The best audio gifts for young graduates

Younger generations are growing more and more interested in physical media now, which means you can expect every young person in your family to pillage your old hi-fi gear and records.

Keep your recent grad away from your stuff by picking them up his or her own U-Turn Orbit Basic turntable.

With its dead-simple setup, top-notch parts and a budget-friendly price tag to match, you can easily breathe new life into used old records without spending a lot of cash.

While Bluetooth is undoubtedly convenient, it also sounds like hell. If you have a budding audiophile in your family, a Chromecast Audio or two is all they'll need to bring their existing stereo into the 21st century.

Computer speakers. They still make those? If your graduate is still using earbuds or worse, the speakers in their laptop, the Audioengine A2+ is a great deal for the money. Just plug the speakers into a spare USB port and the sound will be unlike any PC speaker they've heard before.

The $299 Astell & Kern Jr is a dedicated music player that runs rings around the sound quality of any phone you could mention. It's also portable and can act as a USB DAC for improving the sound of a laptop.

The DragonFly family (from left to right, the original DragonFly, DragonFly Black and DragonFly Red) are a series of USB dongles that improve the sound of your grad's mobile devices, starting from $99.

The Airmotiv 5s is a direct descendant of the Airmotiv 5 that offers a folded ribbon tweeter and an onboard amplifier. The sound quality will rival that of a dedicated sound system.

With its snigger-worthy brand name the entry level Schiit Magni 2 Uber headphone amp and Modi 2 Uber digital converter ($99 each) will offer your grad an audiophile-worthy performance for the price of a celebration dinner.

The Klipsch R-15PM is a stereo system without "a stereo". It offers Bluetooth connection and even a phono input making it a perfect addition to a dorm room.

Whether it's for powering intense gaming sessions or listening to Pandora playlists over Bluetooth, the Pioneer SP-SB23W is arguably the best sound bar you can get for the money.

A cheap sound bar that sounds good, especially with music? The Polk Signa S1 can pull duties as a gaming speaker while also used to play the latest Pandora hits.