Is there any? I've heard the Kayak speakers are very good but haven't been able to hear any yet. The bass response is unimportant as quality subs can be added later. What I'm looking for is very good reproduction in the 70-120 hz area and up. (Nothing by "computer speaker" manufacturers even remotely approximates good sound.) Some people refer to this as near field listening or nearfield monitors but unfortunately most nearfield speakers are focused on studio work and their priorities are not focused on sound quality - in the least. In the audiophile world there has rarely been any top end active speakers since what would be the change one manufacturer could have success in both speaker and amp design as they are totally different in their engineering challenges? Sort of like Ferrari suddenly going into TV production.
Another option would be positioning the speakers much closer to each ear, sort of like headphones that are placed several inches or perhaps a foot away. The output the speaker has to put out, the easier it is to focus on quality. Though I have no idea how hard it would be to get any sort of midbass (70-150hz) out of a design like that.
I realize you people are more into software so I'm just throwing this out there for fun. I guess it might be hard to get something more off topic....lol.
Another option would be positioning the speakers much closer to each ear, sort of like headphones that are placed several inches or perhaps a foot away. The output the speaker has to put out, the easier it is to focus on quality. Though I have no idea how hard it would be to get any sort of midbass (70-150hz) out of a design like that.
I realize you people are more into software so I'm just throwing this out there for fun. I guess it might be hard to get something more off topic....lol.