Executive worthy Hi-Fi Audio for the PC

I had a few emails asking for more tech post’s so let get the ball rolling with this one.

Here you are sitting in your nice corporate office or home office for many. You have your nice desk, the Executive leather chair and all the nice wooden desk accessories to top it off. There is your wide screen LCD that everyone loves and your desktop PC neatly tucked away so no one can see the wires (maybe you have a laptop, but you can still have high end audio!).

Next to the monitor is a set of $19 speakers.

Your home theater may be built rather nicely and you enjoy the Mark Levinson system in your Lexus but the one place you spend the most time has little to offer musically.

I was in this same boat and decided I was going to put together an audiophile on a budget system for my home office machine as this is where I spend the most time listening to music. I rave about my Paradigm monitors in my great room yet 90% of my listening time is in front of the PC.

My system of choice

Amp- Parasound ZAMP ($299 or less). A high current \ high quality compact amplifier

Desktop Speakers- Paradigm Studio 20, B&W 685 or the Klipsch RB-61 (best buy of the bunch) $350-$800

Sub is optional- I will run a sub and chances are anything with a 8-10″ with 100+ watts will be fine. You can find a deal on a Boston Acoustics sub for under $300. Since the amp \ desktop speakers of such high quality you may not need a sub unless you want more entertainment quality at home.

Long work hours, early mornings or for pure show chances are you will enjoy a higher end audio system for your computer. This article is a reminder that you do not have to walk into Best Buy and get a “PC Speaker System” that will leave you little to talk about.

Some people want a cigar box on their desk while other’s would like to show off a fine set of Rosenut B&W’s.

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