Man , thank you so much for this useful and constructive post !
Taking out the USB cable eliminated the noise problem I had earlier, so I’m very happy about it! The sound is now just slightly less powerful than when I play using Bose’s sound card. I will try to name few reasons why I chose these speakers specifically:
1) I am not a professional DJ, nor I live out of that. I just want to get more involved with it, as I am a passionate electronic music fan.
2) I live in a small, one bedroom apartment. The satellite speakers are actually on my dining desk, and the subwoofer is sitting below – so you can suspect that space is an issue. I have heard many good things about KRK’s, however they occupy much more space than Bose Companion 5 satellites. Also, as far as I know, KRK’s are mainly for music production as they are reference monitors so they shouldn’t be constantly exposed to loud music (maybe I am wrong on this)
3) I got a $90 gift card for Best Buy (I live in US), so I ended up paying $340 (it’s $430 with taxes in BB), which is about 290 euros so not that bad. Also, best buy only has these KRK’s, which are pretty expensive: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/krk-rokit-speaker-system-vinyl-black/4221727.p?skuId=4221727
4) I am hoping I will once again have some time to play a bit of video games and utilize the full potential of Bose system 🙂
I will definitely spend the next 10-ish days playing around with this, and if I can smoothly make mixes and enjoy the sound, I think I will keep them, although I understand that they are not primarily designed for what I need.
Thank you again for helping me resolving the noise issue, and providing some good tips that I will try to remember for future when I move to a bigger place !