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BioHazard4524
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Hey guys, I've been looking to replace my very old 2.1 desktop speakers due to the sub slowly giving out and because I want some features I am missing now. Budget is TBD because I have NO IDEA.

 

Firstly, 2.1 is fine, I'd like easy volume control, but don't mind using keyboard Fn keys to do that if need be.. the main thing I want is to be able to also power my headphones off an aditional output.

 

Headphones are a 250 Ohm Beyerdynamic DT 990Pro.

 

Thanks guys.

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3 minutes ago, BioHazard4524 said:

Hey guys, I've been looking to replace my very old 2.1 desktop speakers due to the sub slowly giving out and because I want some features I am missing now. Budget is TBD because I have NO IDEA.

 

Firstly, 2.1 is fine, I'd like easy volume control, but don't mind using keyboard Fn keys to do that if need be.. the main thing I want is to be able to also power my headphones off an aditional output.

 

Headphones are a 250 Ohm Beyerdynamic DT 990Pro.

 

Thanks guys.

Could we get a rough idea of a budget? like around 300? ill do some looking

LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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Mackie CR5BT.  Bluetooth, volume knob, headphone jack, and powered well.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-Multimedia-Monitors-Bluetooth-Isolation/dp/B07F9T3XRD/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleF3oM3apfkh62O4uyk00Ph30kGnpETZw4H427aNvu0RrwrBGZXqkoAaAuSmEALw_wcB&hvadid=241932123313&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010956&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1184689113239064880&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-131196587302&hydadcr=24663_10400924&keywords=mackie+cr5bt&qid=1559247532&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

 

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4 minutes ago, jstudrawa said:

Mackie CR5BT.  Bluetooth, volume knob, headphone jack, and powered well.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-Multimedia-Monitors-Bluetooth-Isolation/dp/B07F9T3XRD/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=Cj0KCQjw_r3nBRDxARIsAJljleF3oM3apfkh62O4uyk00Ph30kGnpETZw4H427aNvu0RrwrBGZXqkoAaAuSmEALw_wcB&hvadid=241932123313&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9010956&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1184689113239064880&hvtargid=aud-649564993678%3Akwd-131196587302&hydadcr=24663_10400924&keywords=mackie+cr5bt&qid=1559247532&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

 

I really wish people would stop recommending these.. they dont get below 80hz flat.. also lots of people have had caps exploding in them lol..

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LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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Just now, Derkoli said:

I really wish people would stop recommending these.. they dont get below 80hz flat.. also lots of people have had caps exploding in them lol..

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Useful links then?

 

 

Contribute a bit if you would be so kind.  Google doesn't show anything for CR5BT capacitor issues.

 

Please tell me you don't have $1000 speaker cables...

 

https://www.richersounds.com/qed-supremus-terminated-pair-2m.html

 

 

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

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Steam Deck 512GB OLED

 

OnePlus: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green

OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

 

Other Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

- Lenovo 720S Touch 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400MHz, 512GB NVMe SSD, 1050Ti, 4K touchscreen

- MSI GF62 15.6" - i7 7700HQ, 16GB RAM 2400 MHz, 256GB NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200rpm HDD, 1050Ti

- Ubiquiti Amplifi HD mesh wifi

 

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Just now, jstudrawa said:

Useful links then?

 

 

Contribute a bit if you would be so kind.  Google doesn't show anything for CR5BT capacitor issues.

 

Please tell me you don't have $1000 speaker cables...

 

https://www.richersounds.com/qed-supremus-terminated-pair-2m.html

 

 

yep 1000... got lots of other high end gear so yeah. tbf coathangers probably dont sound much worse lol, bit of a high end audio freak.

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LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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Because I don't have much experience with speakers, I have no idea what a realistic budget is. Because I use my headphones quite a lot, they don't need to be what I can only describe as " the bees knees" right now.... (Why is my brain weird).... 

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45 minutes ago, BioHazard4524 said:

Because I don't have much experience with speakers, I have no idea what a realistic budget is. Because I use my headphones quite a lot, they don't need to be what I can only describe as " the bees knees" right now.... (Why is my brain weird).... 

Speakers go from 30 dollars up to 180,000 dollars to 1,000,000 dollars, i would say 400 ish is a good budget just for powered speakers or passive speakers and an amp

 

LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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48 minutes ago, BioHazard4524 said:

Because I don't have much experience with speakers, I have no idea what a realistic budget is. Because I use my headphones quite a lot, they don't need to be what I can only describe as " the bees knees" right now.... (Why is my brain weird).... 

https://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-RP-160M-Bookshelf-Speaker-Ebony/dp/B00RNZ6COS/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=klipsch&qid=1559256947&s=gateway&sr=8-4

i think these, then an amp with a 6.3mm headphone jack, the smsl AD18 would be perfect but that would be just under 500 dollars, the amp has plenty of connectivity and a DAC built in, also a 6.3mm out which will power those headphones.

LTT's Resident Porsche fanboy and nutjob Audiophile.

 

Main speaker setup is now;

 

Mini DSP SHD Studio -> 2x Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC's (fed by AES/EBU, one feeds the left sub and main, the other feeds the right side) -> 2x Neumann KH420 + 2x Neumann KH870

 

(Having a totally seperate DAC for each channel is game changing for sound quality)

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