OK-ish speakers to plug into laptop - recommendations please

viz

For the son so he can listen to music on his laptop while drumming a live kit. 

What do you recommend? I'm imagining something he plugs into the USB port (unless they're wireless these days?) - but I think they'll need to be powered by more than USB power, so I guess plugged into the wall, right? 

Not too pricey please.

You know what I want.

Rocker

An old integrated hi-fi amp and a pair of loudspeakers is probably the best solution to this problem.  A stereo minijack  to phono plugs cable will get a signal from the laptop to the amp.  Drums are loud so the usual computer speakers would not be up to the job IMHO

Danny1969

I think drummer cans would be a better way to go. These offer some attenuation against the sound of the kit so you don't need the music in your ears so loud. 
Blasting music through speakers at a volume he can hear while playing a live kit means PA speakers really, like a drum fill at a gig 

viz

Thanks both - the headphones idea. why didn't I think of that. I'll try that before going for the Rocker option - cheers guys

poopot

Get him a set of these... they really cut the drum noise down...

https://m.thomann.de/gb/vic_firth_sih2.htm?glp=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgqfuopH-7AIVEWHmCh3vqgikEAQYBCABEgKlHfD_BwE

viz

Might do - using my old bose for the time being - cheers!

Branshen

good shout getting him to drum, I feel that there's more demand for drummers. 

Nerine

My brother has got some cans for playing his drums along to. 

I think they’re Vic Firths. SiH2’s I believe. 

They work real well. Isolation cans essentially which means you can still hear the music over the noise of the live kit in the room. 

Decent price too. Not expensive. Probably a lot cheaper than trying to find some decent monitors (realistically PA speakers for the sort of volumes you’d need to compete with a drum kit) with enough power for playing along to. 

Danny1969

Another trick we used in the studio, Shure IEM's or similar then wear ear defenders over the top to reduce the noise of the kit. 

Nerine

Yeah. To be fair you can replicate it with standard in ear headphones and ear defenders. 

Works pretty well and will cost next to nothing.