Hi folks, I am a newbie member here. I am not an audiophile but I do appreciate quality sound. This is my first foray into audio setup of any kind and I want to do it right.
I am moving to a new apartment soon and want to have a decent 2.0 system. will be living with roommates and do not have the room (or the budget) for fancy setups. My max budget would be about $200-250 (maybe slightly more). I will be using this system with my computer (it has SPDIF out) mostly for music (and the occasional movie). I listen to classical music and rock, not sure if that info helps.
I have never been happy with computer speakers. I did look at better "computer" speakers like the creative i-trigue and gigaworks T20/T40 but I don't know if I'd be better off buying bookshelf speakers (like the polk audio monitor 30) and a used (or a new) reciever for better quality (and future upgradeability when I move out and have a place for myself in about 1.5 years or so). Would something like this be a good route, or am I better off buying computer speakers like klipsch PM?
If buying speakers like polk 30 and a reciever (like sherwood 4109) is the way to go, what do you suggest for me? Would active studio monitors be a better alternative at my budget?
I don't mind buying used stuff as long as they are in good condition, but as I mentioned earlier I am a total newbie and have no idea what to buy. Your suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated!
I am moving to a new apartment soon and want to have a decent 2.0 system. will be living with roommates and do not have the room (or the budget) for fancy setups. My max budget would be about $200-250 (maybe slightly more). I will be using this system with my computer (it has SPDIF out) mostly for music (and the occasional movie). I listen to classical music and rock, not sure if that info helps.
I have never been happy with computer speakers. I did look at better "computer" speakers like the creative i-trigue and gigaworks T20/T40 but I don't know if I'd be better off buying bookshelf speakers (like the polk audio monitor 30) and a used (or a new) reciever for better quality (and future upgradeability when I move out and have a place for myself in about 1.5 years or so). Would something like this be a good route, or am I better off buying computer speakers like klipsch PM?
If buying speakers like polk 30 and a reciever (like sherwood 4109) is the way to go, what do you suggest for me? Would active studio monitors be a better alternative at my budget?
I don't mind buying used stuff as long as they are in good condition, but as I mentioned earlier I am a total newbie and have no idea what to buy. Your suggestions/advice is greatly appreciated!