Connecting laptop to active speakers

Hi guys,



I recently bought a pair of active loudspeakers running at 400w RMS each. At the moment, I am currently plugging my computer directly into one of the speakers using a 3.5mm to RCA cable, and then daisy chaining out of that speaker into the other one using a female XLR to male XLR.



Anyway, my problem is that I find it awkward having to change the input volume, master volume and EQ on both speakers to try and get them balanced, and I also have a feeling that I'm losing out on quality doing it this way.



Should I buy a analog mixer so that I can line my laptop into it, and then line both of the speakers out of the mixer?



Or any other suggestions which would perhaps improve the sound quality/loudness and/or make it easier for me to control the levels.



Let me know if I'm making any mistakes, as I'm fairly new into this scene.



Thanks! :)

Connecting laptop to active speakers