Large Stereo Speakers

I want to be able to play music on my stereo speakers that I have outside (wired or wireless is fine) but they are big stereo speakers and I don't know how I would connect them or if the computer has enough power to sound decent on them. Help?

If you pull too much power through your sound card to your speakers, you risk burning out the circuitry in the card. Also if you cannot drive the speakers, you risk hurting them too. It is best to use your computer as a music server to a receiver that powers the speakers. The receiver usually has enough power through it's internal amp to power the speakers. You could also push an amp with your computer, but you'd get deeper sound through a receiver IMO.

Route the audio from your sound card into your aux in connection on your receiver.

Have fun with it.

2007-03-02 09:29:44 by theplanetisalive

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I live in a dorm room and don't have the space for a full stereo set. However I do have a nice Harmon Kardon 2.1 speaker set that I plug my laptop in to that uses 1/8" jack. I don't need to take stuff off of my LP's to computer, I just want to listen to it for the most part. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

I'm sorry that nobody actually answered your question.

First, you will need to find a record player. Record players do NOT have built in speakers unless it is 40 years old or has a picture of a cartoon character on the case - I wouldn't recommend either of these.

Some players have a MC or MM output that requies a phono amp (usually built into a receiver) and others have a built-in phono amp and a line level output. Go with a model that has the line level output. I've seen them at Best Buy for $75.

Then all you will need is a 1/8" female to (2) RCA male adapter and you will be able plug your 2.1 speakers directly into the record player and adjust the volume on the front of your powered speakers.

Good Luck!

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It won't damage them, but they weren't engineered to produce sound in that configuration.

It may sound a bit worse, that's all.

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2008-07-03 21:28:36 by freaky*tiki

If it's just a regular stereo speaker, then there's no simple way to hook it up to your computer without a signal processor of some sort (That would be the Amplifier/Head unit of your stereo system.)

If you're interested in hooking your computer up to your stereo, you're going to need some sort of output from your compute that can be plugged into the AUX of your stereo.

Just with the speaker alone, you're out of luck.

2007-10-04 17:55:16 by greg_dominick