Audio setup for gaming desktop (with quality hi-fi gear)

lost0ne33

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Would like a setup recommendation and needs to be quite powerful with class D amplifier (with headphone and speaker amp)

This what a came up with, Cyrus ONE HD Integrated Amplifier or PS Audio Sprout 100 Integrated Amplifier and Monitor Audio Radius 90 speakers. Budget £1300, (to cut price down i'm going second hand) could you come up with a better setup?

Speaker mostly for music and headphones for gaming.
 
hornetstinger said:
With those speakers you'd dfinetly want a sub. I'm using a Yamaha AVR, Ruark Etude, and Wharfedale Diamond SW-150 for the PC/console/squeezebox audio system.

If you have multiple soruces you'll either want a stereo digital integrated amp, or a AVR.
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I never heard of HDMI as an audio outlet, is it common? Ah i think i misunderstood.
 
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lucid said:
As good as the Radius 90 speakers are - and the really are very good - there's no getting away from the fact that they're very small, and that means they're limited in bass output. There's a limit to what mini-monitors can do. You need a sub with these or to go for something that will actually produce a bit of bass.

I have used the much larger and twin-bass-driver Radius 270 floorstanding speakers as standalones with an amp for stereo music. Even they sounded anaemic to me compared to normal-sized stand-mount speakers. If you like Monitor Audio, and you're happy to go used, have a look for a pair of the Silver RX1.

Naturally these are bigger than the Radius 90s, but they put out a lot more bass too. In fact, the bass is impressive for the size of the RX1s. They're sensitive too (89dB/w) so don't need a massively powerful amp to get some volume. Go for them, or do the 90s + a decent sub, but the latter option will be a bit of a challenge if you're sticking to those amp choices and the budget. That makes the RX1s a useful alternative unless you plan to put them on the desk top within arm's reach.
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Could you suggest another brand that is a bookshelf speaker that would work it better then the 90s? I got no room on the floor but plenty on the desk
 
hornetstinger said:
Issue of input switching, outputs etc.

I use a avr as I plug my two pcs, squeezebox, two consoles into it, and have several hdmi inputs left. It's also got bass management, room eq, and multi channel processing and amplification. It's a 4.1 system

Op decide if you want stereo or multi channel.
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The only thing plugged in would be the Desktop/speakers/headphones/sub woofer nothing else. What would be best? thank you for the help.
 
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hornetstinger said:
The second is a power amplifier. You'll need a pre amp also.

There's dac that converts digital signals to analogue.

Pre amp which is a volume control and input/ output switching and preouts

And power amplifier which accepts the pre signak from the pre amp and amplifies that to drive speakers

Then headphone anpy which takes line level and amplifies to headphone level


You can have four boxes of the above, or several built into one, or all into one.
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Is the setup better then the That Cyrus HD would you say. which one would you choose? i'm conflicted lol

Would this be better: https://www.audiophonics.fr/en/prea...plifier-headphone-amplifier-acss-p-14198.html

Its got a pre amp and amp.
 
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