Sound quality comparison

I would like to get a pair of better speaker. Does a receiver with a pair of Sony bookshelf speaker has better sound quality than a pair of Klipsch Promedia 2.1?

 

promedia has the best sound for 2.1 computer speakers, the next step up would be professional speakers

 

Brawn, no it wouldn't. You're making a claim that in order to get better audio from active speakers than the Klipsch you will need full-on professional studio monitors. That's really looking at things in black and white (to say the least).

Which leads me to the OP:

I wouldn't buy sony if going by brand, but really, it's impossible to judge anything from things like "receiver" and "bookshelf speakers". We need some more information. Budget, brand, models and so on.

Personally, I use headphones and these:

http://www.avreview.co.uk/review/reviewproduct/mps/RPN/5613/prod/AVI-Neutron-IV/RCN/23/rgn/2/sp//v/1

With amp packs in the back:
http://www.avihifi.no/Neutron-filer/Active1.jpg


They weren't really made for pros, but many people working with audio (myself included) found them very precise for near field monitoring.

http://www.avihifi.no/neutron.htm

Cheaper are fine, though. I also like my Tivoli Audio mono radio, even though it's as precise as a drunken longbowman on stilts in a sculler*



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Sculler (click)

 

I will have about $150 budget. I listened to logitech z2300 and bose companion 3 in store. The z2300 didn't really give me a strong impression, and Bose only has that one jazz demo song which gave me not much impression either. I can't find a place to try out the Klipsch promedia, but I may try to risk it and buy it. All these also lead me into thinking of build my own system. A receiver with a pair of bookshelf speaker that I like will make better PC speaks than a pair of z2300, and it will also have the ability to be expended into a 5.1 stereo system for macbook.

 

I have no idea how good your Sony bookshelf speakers are, or how good your receiver is, so I can't answer that. But there's nothing wrong with going through a receiver. It's just a matter of having the amplifier in a separate box vs. having it built in to one of the speaker cabinets.

 

B&W has some good stuff but they are no computer speakers.

What country are you in?

 

I am in California. I am open to any suggestion.

 

Actually, when I checked the Sony receiver, it has an amplifier built-in, so one receiver is enough to take all the jobs.

 

Yes I know. All receivers by definition have an amplifier built-in. I was trying to say that the amp isn't built in to your speakers... it's in a separate box (the receiver) instead.

The difference is that with a receiver + passive speakers, the amp is in the receiver unit, separate from the speakers. With "computer speakers" or "multimedia speakers" or "studio monitors", the amp is built in to one of the speaker cabinets.

 

wooo, you made the concept clearer now Yea, I am thinking with an external receiver and a bookshelf speaker, I can have a pair of speakers has better quality than most computer speakers that have amplifier built-in.

 

You can find the logitech Z5500 5.1 surround system on amazon for $200. It's great for movies and games, but mediocre for music IMO. Then again, ALL of the computer surround systems available are mediocre at best when it comes to straight music presentation. It would really help to know what receiver/speakers you are using.