Topping MX3 with Win10 PC & Tidal-- Speaker Connection?

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So I am excited for my Topping MX3 DAC/Amp to be delivered in 48 hours or so. I have been using my HiBy R5 as a USB DAC to feed my PC’s speakers in the interim for my office system.
So here’s MY QUESTION: My PC speaers currently are a pair of Bose Companion II Series III multimedia speakers. They sound pretty OK with the R5 when I feed them from the 3.5mm headphone jack output…so…when I get the MX3, do I plug the speakers into the headphone jack in front I suppose right? The speaker outputs are actually amplified I think right to directly drive NON powered speakers? I will come around to buying a nice pair, but for now into the Bose PC speakers it’s be from the headphone output of the Topping MX3 right?

Thanks!

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So that’s not really an ideal situation, as you would have to plug the Bose into the headphone out which is double amping, but it will be fine for the time being I guess. That would be the only way to use the mx3 with powered speakers

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I expect to often be unplugging the Bose speakers and plugging my HD660S or IEMs into the MX3…and eventually will look at some efficient, small bookshelf/desktop speakers to amp from the MX3.