Question about a 2.1 setup...

[rollininstyle04 10+ year member]

Ok so I want something cheap that I could use for both my computer and off my TV (im a broke college student). I have a question though, I have a B&W ASW600 (which is a sub for those who dont know) laying around (from a big HT setup back home) that I cant seem to sell so I figure I might as well put it to good use until I can sell it. So here is my question, are there any powered 2.0 speakers out there that I can hook a sub up to? That might not even be remotely possible, but I am curious. I dont want to build a huge complicated setup. Just a nice set of 2.0 powered speakers then ideally run the B&W sub with it. I am looking to spend around $200 max. So ideally I can spend all of that on the speakers and run the sub, if not I guess I am looking for some good 2.1 setups under $200. It doesnt have to be amazing, just something decent.

Anyway here is a picture of the back of the sub, I know it has a lot of plugs so I figure it would work, im just not totally sure how:

TIA

-Jordan

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[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

$200 for speakers for $200 for speakers and receiver.

There is a guy in the classifieds selling some B&W bookshelves cheap, iirc.

 

[rollininstyle04 10+ year member]

$200 for speakers for $200 for speakers and receiver.
There is a guy in the classifieds selling some B&W bookshelves cheap, iirc.

Hm...those are a pretty good deal.

I honestly didnt really want to deal with a receiver and all the wiring and stuff. I really just want a CHEAP setup. For $200 though those B&Ws are tempting...

Are there any decent cheaper 2.1 receivers out there that wouldnt make the B&Ws sound like garbage?

I really wanted to know if I could use POWERED speakers, something like these: http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHMS40 and somehow hook up a sub to it. That way I wouldnt have to deal with getting a reciever and all that jazz. I know once I get into that ill spend far to much money so I really just wanted to find a CHEAP setup.