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In Reply to: RE: "A decent stereo system would be overkill".... posted by Ivan303 on August 5, 2014 at 18:36:50
An inexpensive DAC like the AQ Dragonfly and a pair of powered speakers like the Audioengines would be a good starter system. All the kids listen to Spotify or equivalent so it is not worth sopending any more money than what I have suggested.
The Audioengine speakers are fantastic for the price . . . . and then some.
Neal
Follow Ups:
See what I wrote about my son's use of computer audio + an SET amp to listen to Spotify.
Observe, before you think. Think before you open your yap. Act on the basis of experience.
My office Klipsch 2.1 system went kaput and I replaced it with a pair of Pioneer SP-BS22 bookshelf speakers ($130 from Best Buy) and a Dayton Audio DTA-1 amplifier ($35 from Parts Express). Sounds wonderful in near field low-level listening and plays plenty loud when my co-workers have left! It's a low-price starting point and has an upgrade path - if your son catches that bug - to a better amplifier and then to better speakers.
The speakers are small, as speakers go, but are a large for a desktop system. The amplifier is tiny.
Regards
13DoW
ps. The speakers are the ones designed by Andrew Jones of TAD and the amplifier is basically a Tripath switching amp chip plus a few components (hence the low price). DIY mods are available but it sounds nice out of the box - no noise or hum.
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