Please help me find a Hir-res speakers and sub

gentle

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I've been looking around with no luck.
What I'm expecting is I want have a taste for listening music in high resolution (I use Apple Music for Lossless) with a bass punch and some times for loud listening.

So basically looking for a high power studio monitor with a sub woofer.

My budget is under 10 to 15k for everything.
I'm ready to be educated about what to expect in this budget. (I know my hopes are way higher than my budget).
Looking forward to buying it in the next month first week.
 

Edifier R1280DB Powered Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers​


Amazon about 11k
is a good basic setup for Bluetooth monitor speakers with an optical in port also

This would work for a Bluetooth setup
Hi res over bluetooth is not guaranteed

Will depend on codec your source broadcasts on and codec your receiver can receive
Apple uses AAC
Qualcomm chips have Aptx
Sony has LDAC
And so on there are some more

Do some research before buying
 
Lookout for polk audio signa s2 deals. It's not certified hi res, but it sounds quite good for music when connected over bluetooth. And the subwoofer dishes out plenty of bass (way more than its size would suggest).
 
BluDev said:

Edifier R1280DB Powered Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers​


Amazon about 11k
is a good basic setup for Bluetooth monitor speakers with an optical in port also

This would work for a Bluetooth setup
Hi res over bluetooth is not guaranteed

Will depend on codec your source broadcasts on and codec your receiver can receive
Apple uses AAC
Qualcomm chips have Aptx
Sony has LDAC
And so on there are some more

Do some research before buying
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These are great speakers.. But they lack the sub woofer mentioned by OP.

I have owned Edifier R2000DB for last 2 years.. They are rock solid. They also lack a dedicated sub woofer...
I do think that the budget is lacking for studio monitors + sub woofer
 
A suggestion i would have is go for Edifier R1280DBs (12,284 on amazon right now) over the Edifier R1280DB (10,661 on amazon rn)
R1280DBs has a dedicated Subwoofer Line out which you can then connect a subwoofer to.
BluDev said:
Exactly
I would rather skip the woofer in his requested budget
And stick to good enough bookshelves
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I would also agree on this
 
Well I'll be using the speakers 60% of the time with aux and other times with bluetooth (I'm aware I won't be getting lossless audio with that, I'm ok with that)
I was going through all the suggestions, Here's what I think...
1. R1280DB - Looks promising and in budget but the only concern is 42w output (don't know whats RMS but I think it's the power output), I'm looking for something with high power output where I think the bass will also be great.
2. Polk Audio Signa S2 - Uh.. it's too expensive and I don't know why but I cannot accept the soundbar types speakers.. Also noice suggestions I havn’t heard about this one before.
3. R1280DBs - goes the same, low power, and I don't think I'll be buying separate sub, I think it'll be expensive to buy one.

My current preference is the Edifier R1855DB but it's more on the expensive side.
This has high power output and bluetooth as well.

What should I do??
 
I dislike Polk Audio Signa S2 for the same reasons.. I also dont like these soundbar speakers... The Aesthetics is just not there... Bookshelf ones look so much better.

Anyway I think your choice is fine. Go with Edifier R1855DB. 70 Watts is more than enough.
I have not been able to go over 60% volume on R2000DB (120 W) since that itself is so loud. 70 W should be adequate.
Regarding Bass : It is very meh.. kind of flat. Don't expect much. If you increase the volume a lot, you get the feeling of a little bass.

I think the prices are way too high now. On all the speakers..
For example, I bought my R2000DB for 17k. Screenshot attached. It's 28k on amazon and 26k on flipkart now. Makes no sense.
So use some price history site to see the previous prices and wait for some sale.

I have also attached the 2022 prices i noted down on an excel sheet using amazon prime sale 2022 (July 2022). Flipkart had cheaper prices than amazon at that time, so i bought mine from flipkart.
R1855DB was going for 13,500. Now it's almost 19,500 for the same. I strongly suggest to wait for some price drop (and some credit card offers).
 

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My bad. I thought the OP wanted speakers for home theatre that was also good for music. If listening to music is the only objective, I agree 2.0 /2.1 speakers make the most sense.

gentle said:
So basically looking for a high power studio monitor with a sub woofer.
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You could also look at the JBL 104 bt. Seems you can snag one for a great price (8.5k) on amazon rn.
 
If we are pushing the 20k boundary

How about a mini stereo amp with a pair of passive speakers?

You will surely get more watts output and maybe a better DAC in the amp
 
B_the_B said:
You could also look at the JBL 104 bt. Seems you can snag one for a great price (8.5k) on amazon rn.
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I was checking the review on it, this review says that the bass is just not there and sometimes I need that bass kick on my chest.
Thanks for the suggestion though.
 
Uh.. I'm not that eager to spend literally 20k on speakers (I won't be needing that beefy setup, I'm just a casual listener) I just want to feel the lossless music that I hear.
As of now I can see that monitors under 15-20k are good, but the kind of bass I'm looking will be lacking from them. for that i'll have to spend another 10-15k on a sub.

I think I should shift my scope to the home theatre kind of speakers, that have a 2.1 config with a sub.
I saw these Logitech Z623 THX on a reddit thread, But I cannot see a review that talks about the clarity and how does these handle Lossless audio.

There's been a lot of great suggestions till now, but they're a bit out of my budget.
can give a guys provide your views on this?
 
gentle said:
monitors
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These are meant for monitoring and mastering. Bass will not be enhanced since they will always try to reproduce the actual audio.
The Edifier bookshelves mentioned above should suffice even without a sub. If you can get a demo then nothing like it. I see theaudiostore has been stocking Edifier products but not sure if they are authorised resellers. That Logitech is also good but damn that price is over the roof.
If looking for something even cheaper look at Obage or even Sony, they have some 2.1s. Sound quality is decent for the price. Just don't expect them to give you Edifier level SQ.
Another option is buying couple of BT speakers like these and pairing them up -
 
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gentle said:
I think I should shift my scope to the home theatre kind of speakers, that have a 2.1 config with a sub.
I saw these Logitech Z623 THX on a reddit thread, But I cannot see a review that talks about the clarity and how does these handle Lossless audio.
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For people who don't want to spend more this is a great choice. You will definitely feel the bass with that subwoofer.

Surprised to see it available now as its over a decade old. And the consequence is no BT which you can always add yourself
 
ibose said:
If looking for something even cheaper look at Obage or even Sony, they have some 2.1s. Sound quality is decent for the price.
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I just saw a Obage 5.1 system - https://amzn.in/d/5VVSKMm
The reviews were very good on this.
I was not able to get a more technical review on this, so I don't know how they'll perform in terms of the hi-res audio will i get good details and the instrument separation (just got to know the term )?

Has anyone tried it and compared it to others?
 
blr_p said:
For people who don't want to spend more this is a great choice. You will definitely feel the bass with that subwoofer.

Surprised to see it available now as its over a decade old. And the consequence is no BT which you can always add yourself
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Upon more inspection I can see that these only have a sub and the mid drivers and no tweeter. I think it'll not be the SQ that I'm expecting.
I'm looking for a good balanced sound.
 
gentle said:
Upon more inspection I can see that these only have a sub and the mid drivers and no tweeter. I think it'll not be the SQ that I'm expecting.
I'm looking for a good balanced sound.
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Then increase your budget or you will lose the sub and then there will be no bass punch.

The people recommending bookshelf speakers with no sub listen to vocals heavy music. Not club or anything dancey. I'd take the deep bass over 'balanced' any day
 
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