Best value active speakers for a modest room

[wemist01]

My daughter plays double bass and knows that Alexa sounds like c#$%. I'm looking for an active speaker solution that will pair with a turntable and hopefully offer other input options. This is for a bedroom in a 100-year-old building that is jam-packed with personal items. So a relatively small space. My goal is to get the most accurate sound out of a small source. I'm looking at the $200/$250 Edifiers. Any judgments of those or alternatives you want to offer would be welcome. I'm already going to be spending either $300 or $350 on a turntable, and the WAF for $600 on this is already a hurdle. By most measurements, this price range for speakers is all about compromises- I just want to know if anyone has made a similar search and has first-hand advice. Thanks.

 

[MZKM]

Unless the turntable has a phono preamp built-in (like the Audio Technical ones), that’d be something to take note of.

Another route is of course going with say a Topping MX3 for $130 and then passive bookshelves,

 

[wemist01]

Unless the turntable has a phono preamp built-in (like the Audio Technical ones), that’d be something to take note of.

Another route is of course going with say a Topping MX3 for $130 and then passive bookshelves,

I have a spare phono preamp so that's no problem. Allows for a better turntable (cartridge, really) on the budget. Can't see how I could afford something like the topping and have any $ left for decent speakers.

 

[MZKM]

I have a spare phono preamp so that's no problem. Allows for a better turntable (cartridge, really) on the budget. Can't see how I could afford something like the topping and have any $ left for decent speakers.

The Neumi BS5 that Erin reviewed/measured are good and $90.

 

[Helicopter]

If she is a teenager, JBL eon 610s are on sale for $274 each. you will just need a new thread on what TT to get with the $52 that leaves in your budget.

 

[LTig]

My daughter plays double bass and knows that Alexa sounds like c#$%. I'm looking for an active speaker solution that will pair with a turntable and hopefully offer other input options. This is for a bedroom in a 100-year-old building that is jam-packed with personal items. So a relatively small space. My goal is to get the most accurate sound out of a small source. I'm looking at the $200/$250 Edifiers. Any judgments of those or alternatives you want to offer would be welcome. I'm already going to be spending either $300 or $350 on a turntable, and the WAF for $600 on this is already a hurdle. By most measurements, this price range for speakers is all about compromises- I just want to know if anyone has made a similar search and has first-hand advice. Thanks.

Well, I'd go for the Pioneer PLX500 TT and maybe the Behringer Monitors @amirm has measured not long ago. You still need something to control volume, at least if the phono preamp you mentioned doesn't have one.

 

[Zvu]

I'd go for TPA3116x2. Version with 1 chip not two is measured HERE

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001266635194.html

And Elac Debut B5 or B6 - the later is measured here:

https://www.stereophile.com/content/elac-debut-b6-loudspeaker

 

[andreasmaaan]

I'd go for TPA3116x2. Version with 1 chip not two is measured HERE

Very good review. Hadn't come across this channel before.

 

[Zvu]

Yes, he is really detailed in his reviews.

Here's another one: