Sennheiser HD650 with PPAv2 amp.

Bowers and Wilkins MM-1.

This speaker is teh sex.

Not really. Power isn't the issue most of the time. Do note that speakers are optimized for "throw" meaning due to the inherent design, there is a sweet spot in regards to distortion and frequency response (maybe HTF) in regards to direction and distance. Getting to know the "field" of a pair of speakers is often more important than other characteristics.

You have very near fields like the Klipsch Promedia 2.0 Ultra, Bowers and Wilkins MM-1, Harman Kadons GLA-55 and so forth with very tight sweet spots of about 1 to 1.5 meters, with mid field compensated systems such as powered monitors like the M-Audio DSM3, the sweet spot extends to 2 to 4 meters. Knowing where to sit is crucial to knowing what you want

Generally the first parts will be factored in by the manufacturer and all have a configuration that delivers optimal performance. Plus most multimedia speakers are self powered and don't work with amps.

Positioning and so forth will depend on what the manufacturer wants from the speaker. Increasing the size of the soundstage and reducing directionality often increases distortion in certain harmonics and so forth. Much like any other form of engineering, not such thing as a free lunch lol.

But I do serious audio with my HD650s, my own amps and my standalone DACs. Enjoying the new DAC1 USB I just go though. MM-1 does fine for gaming.

This post has been edited by empire23: Mar 3 2011, 03:22 AM

I have a set. Now sitting on my shelf due to noise constraints.

Lovely speakers with very specific positioning requirements. A lot of position tweaking is required before you'll get the best sound out of them, but once you do you won't really regret the 1.8k ringgit you plonked on them, yeah they're that good.

If I still lived alone I'd run these babies all the time, but now it's back to the DAC-1 USB and HD-650 combo.