EDIROL MA-10D Digital Powered Speakers (Pair)

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Summary: A nice pair of starter speaker monitors
Review: After years of exchanging computer speakers (Altec Lansing, Creative I-Trigue 3500 and others), I tried these. What a difference! You get clean, precise sound that you won't find on any other consumer grade computer speaker. These are monitor speakers so they are built to a higher standard. I've auditioned the Bose media mates and the more expensive $250 Bose system and these speakers are much better because the sound is cleaner and the response on all levels is more precise. I have a M-Audio 24/96 PCI sound card and was using a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz prior to that. Both give excellent results. The sound would distort at higher volumes when hooked up through the M-audio analog ports but was not an issue using the digital connection. However, I received the best results when I connected the M-audio to a Kenwood receiver and the speakers to the receiver. No distortion and if I wanted to I could blast the music to annoy my neighbors. These speakers are a little weak on bass range so I'd recommend pairing them with a subwoofer.

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Summary: outstanding desktop speakers for music lovers
Review: These are not your usual run of the mill computer speakers in cheap, smallish plastic casing. These speakers are perfect for those people that enjoy listening to music on their computers. The overall sound quality is excellent (though they do require some time for adequate break-in), and is definitely better than
a $200-300 5.1 system with 5 tiny speakers and a sub (for music that is, if you are a gamer that doesn't listen to music on your computer having 3D sound may be more important to you than accurate sound reproduction.) As far as bass goes, these speakers do not include a subwoofer, but they do provide decent bass (though I do admit a sub would be nice, and could possibly be added if your sound card provides a sub output).

These speakers also can accomodate just about any type of input you could throw at them (standard RCA jacks, digital optical, digital coax) and also includes a headphone jack.

Overall, I have been impressed with these speakers and consider them a great deal!

P.S., I have been using these speakers on my PowerMac G4 and they work perfectly!

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Summary: Better than the rest!
Review: Well as I always say, if you want the best of anything, go to the speacialists. When it comes to getting sneakers, you go to a sneaker store. Pizza, you go to an Italian pizza only spot. If you want a Mercedes Benz, don't go to a used car dealer, go to a Benz dealer.

If you want good audio on your PC, don't go to Logictec, Creative(yes, that's right), Labtec, Yamaha(yes), Sony (yes...) or any of these companies who make speakers as an afterthought. You go to comapanies who specialize in speakers. JBL, Polk and the like. Edirol(Roland) is in that class as they specialze in studio gear. That alone will tell you that you will be getting premium sound before even listening to it!

I bought these sound unheard based on the company and the fact that they are studio monitors, not just mere PC(cheap) speakers. These have 10 watts each speaker, so that alone tells you that it will be half-way decent. Then they are two-way. Most PC speakers are full-range, BS speakers. Finally, they are studio monitors! That alone tells you that the sound HAS to be on point or that could not have a good name in the music industry.

The fact that they are monitors means that you get excellent stereo separation, clarity and even depth(more so on the 20 watt models). Most people do not know what true sound sounds like, so these will not be appreciated by them. These monitors can sound better than you home stereo. The bass does not reach the lows that it should, but reaches more than many of those that come with subs(you can add one to these too). These are unbeatable (in this range) for their clarity and precision. If you are REALLY into it, they do have some that pump 50, 75 watts and up in EACH speaker, but where I live I have to keep it quiet. You cannot go wrong with these at all.