I am currently in the market for a good pair of speakers and am willing to spend up to $200. I am on a custom built computer that is using a Creative X-Fi Titanium that I originally bought for gaming purposes, but I have since turned my attention to audio creation (through a friend). I realize its probably not the best sound card for it as its geared towards gaming, but it does have a dedicated audio creation mode and I have been satisfied with the sound quality thus far and I figure it should work fine for a newby mixer. Anyway I am currently running my computer through a aiwa stereo that I bought some 7-8 years ago, they are not designed to be computer speakers but with a headphone extension cable I managed to get them working without too much trouble. I don't know much about them honestly, but they are not very powerful and have started to crackle slightly at the high end and so I am looking to replace them.
I have a friend that has been mixing tech house stuff for years and I have been looking into starting in myself. Would a good pair of 2.0 studio monitors be the way to go? I have been looking at the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40, it has received good reviews and seems affordable, would this be a good buy? I care about accuracy of sound more than anything else, but I do want decent bass and good power, would I be better off going with a 2.1 system from Klipsch or Logitech for slightly less? Music creation wont be their primary use, listening to my music will be, along with some movies and a bit of gaming, but I would be OK with losing some gaming quality if it was better for music.
As I said I am new to audio creation, so I don't need something top of the line, but I am definitely an audiophile and want the best sound I can get within my budget restraints. I am open to any suggestions within the stereo realm, I have no interest in a surround sound setup or headphones, oh and size is not an issue, I am willing to inconvenience myself with less desk space if that is the best option.
$200 is not set in stone, if another few bucks will make a big difference than I might be persuaded, but I would prefer not to spend any more than that.
I have a friend that has been mixing tech house stuff for years and I have been looking into starting in myself. Would a good pair of 2.0 studio monitors be the way to go? I have been looking at the M-Audio Studiophile AV 40, it has received good reviews and seems affordable, would this be a good buy? I care about accuracy of sound more than anything else, but I do want decent bass and good power, would I be better off going with a 2.1 system from Klipsch or Logitech for slightly less? Music creation wont be their primary use, listening to my music will be, along with some movies and a bit of gaming, but I would be OK with losing some gaming quality if it was better for music.
As I said I am new to audio creation, so I don't need something top of the line, but I am definitely an audiophile and want the best sound I can get within my budget restraints. I am open to any suggestions within the stereo realm, I have no interest in a surround sound setup or headphones, oh and size is not an issue, I am willing to inconvenience myself with less desk space if that is the best option.
$200 is not set in stone, if another few bucks will make a big difference than I might be persuaded, but I would prefer not to spend any more than that.