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So I have just plugged my new old Eltax monitors that I won at £18 and they're in amazing nick.
They are great. They're missing the heavy oomph on the low end but for £18 they're absolutely stunning.
Is there a way to artificially accentuate the low end? Will speaker stands help?
I've realised I now need a bigger amp as the little SMSL is about 20w rms lower. Never ending!
ChainBreaker-
Yes. Put the speakers in the corner of the room.
It will increase the bass, as the walls will reflect it back into the room. Will make the bass less "tight" sounding though due to the difference in time it takes for the sound from the cones direct vs the reflections.
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Eltax monitors that I won at £18
Ha! I was going to ask if you won them.
Hard to argue at that price really. Do they have the spikes? Happy to be corrected, but I thought stands mainly raise the speakers to the correct height for your ears. Decent ones do this in a way that reduces vibrations/change in sound.
I'd have thought managing the bass settings on your amp/sound input would be the simplest way.
danb
hugo7
How big is the room you're putting them in? Your bedroom you said, right?
If it isn't huge and you're going to be limited in placement I wouldn't overthink it.
The Eltax ones I said me and my mates all had were these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eltax-Monitor-III-Stereo-Speakers-Given-5-Stars-by-What-Hi-Fi-/142230768942?hash=item211d9d4d2e:g:11oAAOSw2xRYaTIA
Completed listings suggest they should be £20-40.
Richer Sounds used to sell tonnes of these little JBL bookshelf speakers which I remember being decent enough, so I'm sure they'd be cheap.
I'm sure you could find some amazing floor standing speakers that would be better, but unless you're pairing with all the right stuff you won't get max performance.
I'd just start a search with geographic location and end date. The a bit of what hi-fi searching to check they're ok.
If it's part of a bigger set up, then ignore all that ^ .