Roland MA-10D Digital Powered Speakers (Pair)
A nice pair of starter speaker monitors
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.