Suggest Near Field Passive Speaker approx 30K ₹

[Knightrider]

Stop trying to deduce the sound from YT videos as that's going to lead you completely astray.

Noted, will keep that in mind.
Planning to visit delhi in feb, please suggest few dealers in NCR where i can get demo.

 

[Yelamanchili manohar]

Manohar, which speakers are these? Am sure you must have gotten something nice. Couple of decades ago I had a 2.1 active speaker combo for my desktop from an Indian brand whose name started with A (I don’t recollect it now) and I was so happy with them. Somehow got lost during transit. Currently I use some BT speakers, but can try a 2.1 config again if there’s something good at a reasonable cost (say under Rs 20k). The source would be my MacBook Pro 16” which itself has good sounding speakers, but with limited soundstage, esp as they are upward firing.



@DB1989 has given good suggestions as also the others. There’s no better/worse sound as such in any given price range, so it’s about one’s preferences. And auditioning or YT videos are teen only two options I can think of to do that. QAcoustics can be a good option if one is going blind… these are popular and difficult to go hugely wrong with.

I am more of a melody & acoustic music person, so my Castle Knight 2’s have kept me happy for over 8 years now. As DB said about CK5, even the CK2 dig low (I record sizeable db at even 30 Hz on the Decibel app) and are good choice for large room (mine is 300 sq ft). But these aren’t for fast, electronic music.. and also very sensitive to room placement (that’s a common challenge with speakers that go deep).

I agree that bookshelf with good stand comes almost to the price of an equivalent floorstander. The choice depends on whether one wants to feel the bass in one’s body… because there’s also the downside of disturbing the neighbours and between a comparable floorstander (typically 3 way) and standmount (typically 2 way), the latter images better.

Haha...thanks

Actually I was too shy to even bother with another desk setup after the LS50 experiment went downhill. Iam presently traveling, and found some "insignia" branded 2.1 pc speakers lying around at my work place, and plugged them into my laptop. Way better than the crappy in-built speakers. I dont think I need anything better than this for my desk atleast, so Iam done searching

 

[Amarendra]

Haha...thanks

Actually I was too shy to even bother with another desk setup after the LS50 experiment went downhill. Iam presently traveling, and found some "insignia" branded 2.1 pc speakers lying around at my work place, and plugged them into my laptop. Way better than the crappy in-built speakers. I dont think I need anything better than this for my desk atleast, so Iam done searching

True, happiness is subjective. I have seen my father in law being ecstatic listening to mp3 versions of old Hindi films on his old Nokia phone (without touch screen). I don’t find such happiness even with KEFs/ Rotel/ Wharfedales and what not

 

[sachinchavan 15865]

True, happiness is subjective. I have seen my father in law being ecstatic listening to mp3 versions of old Hindi films on his old Nokia phone (without touch screen). I don’t find such happiness even with KEFs/ Rotel/ Wharfedales and what not

Comparison is the source of unhappiness. Don’t compare your result with others’ and you can stay happy.