Buddelpudding
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Hello everyone,
I currently own a pair of Q Acoustics 3050 floorstanders which live next to my desk. This sounds good on my sofa, and even reasonably good sitting at the desk, but I still feel like there's no proper center image having such a 'flat' stereo triangle (rather like headphones). So I am looking for a small set of dedicated speakers for listening at the desk (which is like 90% of the time I listen to music).
I recently got myself an RME ADI-2 DAC, so I would like something that works well with it. This means XLR inputs is a plus, and I would want to avoid DSP within the speakers so the signal won't be converted multiple times. Active is an option, as my current amp is not the greatest, anyway. Auto standby functionality and high pass for subs would be nice, too. Size should not be too large, but proper bass extension is ultimately more important.
I recently bought a pair of Elac Uni-Fi BS U5 for little money just to try them out, but they seem to sound a bit 'muffled' sitting on my desk. This might just be due to the lack of proper isolation, but still I doubt these would make me perfectly happy for this purpose...
So far, I got these on my list:
I currently own a pair of Q Acoustics 3050 floorstanders which live next to my desk. This sounds good on my sofa, and even reasonably good sitting at the desk, but I still feel like there's no proper center image having such a 'flat' stereo triangle (rather like headphones). So I am looking for a small set of dedicated speakers for listening at the desk (which is like 90% of the time I listen to music).
I recently got myself an RME ADI-2 DAC, so I would like something that works well with it. This means XLR inputs is a plus, and I would want to avoid DSP within the speakers so the signal won't be converted multiple times. Active is an option, as my current amp is not the greatest, anyway. Auto standby functionality and high pass for subs would be nice, too. Size should not be too large, but proper bass extension is ultimately more important.
I recently bought a pair of Elac Uni-Fi BS U5 for little money just to try them out, but they seem to sound a bit 'muffled' sitting on my desk. This might just be due to the lack of proper isolation, but still I doubt these would make me perfectly happy for this purpose...
So far, I got these on my list:
- KEF LS50
- Dynaudio Excite X14A
- Neumann KH 120 A
- Elac Navis ARB-51 (above budget)