need advice on buying a hi-fi system

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Hi,

Currently I have been using an £80 pair of Alesis 320 USB studio monitors which are compatible with my pc. But they don't have any umph, so I have decided to upgrade and I have been thinking about Hi-Fi speakers (Budget = £500 to £800. Only thing is after research I am even more confused with what to get! there are all these home cinema systems, floor standing speakers, book shelf speakers I am just overwhelmed.

I am basically looking for a couple of speakers with a good sub which I could hook up to my pc, I listen to a wide range of music, but I would like to mainly play techno, trance and especially garage style music, hence why I really want a sub.

If anyone could point me in the right direction, would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[Craig M.]

buy this months issue of the mag, there's a round up of active speakers.

something like this might be ideal?

edit: aahh, i see you want a sub as well. i think i would still go for the above, and spend the sub money on a dac. something like this.

 

[malthus80]

Im guesing you want active speakers or would you be interested in a stereo amp plus speakers and sub. I reckon the dac idea above could be a good idea too.

 

[Anonymous]

Cheers for the tip - I will def look into those speakers.

What you think of these btw: http://www.exceptional-av.co.uk/product.php?fdProductId=190

they are quite a bit cheaper, only thing is I don't know if they are Active and can be connected to a PC.

 

[gbhsi1]

evilempire96:
Cheers for the tip - I will def look into those speakers.

What you think of these btw: http://www.exceptional-av.co.uk/product.php?fdProductId=190

they are quite a bit cheaper, only thing is I don't know if they are Active and can be connected to a PC.

These are not active. If you buy these you will need an amplifier and a dac to get hi fi sound.

 

[Anonymous]

Ah right, ok thanks for taking a look, I guess I gotta get active ones, might get the what hi-fi magazine today see if it has some good recommendations.

 

[AlmaataKZ]

hurry, new (Jul) issue is out, so you may not be able to get the Jun one - that's the one you want to see the active speakers round up.

 

[Anonymous]

I just got the June issue, was a load of $HIT, nothing about speakers in it. Thanks to whoever recommended me to buy the magazine, complete waste of money.

Still got no idea what active speakers to get

 

[Anonymous]

Try Genelec, Audioengine or, at the expensive end, the AVI Adm 9.1s.

 

[Anonymous]

cheers for the tip, the Audioengine A5 looks like a nice set...but I dunno how it compares to say a good set of KRK or Mackie studio monitors. Also I don't think it comes with a sub and I def need a sub this time round

 

[Anonymous]

then you must have bought something other than June What Hi Fi because as mentioned earlier there is 100% for sure a group test on active speakers.