I'm gonna be moving soon and want to take this chance to get some new speakers. my current rig is my PC with a audigy 2 card connected SPDIF to a Sony STR-DG720 amp. the speakers connected to those are those insignia bookshelf's with the weird cabinet design with the tweeter in the middle of the cone. my headphones are Sony V6's connected straight to the headphone jack on the Sony amp. wanting to lose the amp, i was thinking of buying active studio monitors, and my choices were either the m-audio BX5a, audioengine 5, or the KRK RP5's. but I'm also open to other ideas even different passive speakers with a different amp. or even if the best idea is to just keep what i got already. what I'm going to be using them for is mostly music, and then movies/games. most of the time i use the headphones for the games though. the music comes first. i listen anywhere from concert band compositions to hard rock/metal and some jazz. i really don't need all the video features on the amp i have like HDMI switching (although i AM using it and it will be slightly missed) and all the multiple A/V in's. the only things that will be plugged into the speakers is the PC and a PS3. my budget is around $200.





this is a old picture but it still shows the PC, speakers and amp that i have.


thanks for any input!