(Part 2) Top products from r/PCSound

I personally recommend the Klipsch ProMedia as the best sub-$200 option. Sound is really solid and it's definitely got the bass. Plugging your computer in is straightforward and I believe the newest version has bluetooth as well. Best Buy used to have it as a demo with their computer speakers, not sure if they do anymore.

A better option might be studio monitors like the JBL LSR305/LSR30X which are also an insane deal. You'd need to get a bluetooth adapter and you'd need to worry about inputs (many studio monitors take 1/4" or XLR, which would require janky adapters (probably won't sound great out of a headphhone out without something like this) or a dac/audio interface like this or this. The JBL approach will get you a better sound (more accurate to the music, more balanced sound, magical amazing beautiful and perfect imaging) but will probably be a bit above what you'd like to spend. Most of that stuff can also be bought used if you are okay with that.

I would try and stretch or save up a bit for the monitors. They're a pretty solid step up from most all "computer speakers," and the JBLs in particular are one of the best bang-for-buck deals in audio that I've seen.

Best of luck, and feel free to shoot me a PM with more questions or what you decide to do!

or, I could do a clever thing and Use the X-FI Titanium soundcard, which provides 3 Audio Jack outputs for 5.1 and one SPDIF out- and one Input. I stopped using onboard sound since I bought the recon3D, and never want to go back.

Now I was looking around. Since I´m a little Creative Labs fanboy, I looked for the same speakers my gaming PC uses, the Creative Inspire T3300 2.1 PC Speakers. There´s a 5.1 version of those, the Creative Inspire T6300 5.1, which are literally the same like the T3300 except 3 boxes and 2 cables more.

Would this work for a cinematic feeling? The T3300 have a great quality, and They aren´t that expensive.

I've been looking at quite a few things while I was away from my computer.

I'm leaning towards a Modi 2 Uber (toslink for my PS4 audio) combined with a Magni 2.

My main concern is shitty drivers - I want to bypass any Creative/Asus drivers where possible. The Schiit drivers are relatively simple and well-maintained hopefully.

Secondly it appears that I may start using headphones more, however I will still want speakers as an option as well.

So I'm turned on by the Schiit stack idea, however I have some questions.

1. The Magni 2 Uber comes with 'pre-amp outputs' whatever they are. Does this allow me to link the Magni to speakers? I would almost certainly be buying pretty decent self-powered ones. I saw the JBL LSR305s being recommended in another thread. Do I need another unit to link the Magni to powered speakers? Or can I just hook them up? If so, does the Magni possess some kind of switching to allow me to switch between headphones and speakers?
   
   
2. Gaming on the Modi/Magni stack doesn't have any surround sound that would be created by a comparable sound card (Sound Blaster ZX for example), so does this make it a lot worse for gaming? I'm not a Counter-Strike professional or anything so I'm not terribly concerned about lack of surround audio, but I do want a good aural experience in FPS games like the recent Prey for example. I just don't particularly want a 'gaming-only' setup, and as I've explained before I detest the driver issues that come with Creative/Asus sound cards.
   
   
3. What headphones? I was looking at the AKG K702 and the AKG K712 Pro they look pretty good and Mad Lust Envy rated them quite well but I wonder if it's not worth spending a bit more cash to get Sennheisers... he rates them better than Sennheisers if anything though? The HD 650 is about 150 dollars more than the K12 Pro sooo....

Okay we have one of those, the trs port is where the mic is plugged?

And as for the mic it’s this one here i ‘m pretty sure

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006H92QK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ra9VDb7KK1326

Behringer UCA202 is a decent budget DAC and should work perfectly for what you want.

I'm curious, why use the Marantz for music only? That said, I've been using these since a couple years back and they are decent for the price.

You could get a switch for your headphones and speakers.

http://www.amazon.com/Sescom-SES-IPOD-AB-Stereo-MP3-Player/dp/B005TE7GP4

> Aune T1

https://www.amazon.com/Aune-T1-Generation-Amplifier-Decoder/dp/B00A2QJMRY/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

This thing?? i'm a little confused on what this is, but geez that price tag