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ElectedGiraffe
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Sep 2, 2014
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I have not had a quality pair of speakers before. I'm very tempted by these. I do quite a bit of video editing, so having a quality pair of speakers would be very beneficial. What other sorts of things would I need to purchase to really get the full potential of these speakers? I'd assume a quality amp. Should I also look in to a sound card for my computer? Any recommendations for those things?
bilditup1
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Sep 3, 2014
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ElectedGiraffeThese are powered speakers - they have an amp built in-to the left speaker that powers both of them. Other than that, you might want to get an external DAC - that's a digital-to-analog converter, like a high-end sound card with (stereo) output only - and some quality cables to go with it. DACs are dropped here all the time...as a practical matter you can probably stick to those in the $100-200 range, if you get one at all. Most popular portable one is probably the Audioquest Dragonfly ($149) right now. Since this is a desktop application though, you might wanna look at the desktop ones, which mostly come with built-in headphone amps, too. A favorite around here is (or was) the Aune T1, that uses a tube as a buffer, but there are many others. Budget one with a good reputation is the Schiit Modi ($99) and though I've never heard it, it'll probably 'do the job'.
For cables - get something with good shielding against electromagnetic/radio-frequency interference. I've just started using Blue Jeans, and they've definitely helped eliminate some of the EM interference issues I was having. They're a bit expensive, but you get what you pay for in comparison with like, the Monster or Rocketfish stuff. See here:
http://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/audio/index.htm
Schiit Modi + a 3ft cable from BJC will run $140 all told.
And look - I suggest you buy the speakers first and try them out with just the built-in sound card of your workstation. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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