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Hi, Tom, I have had good luck with my five Mackie HR-824 (original) speakers. I bought what is now the rear pair in 2002-2003 and the front trio in 2004. They are still fine. I have an Energy subwoofer from the late 1990s. Mackie has redone their lineup and have made a wider range of speakers. I think you should at least audition them. I can't vouch for the "new" Mackie. I have only casually listened to an older Yorkville and I was unable to form an opinion due to how/where I was able to listen and the fast nature and program content. These are relatively inexpensive (I believe lower cost than the Mackies), so again, worth a try). http://yorkville.com/studio_monitors/ysm_series/ I do have four Yorkville PA speakers and they have been robust. Robert is using one pair for his room stereo system as well as for his keyboard and small-scale PA from time to time. http://yorkville.com/installation/coliseum_mini/product/cx80p/ These are barely passable and sound a bit midrange honky but they work well as vocal PAs. Their use as stereo speakers is secondary...I knew he would use whatever he had as a PA at least once in a while, so better give him a PA than monitors <smile>. We used these for stage monitor speakers for various projects. They were also run off an inverter on our church's Christmas Parade float. The other pair I have are NX-25Ps which sound a bit better (and would have been a better choice for the float), but are still PA speakers. The point is that the Yorkvilles tend to hold up reasonably well. If I were buying PA today and had a bit of a budget, I'd seriously consider QSC...but I digress. I am a fan of powered speakers these days, owning ten: six in the studio and four PA cabinets. Cheers, Richard On 2014-02-18 7:35 AM, Tom Fine wrote: > Hi All: > > I'd appreciate recommendations for current-production nearly-full-range > speakers for the computer. The second amplifier module in my Blue Sky > eXo speakers has blown up, and I'm not going to throw more money into > them. Note -- NOT a good product. This amp that just blew up (after less > than 2 years) is the "improved" amp module after known blowup problems > with the first generation amp. I will not be buying any of their > products again. Not that they're great speakers anyway. A ripoff at $500. > > This time, I'd like to keep the budget well south of $500. -- Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800 http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.