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Hello,

I am very happy with my living rooms main system speakers, Von Schweikert VR4-5 towers. The image that is created by these speakers is spectacular. Having said that I want to bring higher fidelity reproduction into my home office. I've owned PSB synchrony one's in the past and they are great and all but the sound decayed too fast for my liking. But they were still great speakers and I am still a fan of PSB. 

I am looking into PSB Imagine mini speakers. How would these do as desktop speakers? They will probably be fed by a Parasound Zdac and a Zamp. I know nothing this size will compare to the VR4-5 speakers but my current audioengine desktop speakers leave more to be desired. 

Any audiophiles have good looking desktop speakers? Please feel free to post an image or let's discuss your desktops components of choice. 

Cheers.
joe_navarra
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glennewdick
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I run the PSB Alpha PS1-100 Powered Speaker and matching sub as I don't have a power amp to run anything else but I'm very happy with these little guys they do everything their big brothers do. they also have a huge dispersion pattern. I run them off the Audioquest dragonfly Dac and the combo make great music in my computer desk. they are fast not blotted and totally musical. good buy for the money imo


glen

joe_navarra OP
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http://speakermakersjourney.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-lm-1-bookshelf-version.html

They have unexpectedly high efficiency, and will do amazingly well with a Zamp. :) However, you must build them yourself. On the plus side, this means you have an unprecedented ability to tweak the treble balance.

Best,

Erik 

Did you build a model yourself?


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oregonpapa
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I use the Audioengine +2 speakers for my PC.  Really nice quality build and sound.

I also use the  Audioquest Dragonfly Dac for my Grado RS-1 headphones.

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rockadanny
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Adam F7 Active Monitor speakers for me - so no need for amplifier. Plugged directly into my laptop's headphone out. Terrific sound! Their ART (Accelerating Ribbon Technology) tweeter is awesome sounding. And they're front ported, which is great for a desktop setup. I like these better than any other monitor I auditioned (including JBL) < $1k.
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sfar
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I'll second the recommendation by ruebent of the John Blue JB-3 speakers for desktop listening. I use them with an iMac connected to a Simaudio 100 D DAC via the optical output of the iMac and on to a Jolida 10 watt El84 tube integrated. 

Of course it doesn't have the dynamic range or the volume of my main system but the coherence, imaging and sweetness of the sound make it a system I can listen to all day, and often do.
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