Active near field monitor recommndations

Johan,

When you get round to choosing your next passive speakers there are quite a few to consider. The points being made about room size available is absolutely key. I auditioned the Proac 115, PMS Tb2i and the PMC 21 and all were very different in a room 3 metres wide and 4 metres deep, so quite small. My mind wanted the Proacs but the ears told me the PMC 21's gave a better sound stage, only because they were at their best only 15cm from the rear wall. So, in short have a good think about the space that the speaker has to fill first.

It was great fun deciding though!

suede wrote: As I'm currently in the London rent circus I might well be moving a couple of times in the coming years ...

Not fun! My daughter's hunting again having just split with boyfriend. Sorry, completely off topic.

Call me psychic, today I got a call from my acting landlord telling me the property group that owns my building is now in the process of "restructuring" and come June I need to vacate my flat as they've decided to sell the house and invest in other property. 

Well at least my speakers won't be so difficult to move now, speaking of...

I've now had the Ruark MR1 speakers for a couple of weeks and I must say I'm very happy for what they are. They have a very clear and engaging sound with a lush mid, at times quite incredible given their small size and they're not to shabby at handling the more complex passages in songs either, again given their size and price. The treble is also very nice, well defined yet not too sharp, but the bass is where they are lacking some. It's not very deep and I suspect a subwoofer (which can be easily connected) would actually be a good addition here. I do however have them standing on a coffee table in the middle of the room (on either side of my laptop) and placing them nearer to a wall will probably give a fuller bass. But all in all I can warmly recommend these £299 active speakers to anyone looking for an inexpensive but good second or even third system.
Even if I put together a proper HiFi system again, which of course I will some day, I know I'll still have good use for a neat and portable small system like this one.

Edited by suede - 19 Mar 2015 at 7:44pm