Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

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AJ Dare
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Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by AJ Dare » Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:22 am

I'm hoping someone might recommend some great speakers for a home desktop PC,

Can't be too large, my desk space is sort of limited, that's the only thing. I have space for a sub under my desk and about let's say about 6-10 inches (width) speaker size, (height doesn't matter)

basically just not wanting monster big speakers. but really high quality.... with a small-medium profile.

thanks for any tips!!!

-AJ

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Re: Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by jestermgee » Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:37 am

So I assume Speakers as in monitor style speakers (for music) not just something like a Logitech speaker package which are decent, but not for music.

There is actually a pretty good range for around the $1k mark. I started off with KRK Rokit 8 15 years ago tho you can get the 6" if you need the room more, I find the 8 is better for a medium to larger room tho. In US $$$ they are around the $350 a pair

Still have the rokits but upgraded when I built a lift desk as they were 13KG per monitor and a bit too heavy for the position on the desk so good excuse to invest in a new set of better monitors so have a set of Adam Audio T7V monitors which are basically the entry level end of the Adam range which can get insane expensive but the whole reason I wanted these was for the crisp top end. They sound brilliant compared to the Rokits and when I A/B mixes with both sets I can hear the extra detail. They cost me $800AU ($500US) so not much more than when I purchased the rokits. There is loads of other options around for that cost, I personally went into my local music store to listen to them as I did originally and compared to Mackie and a few others, the crispness was what I wanted.

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Re: Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by kitekrazy » Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:40 am

AJ Dare wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:22 am
I'm hoping someone might recommend some great speakers for a home desktop PC,

Can't be too large, my desk space is sort of limited, that's the only thing. I have space for a sub under my desk and about let's say about 6-10 inches (width) speaker size, (height doesn't matter)

basically just not wanting monster big speakers. but really high quality.... with a small-medium profile.

thanks for any tips!!!

-AJ
Don't have them but these get great reviews.
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/i ... cromonitor

sic
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Re: Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by sic » Sun May 10, 2020 6:17 pm

kitekrazy wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:40 am
AJ Dare wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:22 am
I'm hoping someone might recommend some great speakers for a home desktop PC,

Can't be too large, my desk space is sort of limited, that's the only thing. I have space for a sub under my desk and about let's say about 6-10 inches (width) speaker size, (height doesn't matter)

basically just not wanting monster big speakers. but really high quality.... with a small-medium profile.

thanks for any tips!!!

-AJ
Don't have them but these get great reviews.
https://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/i ... cromonitor
Although I'm very happy with my iLoud Micros considering the price/size, I certainly wouldn't recommend them to someone with a $1000 budget.

@OP if size is a big concern, consider looking into the iLoud MTM, the "big brother" of the iLoud Micro. They have gotten good reviews and seem to be one of the better option for a small form factor.
Personally, I'd really try to find space for a pair of 7" monitors with that budget, though.

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Re: Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by jlgrimes » Sun May 10, 2020 10:41 pm

AJ Dare wrote:
Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:22 am
I'm hoping someone might recommend some great speakers for a home desktop PC,

Can't be too large, my desk space is sort of limited, that's the only thing. I have space for a sub under my desk and about let's say about 6-10 inches (width) speaker size, (height doesn't matter)

basically just not wanting monster big speakers. but really high quality.... with a small-medium profile.

thanks for any tips!!!

-AJ
What genre of music.

For that much, you can get a decent pair of monitors.

If you aren't doing dance based music, you should be able to get a nice pair of 6 inch monitors.

For dance based music a good 8 inch pair will get you a nice bass response.

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Re: Best PC Speakers Under $1000?

Post by frabo » Tue May 12, 2020 1:13 pm

All I can say: ... absolutely the best in this range

https://en-de.neumann.com/kh-80-dsp-a-g

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