The most important thing about buying speaker is to listen to them. Speakers are very personal and no two people hear them quite the same way. Suggest going to somewhere that you can hear the two speakers in question and make a decision based on what you are hearing. Take along some CDs that you are familiar with.

Digital speakers have to have a D to A converter in them and sometimes it is NOT the best D to A converter because the manufacturer was trying to save money. My own choice would be to use powered speakers and not cheap "digital" speakers, I think you will be happer with them.

Yep second that, it took me 6months of serious testing to find what I wanted.

Start by using your ears. Listen to your choices at varying volume levels, and no more than a couple different sets of monitors per day (your ears can play tricks on you!!).

Remember, nearly ANY "decent" monitor speaker will do (unless you're recording and mixing classical music). The important thing is to record the best sound, learn how your monitors replay that sound and "translate" to other systems by listening to your mix on other systems. It takes time.

It's typically not the gear that makes the recording great. "Garbage in garbage out" doesn't apply to just PCs... A great song, performed well, and recorded well are THE most important aspects. The gear is secondary to all that.

A personal friend uses old stereo speakers to mix with in his living room, because he's cheap, and knows them well. I'd put his mixes up against almost anyone's for quality and content.

The point being NOT to get too focused on the gear. Focus instead on learning how to use the gear to get the best results. Your ears are still your most important asset!

Thank you all for your advice. :-)