Recent content by Lxium

Cheers for the informative reply, the HS50's were also recommended to me so I'll have another look into those. The Xonar I'll just stick back under my bed but as for the D1 will optical or usb make much difference? USB Will be more convenient in the sense that I don't need to stick it into the...

A friend also recommended the Presonus Eris 5, I'll have to check them out. The only worry with them is that their low end is lacking and I won't get any bass without cranking them up too loud that my parents will complain. Currently the D1 is hooked up to the PC via USB but my optical cable...

I should have mentioned in the original post I listen to a lot of hip hop & drum and bass so something with punchy low ends for the bassline and nice mids for the vocals will be great. I like the idea of having a sub, but due to living arrangements I won't be able to.

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade my desktop speakers, I'm currently using the Edifier 1600T's. My budget is £250 tops (may be able to stretch a tiny bit), I like the look of the LSR305's but they are too big for my desk as I don't have too much room. My current set up: Using a Audioengine D1...

Ah I see, thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to go for the Audioengine D1 unless I like the look of any other recommendations

A friend of mine recommended this aswell, I'll have a look into it. What do you mean by good volume control? Literally the audio knob or?

What do you mean by OK? Are you not fully impressed with the combo?...were there any other contenders you were looking at?

Hi all, I'm new to this site and audio things so bare my ignorance. I own a pair of Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro (250 Ohm) which are being plugged straight into my onboard sound on the PC. I want to take my audio set up to the next level so I'm guessing this is the best direction. I'm looking for...