Can I connect my PC to a hi-fi system?

You can pick up some really good quality seperates from Richer Sounds/Cash Converters in very good condition too for not much money - that would be the best route to take as it would be better than any PC speaker setup any day.

tom_nieto said:
I'm probably exaggerating a bit, but I wouldn't really like to put a large magnet next to my HDDs for a long period of time :p
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No harm at all if the speakers are shielded!
 
mrk said:
You can pick up some really good quality seperates from Richer Sounds/Cash Converters in very good condition too for not much money - that would be the best route to take as it would be better than any PC speaker setup any day.




No harm at all if the speakers are shielded!
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Unless you know what you're buying, and know how to inspect audio gear avoid CC. Must say all the speakers I've seen were really really low quality (think white van man) in bad condition. Also don't know of the history.

Richer sounds don't sell "really good quality" they're box shifters of low end seperates, well except for Arcam but they're not interested in selling those.
 
CC have the odd bargain now and again. ive seen some cheap marantz cd players in my local shop. I bought my denon pma100m for a cool £35 there. they had no idea it retailed at £200 at the time. only a scratch on the top gives it's second handness away lol

speakers though...ive never seen any decent speakers
 
I don't quite think the OP is after "studio" quality equipment that you seem to be pimping these days, for what they sell they're perfect quality for anyone wanting fairly high end home cinema/gaming system on a PC.
All that's needed is an analogue RCA/3.5mm cable or an optical cable depending on what connection they have/want.

If all you've found is crap stuff then you've not looked hard enough as they sell plenty of Kef and MS models which get good user reviews. Their amps depending on price are also very suitable for PC usage.
 
Do you know the state of gear? Have they tested them? Have they checked drive units in the speakers? I very much doubt it.

fairly high end home cinema
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Please. :rolleyes: Don't kid yourself, the gear is usually low end. Fine for people who know no better, but please don't say "high end" it's not. It's like saying a Metro is a supercar. People with moolah to buy quality don't flog it off at CC, they trade it in from a proper audio dealer.

I would rather buy ex-demo gear from audio dealer, than CC. I have bought a few audio components from CC, but they needed a work over. The wiring was unsafe.
 
I called it fairly high end for PC Movie/Gaming usage which it is because it sounds better than any PC speaker setup in general, if it can do that then it's certainly high end for PC usage.

Not everyone is the same as you or has the same true "high end" requirements so please remember this for future reference?


You're basing it on your own specific experience with what "You" bought which is fine but it does not by any means at all mean it is what someone else will find. Besides what someone else finds is likely to be completely different because it's all down to what Joe Bloggs off the street walks in with to sell.
 
lol you just don't get it. Low end seperates is the cheapest possible, exactly that. The cheapest audio gear in seperate form, therefore it's classed as low end budget seperates.
 
Actually I don't quite think you get it with regards to the OPs requirements.

Please note the part where Katana' states:

Im not talking £2000 Denon or somethin...Im talking about those £150 (or less) jobs you see in the shopping catalogues that look tacky but I've heard em thunder
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Now if you check a number of CC you're bound to find one outlet selling something decent as Mr James has pointed out above for good money. YOu may even find a set of speakers at another branch too. Either way it will certainly be better than anything from mentioned catalogues anyday and be cheaper.

There really is no telling with stores like this, you can and do get lucky eventually and there's no need to scrutinise someone for recommending it and end up sounding like a typical head-fi member in the process :S
 
Yes I did see OP's question, and I (and others) recommended to skip "that junk" for something better, which he looks like agreed to.

For a noob to go into CC and pickup "a bargain" is just asking for trouble. Even when I started in audio gear (£200 per component) I was hardly a Hi-Fi snob, the best they had was worn out really low end gear that's fit the skip. I knew what was good, and how to check things over. Others wouldn't have a clue, and they'll just get ripped off with low quality gear that isn't fully working.

I would rather that person go into RS, granted the introductory gear is pretty low end, but at least it's new with warraty. Just don't get things like Eltax speakers.
 
Cash Converters isn't the sort of place that I'd be buying hi-fi gear from, but then again that's not to say that there could never be a bargain in there. There are much better second hand routes, avforums.com for one. Ebay is up to you, but I've had no problems on there.
 
Thats right Im not after studio-quality "hi-end" gear, just want decent sound thats better than what you can get from PC speakers, in particular the higher frequency sound.

IMO all the PC speakers I have listened to have boomin bass but sound rotten when it comes to vocals, cymbals etc. Perhaps the main reason I want a hi-fi is to use the graphic equalizer settings. I know u get good software-based ones but cant beat reaching over and pushing a slider up vs. fiddly mouse :D

Well I went to a local store and they have some nice units a step up from the tacky catalog stuff so its just a case of checkin them out instore and then making my mind up.

I appreciate the responses :) thx v. much!
 
The point about Hi-Fi is that you don't need to use a EQ to make it "sound better" If the speakers just generally sound bad a EQ isn't going to fix them.

As they say, you can't polish a turd.

My pre-amp has no tone controls at all.
 
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