 5.1. It has a selectable HPF from 40-160 Hz for the mains. It is $250 USD and sounds transparent to my ears. Experiment with it and see if you can hear a difference between it and separates. Return it if not...

The argument that a speaker/monitor is not a tool that a sound ENGINEER would use to perform a TASK to complete a JOB is just a silly and embarrassing one IMO. I'm willing to bet most engineers would say nearly all the equipment they use are tools necessary to performing the jobs they are paid...

Like others have mentioned get a subwoofer or two, then learn how to set a high pass filter of 60Hz or higher in your AVR. Everything will sound much cleaner - especially at higher volumes.

if your computer and receiver have HDMI you can send individual channels via HDMI to the receiver and use Equalizer APO to set crossovers for each channel. You have to configure your PC to output the number of channels you require.

Tried this speaker a few weeks ago and didn't care for the tweeter. My high-passed and EQ'd Sony SS-CS5 bookshelves sounded better overall to me than the KEFs. The KEFs do image well though. I tried to like these but just couldn't vibe with them and ended up returning them.

Hi. I actually use the DH590 in a small living room and it does great. I only run a 2.2 system though and have not tried it in any surround config. I use a HP filter of 80Hz to the L&R speakers and there seems to be plenty of power to hit 90dB+ where I sit. It sounds very good to me using...

These speakers would likely make decent computer speakers. Most modern PCs' onboard audio can set a speaker config and a HP filter to the L/R speakers.