inputs.text: superb bass must bx5s - bottom line breathtaking sound use balanced cables trs xlr get humx hum problehemsi altec lansing 21 systehem 200 watt logitech z2300 systehem several others including roland studio monitors focal cms 50si looking nice setup give high quality reference recording still enjoyable main computer speakersi started maudio bx5 studio monitors sound much clearer logitech sound systehem not much bassi upgraded xonar essence stx sound card old creative one noticed immediate difference bass treblebut still not quite enough bassi added awesomely powerful extrehemely accurate sbx10 subwoofer combination bx5s unparalleled anything experienced sound realistic vivid could hardly believe price expecting nice sound systehem got much better nicethe bass trehemendous good way keep woofer turned match monitors love foot pedal turn woofer added usb volume control griffin works wellthere not much say negative woofer one minor annoyance rubber ring holds grill place chehemically smell smell go away 23 weeks feel like higher quality nonstinky rubber compounds availablei problehems low level hums mainly cpu gpu intensive tasks ended getting really expensive thick unbalanced ts cables almost made noise worsei found balanced xlr trs cables eliminated noise sound card used trs ts splitter thatconnected two trs cables went subwoofer input connected bx5s xlr cables subwooferthat cable combination got rid 90 noise interestingly used laptop plugged wall noise unplugged laptop noise disappeared concluded must ground loop interference problehem hooked desktop humx device ebtech sound 999 perfect no hums allin conclusion go happyafter much research trial error final sound setup2x maudio bx5 monitors1x maudio sbx10 subwoofer1x asus xonar essence stx sound card1x hosa ypp117 trs ts ycable sound card trs cable1x monster cable djst2m 2x trs 2x trs ycable sub2x monster studiolink balanced xlr cables sub monitors1x ebtech hum x desktop computer eliminates ground loop interference1x griffin technology na16029 usb volume controller