These are pretty much designed for you to be able to stream music from your phone or computer via bluetooth or direct cable. They also have a phono preamp so you can hook a turntable directly into them without the need for a separate preamp or a turntable with one built in. They already have a amp built in and I dont believe they would work passively. Dont really see the need for an DAC. Maybe a subwoofer, but my experience with higher end powered speakers (Edifier 1280 vs logitech or that ilk) tend to be pretty bass heavy so I would wait until you hear them and decide that they need bass help. Hope this helps.
Thanks for the reply! I’m going to be living in a stand-alone house with some friends so I’ll see how the speakers sound in the house before I look at a subwoofer.
These are pretty much designed for you to be able to stream music from your phone or computer via bluetooth or direct cable. They also have a phono preamp so you can hook a turntable directly into them without the need for a separate preamp or a turntable with one built in. They already have a amp built in and I dont believe they would work passively. Dont really see the need for an DAC. Maybe a subwoofer, but my experience with higher end powered speakers (Edifier 1280 vs logitech or that ilk) tend to be pretty bass heavy so I would wait until you hear them and decide that they need bass help. Hope this helps.
I have the Kanto YU6 speakers and Im going with a cd player and vinyl setup.
The YU4s are powered, so don't get an amp.
Thanks for the reply! I’m going to be living in a stand-alone house with some friends so I’ll see how the speakers sound in the house before I look at a subwoofer.