near-field

Hello, I’m looking for active desktop speakers to replace my 2.1 system that cost me €40 ten years ago. :facepalm: I’m in a room about 3.2x3.2m — 10/11m², with lots of furniture and little space. Usage: music streaming, youtube videos, podcasts, video games. My criteria...

Some of you may have seen my thread here, soliciting advice for speakers for my office. I ended up getting KEF Q150s. Now I’m thinking I didn’t buy enough speaker. I’m really not satisfied with the clarity; they sound to me like a jumbled, muddy mess on some passages. I can’t justify $1600 for...

Hi everyone, I had an Asus Essence STX audio card that I'd liked, but when I changed my computer for a new one with Win11, the driver kept crashing and was globally not pleasant to use. I decided to go with a Schiit Stack to replace it. I have a no non-sense attitude regarding audiophile gears...

Hi. I currently have a Genelec 8341A setup like in the photos below (the tweeters are perfectly at ear canal height): This is centered within the right half of a 27'4" wide living room, the left half being 14'11" deep and the right half where my setup is being 14'3" deep, the ceiling being...

I'm considering adding a pair of Neumann KH120 as a near field option in my listening room. Currently I'm 10' from my Salon2s. I'm wondering if adding the actives 3' behind my head and level with my ears would have issues due to the back of the couch. My thinking is that at 3' from my ears...

I've seen a lot of threads about near-field listening, but I struggle to find a concrete info about what exactly makes a speaker good for near-field listening in terms of measurements. Is it mostly linear on-axis response combined with early reflections and good directivity, or is there...