As mentioned in another thread, my basement was flooded and I lost most of my gear. Not to mention that I am left with very little space while the basement is being rebuilt.
So while I wait for the basement to return to me in all its glory and probably new gear in a new listening space, I am left with headphones at my crammed-in desk in one of our bedrooms.
I have a couple of iLoud MTMs in order - with mic stands.
I suspect I will quickly get annoyed with the speakers and return them if I don't add in a sub or two. I have a MiniDSP DDRC-24 which I may be able to revive when I find a new power supply unit for it, and if not, I am buying a new one, maybe a Flex.
I see that some people seem to be happy with the Presonus Eris Sub 8 for this setup, and that might work. They are dirt cheap, so buying one or two wouldn't hurt the wallet one bit even if it's just a temporary setup. But how good are they really compared to other subs in the same price range? I find several at approximately the same price, and some 10" stuff that isn't impossible to fit under a desk. I don't need to have a sub with high pass filter, as I will probably run through the miniDSP.
Or to rephrase; what would you buy as (ultra) near field subs at a budget of like 500 USD? Being compact is of course a pro, but as long as they aren't wider than 40 cm I should still have space for legs under the table.
So while I wait for the basement to return to me in all its glory and probably new gear in a new listening space, I am left with headphones at my crammed-in desk in one of our bedrooms.
I have a couple of iLoud MTMs in order - with mic stands.
I suspect I will quickly get annoyed with the speakers and return them if I don't add in a sub or two. I have a MiniDSP DDRC-24 which I may be able to revive when I find a new power supply unit for it, and if not, I am buying a new one, maybe a Flex.
I see that some people seem to be happy with the Presonus Eris Sub 8 for this setup, and that might work. They are dirt cheap, so buying one or two wouldn't hurt the wallet one bit even if it's just a temporary setup. But how good are they really compared to other subs in the same price range? I find several at approximately the same price, and some 10" stuff that isn't impossible to fit under a desk. I don't need to have a sub with high pass filter, as I will probably run through the miniDSP.
Or to rephrase; what would you buy as (ultra) near field subs at a budget of like 500 USD? Being compact is of course a pro, but as long as they aren't wider than 40 cm I should still have space for legs under the table.