Floor speakers

ash_scotland88 · 17 Apr 2008 at 18:29

Can floor speakers, book-shelf etc, be easily connected to computers or do they need an amp?

Also are Eltax SYMPHONY 6.4 any good?
and any quick guides telling me what I should look out for in a set of good speakers (apart from reading reviews about them)?

james.miller · 17 Apr 2008 at 18:30

sound cards dont have amplifiers, so you will always need an amp to drive the speakers unless the speakers are active (ie: have their own built-in amps)

ash_scotland88 · 17 Apr 2008 at 18:33

ah ok cheers
prob just go with standard "pc" speakers then =]

Greenlizard0 · 17 Apr 2008 at 22:32

If you already have a set of floor standing speakers then why not consider an amp? They'll probably sound a lot sweeter (and cheaper if equivocal) if you connect them up?

Raikiri · 17 Apr 2008 at 22:47

Pick up a secondhand Cambridge audio A1, about £35-40 and it'll be better than any PC speakers in that price range.

-Ad- · 18 Apr 2008 at 08:58

Raikiri said:
Pick up a secondhand Cambridge audio A1, about £35-40 and it'll be better than any PC speakers in that price range.

Yup second hand amps can be had for less than 'taste the difference' peanuts and will make those speakers sound very nice. It will better any PC speakers, even though not 5.1, music will sound very sweet.

brakeinup · 18 Apr 2008 at 12:15

I have a Creative Labs 5500 5.1 setup and was not happy with the front speakers. So I made up some cables and installed 2 JBL Control 1's and run them from the 5500 built in amp - they sound amazing on the PC for games and music.