the record spot:Depending on your budget, Genelec's series starts at about £500 a pair, but you'd do well to look at their 8040A pair which are superb. £1200. AVI's ADM 9.1T which improved on the once supposedly not able to be better ADM9.1 will cost you £1125, plus £900 for the subwoofer if you want that and incorporate a class-leading (the company claims) DAC.
For under £500, check out Tannoy's really rather good Reveal 601A, Yamaha's HS80, Roland's DAC-equipped DS7 and KRK's Rokit 5 or 6. They also do the VXT6 as well.
Performance-wise, they make a lot of sense and compare very favourably in many cases to separates. Genelec are my personal favourite and the 8040 is astonishingly good.
Cheers RS.
Im thinking of a complete system change, which is daunting in it's self but i'm going to change the CDP and put in a DAC and Mac mini.
This though will add another box which already stands at seven so i though i could sell the amp and speakers and some cabling and run some active's with the fund's to reduce the box count but i'm unsure of the performance i will get from active's compared to my amp and speakers and/or what model's i need to be looking and listening too.
I have know idea so any pointers would be great.
If you want to have a look at the Mac Mini thread in 'computer-based music' section it'll give you a bit more of a break down on the why's and wherefores