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For 150 bucks the only speakers I can recommend are second hand JBL305's, Pioneer SP-BS22-LR or Micca PB42X. Even the last two hifi bookshelfs have the problem that they're not designed for near field listening. Practically no speaker is, outside of studio monitors so their spectral balance is totally off when listened to close. The imbalance gets even worse if the listener sits above the tweeter and the passive speaker has a 6-12db/oct butterworth crossover. This creates a phase issue at listening position and messing up the response on the crossover frequency. That's why studio monitors use 24db/oct Linkwitz-Riley crossovers as a norm.
The Klipsch promedias are probably better than most Logitechs if that's the route you want to take.
You can probably find a preowned pair of JBL LSR305's for 150 bucks. That's what I would most likely pick. They are not overbright, dry or mega analytical. Of course like with any speaker, try before you buy.
The Klipsch promedias are probably better than most Logitechs if that's the route you want to take.
You can probably find a preowned pair of JBL LSR305's for 150 bucks. That's what I would most likely pick. They are not overbright, dry or mega analytical. Of course like with any speaker, try before you buy.
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