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Newbie here. I purchased a pair of the KEF Q100 bookshelf speakers secondhand for about $250 (which I thought was a steal at the time) and thought I had a good general understanding of bi-wiring until one of the tweeters fried less than one week after using it. Considering I got them secondhand...

Thanks for everyone's feedback! I found a PAIR of lightly used KEF Q-100 speakers for about $250 (seeing them retail $550 makes me believe this is a steal). Has anyone tried these out and thought they were good, especially at that price? I've seen mixed reviews but mainly because I've seen them...

Ah.. my mistake. So being passive, that means it connects to the amp, which is then plugged into a main outlet? And I can connect a laptop/phone/tv/whatever to that amp as input? Sorry, I'm a bit new to hifi so I might be a little slow.. With that said, if I don't want to go through the trouble...

Thanks for the input. So I understand that any appropriate amp can power the Q Acoustics, but can I be sure I won't have any issues plugging them into a U.S. standard outlet (120V, 60HZ on a US outlet vs 240V, 50HZ on a UK outlet)? Will I probably need a converter to plug them into U.S. outlets...

I've recently purchased the Yamaha HS5 Studio monitors on a whim because of a great deal, but I am beginning to second guess my decision because I am no longer mixing and would rather have a pair of hifi speakers around the same price range to just listen and enjoy music. My search has brought...