I've been looking around a few different sites trying to get the most bang for my buck, Linus recommends SP2500's, but lots of members here don't (they seem too consumer friendly to me). People talk lots about passive and active speakers, studio monitor speakers and bookshelf speakers, sound card versus no sound card in a speaker setup, whether the speakers already have an amp or not. It's all too bothersome for me.
What i want is a 2.1 setup, i want to be able to really feel the bass when I'm listening to EDM or dubstep etc. I have a nice pair of headphones (Koss TBSE1) aswell. This is what i think i should be buying. Studio monitors + sub + amp + sound card (just to improve my headphone experience; but not needed for speaker setup right? It will only act as a DAC if i have an external amp?)
I'm not too certain on anything, what does the forum recommend?
Budget: $600-$700~ AUD
Cheers!
EDIT: Oo00oohh, newer version of amp apparently: 2013