Omnis aren't really ideal for a nearfield setup. And in all honesty the Walsh speakers aren't all that good to begin with, IMO.

As a matter of fact, forget going through the trouble of auditioning and searching for good speakers. Just get this and bump it http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/12/panasonic-karaoke-boombox-is-crazy-expensive/ 

As a matter of fact, forget going through the trouble of auditioning and searching for good speakers. Just get this and bump it http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/12/panasonic-karaoke-boombox-is-crazy-expensive/ 

ZOMG! Super woofers!!!

Just a thought. Call Fritz and make sure his speakers will do well on a desktop with a wall behind it (I assume this is your setup). The baffle-step compensation for his speakers may be for them to be mounted on stands away from walls / floors. If this is so, ask him if you can tweak the x-over baffle-step to work in a desktop configuration. In other words, if they are designed to be on stands away from walls and floors, the speakers can sound too boomy on a desk backed against a wall.


This is one area where active pro-monitors may be better since most of them have adjustments for half-space, quarter-space, etc.


My thoughts in general:

• Get the best drivers you can find. (easy to identify - yeah Fritz does use some of the best drivers money can buy)
• Get the most solid cabinet construction. (These tiny things weighed 15 lbs each!) A lot of "big name" stuff use lightweight materials ("advanced" plastics, etc.)
• Make sure the speaker is tuned for use on a desktop. (you can always measure and EQ though, which I highly recommend.)

In a somewhat similar situation than you (room size, no subwoofer, etc.), I started listening to a number of active speakers from various retailers. My choice finally settled on those : http://www.psiaudio.com/product/active-monitors/a17-m

I don't think I have sufficient experience with speakers for my opinion to be taken too seriously (take it with a truckload of salt), but I have to say, in comparison to other active speakers I tried (the usual suspects), I was quite astonished by their imaging (of course when properly set up). Details were pretty impressive too, while remaining absolutely non-fatiguing. I know PSI isn't well distributed in Northern America, and even in Paris did it take me a while to find where to try them, but I would try, if possible, to give them a listen, among other suggestions.