Swan m10 vs. Swan d1080mkII vs. others

[shaden79]

i am attempting to decide on a new set of speakers for my dorm room for the rest of the school year and my very small apartment i will be sharing with three roommates next year.

from reading these threads and browsing a few others it seems that the

Swan M10 (http://www.theaudioinsider.com/product_info.php?products_id=89) and the Swan D1080mkII (http://www.theaudioinsider.com/product_info.php/loudspeakers/swan-active-desktop/p/swan-d1080mkii/cPath/21_24/products_id/113/) both seem to be good speakers for the price. but i cant seem to decide between the two. i will admit that my speaker knowledge is quite light and i was wondering if anyone on this forum had any opinions on these speakers or a better option.

my current room is 14'x13' and shared with a room mate and my room next year is around the same size.

as far as price goes i am looking to stay in the same ball park as the above speakers (100-150) but i think i can go up to 250 if it would really make a real difference in my options.

my other questions involve ability to upgrade later on. i was wondering if it would be possible to say get the swans and add a sub down the road or would i have to start from scratch. (i have never really been a fan of huge booming bass but i might be nice to have a 2.1 set up versus 2.0)

any options that fill my needs better than the above set are always welcome.

thanks in advance,
Shaden79

[Alai]

I'd have to say those two are pretty much your best options as of now besides the M-Audio AV40 (until people find something better). And yes, you could add a sub down the road, whenever you want.

[Zenshi]

Are you still in college? If so, M-Audio is giving academic discounts to both their AV-40 and BX5a monitors at sweetwater.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/AV40Edu10/
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/BX5aDlxEdu10/

The other possibility is of course Swan's M200MkII.

All three are still below the $250 limit and can be added to the choices you already have.