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Monitors for Extreme Near-field listening

I can't seem to get a good sound out of the speakers that I use on my computer desk system. I wonder if LS3/5A monitors will help, as I have heard they are good for very-near-field listening.

My setup now includes:

Jungson DA-I200A power amp
Parasound P3 preamp
Consonance 120 Tuner.

My current speakers are Acoustic Energy bookshelf speakers, but they sound rather 'thin'. I have other systems with similar/lesser speakers/components that don't have this problem - for example, I am now listening to a Carver amp, Parasound Tuner, and Baby Advents, and they sound just fine.

So would LS 3/5A's or more modern equivalents such as Spendors or Harbeths help?
joeylawn36111
lapierre
547 posts
 
Was just listening to desktop speakers and found the Bose desktop speakers with ICE amps actually sound very good.

Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 4 speakers are another speaker that makes you go WOW. It also uses the ICE amps technology for desktop speakers.
entrope
482 posts
 
Wouldn't EXTREME nearfield listening be headphones?
ryder
1,682 posts
 
If your computer desk is against the wall and your listening position is directly in front of the flat screen monitor of the PC, I would concur with Entrope's idea.
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Quad 11L2s are extremely attractive, both visually and and sonically.
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