How to connect HiFi speakers to my PC?

Bucko89 · 1 Jun 2011 at 14:00

Hi, I'm looking at buying some ATC SCM11 speakers for my pc. I would like to know how I connect it up? I've tried looking online but couldn't find any good guides.

I have an Arcam avr280 amp running my KEF surround sound, could I use this amp to power these aswell. If not, what is a good rated amp to do so?

Thanks

mp260767 · 1 Jun 2011 at 14:14

any reason you don't want to /can't (ie amp to far away) just connect the pc straight to the amp ?

Bucko89 · 1 Jun 2011 at 15:50

I have my PC running my surround sound, it goes directly through the amps digital out to my soundcard. But as I want a set of nice hifi monitors for my PC I'm not sure of how I would connect it all. And i've heard these ATC's i'm looking at need a pretty beefy amp, and if my surround sound is running through it already I don't think it would be up for it.

shuzzbutt · 1 Jun 2011 at 18:14

the avr 280 is apparently capable of 80wpc all channels driven according to Arcams website so it should be ok to plug your monitors into the zone 2 channels (assuming your kefs are a standard 5.1 set) labelled rsb/lsb and switch the amp to zone 2 when you want to use them

Bucko89 · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:10

shuzzbutt said:
the avr 280 is apparently capable of 80wpc all channels driven according to Arcams website so it should be ok to plug your monitors into the zone 2 channels (assuming your kefs are a standard 5.1 set) labelled rsb/lsb and switch the amp to zone 2 when you want to use them

Very helpful mate, cheers. I have a razer AC-1 soundcard, how does this compare to some of the newer soundcards out there, got mine a few years ago, wouldn't mind an upgrade tbh.

Bucko89 · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:30

Or should I look at a DAC insted?

shuzzbutt · 1 Jun 2011 at 20:49

Bucko89 said:
Very helpful mate, cheers. I have a razer AC-1 soundcard, how does this compare to some of the newer soundcards out there, got mine a few years ago, wouldn't mind an upgrade tbh.

tbh, i dont really know much about pc audio as my current hifi is pretty basic so ive never bothered at researching it!

Bucko89 said:
Or should I look at a DAC insted?

if i were to take a stab in the dark, id personally want to get something like the arcam rdac rather than a pc sound card if audio quality was my primary concern