Im selling these bad boys   http://www.head-fi.org/t/657379/fs-ft-fostex-pm-1-active-speakers-free-shipping  

Lol havnt been to head-fi some time and came to see whats up and this thread is resuerected. It reminds of how much I obsessed about toslink cables, In the end and after MUCH research and trial and error concluded that a toslink output and cable quality of sound is much more realted to the...

Used studio monitors, I can recommend the fostex pm0.5 which can had under 200 used.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-Axxess-Universal-Car-Amplifier-Bass-RCA-Level-Volume-Control-Knob-AALC-/271014397041?pt=US_Audio_Video_Remotes&hash=item3f19b78471

why do you wan to get a 2.1 system when you can get the krk rp10-3?  

they sll small passive preamp on ebay for cars for like 6-8 bucks, for forgot the name try sub controller, or passive volume controller I bought one and it worksgood except at really low volumes the left right volume are matvhed perfectly.  

My sister found a 80gb Ipod, one of the more modern ones, she let me have it, I need to replace the battery in it.  

Look into studio monitors used, you can get an aawesome set for price range. 

What it is ,is the volume pot the higher u turn it up the the less masking effect on the sound it has, its how they are thats why people modify theyre amps with stepped attenuators, digital attenuation doesnt mask so much so its better to turn the volume as high as youu can and just usee the...

U.trasone pro 2500. 

Im gonna see it this week my local theatre has it in imax 3d with the 48fps.

That pains me to here, my cousin was in the market for a new bike and I advised him to get a good one he invested 600 on a sweet giant road hybrid bike and he got it stiolen 2 months later at the subway station.

They do and they sound really great butthey dont get it perfect and  you  will still get a degree of smudginess where the crossover point is.  For hometheater use anything below 80hz gets sent to the sub so  the lack of low end wont  be a major factor also  I recomend sealed enclosures for  them...

Youre hearing a voice or guitar or violin for example all midrange instruments split into two drivers its not going to sync up perfectly the timimng wont be exact and at the crossover point theres going to be a smudginess some speakers more or less than others,   if you read up on peoples...

Quote:   The midrange iw being split between the tweeter and woofer, this makes them less coherent 

Go for studio speakers, they are a different beast to computer powered speaker.

A good stereo set up in a treated room exceeds the listening experience of any headphone set up Ive heard.

Those are three way they require more power than  2 ways nothing crazy but minmum of 50 watts should be fine.

At ur budget u have many choices in active mintors, youll get  better sound quality than computer speakers, only con is theres no sub if you you want that really overhyped boomy bass, of course u can add a sub but that would add to the cost.

That looks correct 

Im sure theres a dac that has a good headphone amp and has balanced outputs to get the most out of your monitors ,headphone amps are over hyped here I wouldnt worry to much, those headphones areare good tI had them before they dont need an amp to sound good, they are sensitive.

Youre looking at speakers whete the crossover point in the mid frequencies this will lower the clarity of voices,  look into full range single drivers there are not many ones I know, theres the orb audio speakers and the ones from gallo. 

Save more money and get something thats good quality for whar your paying, studio monitors offer a great sound quality for what you pay, if on a tigh budget chec,k out the fostex active monitors on the used mar,et .

Active monitors are in your price range as well, they are far better quality  than computer speakers and usually better than a separate passive system.

Looks like youre set on passive speaker, active speakers give a more headphone like sound.