home cinema speakers + PC

bbreezeuk

bbreezeuk

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hi all,

basicly i have just been given some spare sony home cinema speakers and i was wondering if anyone knows how i can connect them up to my pc without using an amp and maybe a new sound card if its needed, the speakers have standard speaker wire comeing out if them which i tink maybee an amp is needed


cheers
 
Dr.EM said:
Yes, you will need an AV amplifier for them. Once you have one (bear in mind it is likely to cost far more than a set of PC speakers, but should be better in the end) it should connect to the PC digitally.
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great :mad: , thanks m8 guess im going to have to spend a fair bit of money for a good amp
 
tom_nieto said:
If the speakers are only little satellites, then you'll not have to spend too much I don't think. Bear in mind that you can get a good AV amp second hand for £100 or less.
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they are satelites but its a 5.1 kit and each speaker is 142w with a 140w sub
 
sorry should have thought


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ok as im not going to get a decent price for em im going to save for an amp, im a total nooob to home cinema so can you guys tell me do i need an amp or reciever as i havent a clue

cheers
 
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problem is, i dont hjave a clue what to buy as ive never had a home cinema system and im only getting one as i got the speakers for free from a m8, can you give me a rough idea of what to look for, i also want to connect my pc, games console and tv to this, any help would be much appreciated
 
cokecan72 said:
all you need is an AV Reciever/Amplifier.

its just an amp that can decode dolby digital, DTS and other flavours of surround sound and output it to the connected 5.1 speakers or more (or less, you can use it as a stereo amp too). some come with built in radio recievers etc. They are also all capable of switching between video sources.

say you have an xbox and sky digital, you can connect both of these to the av reciever, then connect the video output of this to a telly and bobs ya uncle, you can now switch between xbox or sky when ya want

yamaha's, denon's and pioneer's i think are regarded as some of the best makes to go for (someone correct me if im wrong :) just goin from what ive read and heard around)
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Thanks m8, i will have a look on ebay for a 5.1 av reciever, oh and how much was that sony you have
 
ive noticed on ebay a lot of people are showing pics of the back of the amps and i noticed that on most there are only 5 inputs for speakers so where does the sub connect up
 
james.miller said:
mate, chances are that sub doesnt have its own amp. if it doesnt, it means you'll need to buy a seperate amp to power it along with the av amp, or else look for a replacement unit for the original amp that came with those speakers - one which has amplification for a subwoofer built in.
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i doubt it as cokecan has a sony amp and speakers and he runs the sub directly from the amp as it is a coxial connector on the sub and amp
 
i have a old cretive 2.1 setup for my pc i can use for now but if it means i have to buy 2 amps then im not going to bother isd rather sell the speakers i have a nd buy a nice 5.1 systems for my pc
 
ryte guys at the time of when i started the thread i didnt have the speakers, i have just collected them today and previously asked the person who owned them if the subwoofer had a coaxial/phono connector on it and he confirmed it did, so i got home and unpacked them and noticed it doesnt have a coaxial connector it just has two spring clips for speaker wire so now i dont have a clue how im going to connect them up to a home cinema amp, does anyone have any suggesstions on how to connect it up
 
right i cant post a pic of the sub now but basicly all it has are + and - speaker connectors on it, i am a total noob to home cinema so i dont really understand what you mean squiffy
 
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