OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect 3.5mm
minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker. The answer was that
it wasn't recommended - thanks to those that answered.

Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi speakers to
my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is the cheapest way of
achieveing this with decent results? Powered hi-fi amp? High-power
soundcard?

Thanks.

You will need a power amp between the HiFi speakers and the PC audio output.
It is possible to get an adaptor that can go from the 3.5 mm mini jack on
the computer to a set of phono plugs that can be extended to reach your HiFi
amplifier. Use the AUX or the Tape monitor input to amplify the computer's
output.

Take care when doing this, because the computer can make some surprise types
of noises, clicks, and whatever. HiFi equipment tends to be less robust than
the computer equipment for this type of thing. I personally would get a
descent set of speakers for the computer. In relation to everything else,
you can get a cheap set of computer speakers, and you would be better off.

--

Jerry G.
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"james" wrote in message
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OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect 3.5mm
minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker. The answer was that
it wasn't recommended - thanks to those that answered.

Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi speakers to
my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is the cheapest way of
achieveing this with decent results? Powered hi-fi amp? High-power
soundcard?

Thanks.

In article ,
james wrote:
Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi
speakers to my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is the
cheapest way of achieveing this with decent results? Powered hi-fi amp?
High-power soundcard?

PC power supplies aren't designed for or up to driving a decent power amp.

An external power amp and speakers is the best way. Either normal 'Hi-Fi'
stuff, or a pukka PC external speaker set up.

--
*The statement above is false

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

james wrote:
OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect
3.5mm minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker. The
answer was that it wasn't recommended - thanks to those that answered.

Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi
speakers to my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is
the cheapest way of achieveing this with decent results? Powered
hi-fi amp? High-power soundcard?

Thanks.

http://www.creative.com/products/pro...07&product=154

then get a cheap amp from richersounds or somewhere. Go to your sounds
options though and select the "no sounds" soundscheme or the "pings" and
"you have mails" will really annoy you.



--
"Get a paper bag"

"james" wrote ...
OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect 3.5mm
minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker. The answer was
that it wasn't recommended - thanks to those that answered.

Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi speakers
to my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is the cheapest way
of achieveing this with decent results? Powered hi-fi amp? High-power
soundcard?

Do you just have hi-fi speakers? No amplifer, no other components
of a system (CD player, tuner, etc.)? If you have an amplifier, the
simplest solution would be to feed the sound card output into one of
the inputs of the amp.

Tim S Kemp wrote:

then get a cheap amp from richersounds or somewhere. Go to your sounds
options though and select the "no sounds" soundscheme or the "pings"
and "you have mails" will really annoy you.

....or better, buy a second PC/laptop exclusively for playing music and
network it to the PC/server where your music is being stored. Connect this
second PC/laptop to your stereo and you'll be insulated from the 'you have
mail'-type noises and also activity on the main PC (work, internet, editing
music etc etc) won't affect the sound thru the hi-fi.

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 13:46:03 -0000, "Stimpy"
wrote:

then get a cheap amp from richersounds or somewhere. Go to your sounds
options though and select the "no sounds" soundscheme or the "pings"
and "you have mails" will really annoy you.

...or better, buy a second PC/laptop exclusively for playing music and
network it to the PC/server where your music is being stored. Connect this
second PC/laptop to your stereo and you'll be insulated from the 'you have
mail'-type noises and also activity on the main PC (work, internet, editing
music etc etc) won't affect the sound thru the hi-fi.

What an expensive alternative to simply turning off system sounds :-)

On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 10:39:07 -0000, "james" wrote:

OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect 3.5mm
minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker. The answer was that
it wasn't recommended - thanks to those that answered.

Therefore I'd like to know of another way of connecting my hi-fi speakers to
my PC. Cost plays a big part in my decision so what is the cheapest way of
achieveing this with decent results? Powered hi-fi amp? High-power
soundcard?


What drives your hi-fi speakers at the moment? Some sort of
amplifier? Has it got an Aux in, Tape In or CD In pair of sockets?
Connect Line Out of your soundcard to one of these with a stereo 3.5
jack plug to 2 X phono plug cable (commonly called a "soundcard
cable")

If you're starting from scratch, go out and buy a hi-fi amp with
suitable inputs. You'll find it hard to find one that hasn't got them
:-)

"james" wrote in message ...
OK, I asked a previous question earlier about whether I can connect 3.5mm
minijack output on my PC soundcard to my hi-fi speaker.

There's nothing to stop you taking the audio line-out from a sound
card and putting it into one of the inputs on your hi-fi amplifier.

However, PCs tend to be very 'noisy' inside and you may notice a lot
of pops and whistles as other activity in the PC interferes with the
sound outputs. I'm just about to move to an external USB sound card
to get rid of this. Creative have been mentioned elsewhere in replies
but also have a look at the Philips Aurilium. USB1 can supposedly run
into bandwidth problems with multichannel sound so look for one of the
newer USB2 cards (like the Philips.)

If you've an AV amp some sound cards have an optical digital out which
you could take to the optical-in on the amp. The price of AV kit
means this may be more
cost effective if you've got optical out already and are buying the
kit new.

Finally, if you want a nice interface to play back music away from the
PC the Slim Device Squeezebox (www.slimdevices.com) is a great
solution.

On 29 Nov 2004 04:33:29 -0800, (Anthony James) wrote:

There's nothing to stop you taking the audio line-out from a sound
card and putting it into one of the inputs on your hi-fi amplifier.

However, PCs tend to be very 'noisy' inside and you may notice a lot
of pops and whistles as other activity in the PC interferes with the
sound outputs.

No they don't. I do exactly this with my sound card (Echo MIa), and it
is of extremely high fidelity, and has never made even the slightest
pop or whistle. If you are getting extraneous noises, it is very
likely you are running your sound card on an inadvisedly shared
interrupt. It certainly isn't normal behaviour.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com