Looking for a powered speaker with an XLR input? A balanced XLR connection rejects noise over long cable runs, and it is the standard connector on audio interfaces, mixers and preamps. Every pick below has an XLR input, ordered by sound quality.
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Compact studio monitors with extremely accurate sound and room tuning, ideal for a desk or small studio.
No consumer inputs, so it needs a preamp or interface; add a subwoofer for full bass.
Full size studio monitors with accurate sound and real bass from an 8 inch woofer, at a budget price.
Some hiss may be audible in a quiet room at close range.
Affordable studio monitors with balanced sound and solid bass, plus switches to tune them for your room.
Compact studio monitors with reference level accuracy and automatic room calibration, for critical listening and mixing.
XLR is the only input, so it needs a proper source chain.
Affordable compact studio monitors with very accurate sound and good bass for their size, for use with an audio interface.
Choose it only when the rest of your system already has balanced outputs.
Excellent large powered monitors, with extremely accurate sound and bass deep enough to skip a subwoofer.
Also has AES/EBU and consumer digital inputs.
Tiny studio monitors with neutral, accurate sound, best paired with a subwoofer for bass.
Pair it with a subwoofer for full range music.
An affordable studio monitor with highly accurate, uncolored midrange, especially strong when paired with a subwoofer.
A high end coaxial horn monitor with extremely accurate sound and a compact, tightly controlled sound field.
Needs careful room placement rather than a quick desktop setup.
Huge active speakers with extremely accurate sound and bass flat to 20Hz, so they never need a subwoofer.
Made to order and sold only direct.
A complete active monitor system with matching subwoofers, very wide dispersion, accurate sound and low distortion.
Combo jacks: many XLR inputs are combo XLR/TRS jacks that take either cable.
Cable length: XLR helps most on long runs or next to power cords; on a short desktop run the difference is smaller.
Gain staging: match your source’s output level to the speaker’s input sensitivity.
See the best studio monitors for more picks, or every powered speaker with a TRS input for the other common balanced connector.
Related guides: powered speaker inputs explained, best powered speakers for a computer desk, and the powered speaker buyer’s guide.
