Mission speakers

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I've got a nice pair of Mission speakers that are currently redundant! I've been thinking that it would be pretty cool to hook them up to my PC in place of my current Logitech 2.1 set up. Problem is that i just don't know if it is possible to or how to connect them?
 
Pretty easy.

You should ideally get an amplifier for the speakers and then use a jack to phono lead to connect your soundcard to the amp.
 
You need a stereo integrated amplifier, some speaker cable. And a cable from soundcard line out to the amp, usually it'll be 3.5mm stereo to stereo RCA.
 
Wouldnt really be useable with that, as the quality and power and inputs likely just arent there.

Dedicated amps have higher quality amplification, better sound quality, and are able to power more demanding speakers.
A dedicated amp and speakers would provide better sound quality than pc speakers, providing your soundcard isnt a huge bottleneck for them, but if your speakers and amp are sufficient, the sound they can reproduce will be better - clearer and higher quality :)

You might be best buying a decent cheap amp off the bay, as you can get decent ones fairly cheap.
 
I appreciate that you say i need a dedicated amp but what is confusing me is that i've just connected the midi system to my laptop, headphone L/O 1 from the laptop to AUX in L & R on the midi. Unexpectedly, my Mission speakers burst into life! I can't get my head around why it works with like this with the laptop and doesn't with a supposedly more functional PC?:confused:
 
That midi system should power them, I would would be extremely cautious with volume, don't use any tone or eq, and just have it at background levels.
 
As people are saying, you really do want a dedicated amp. Wiring your speakers into that midi system could damage the midi system, the speakers, or both, and it'll undoubtedly sound worse than a decent amp to boot. Effectively, what you're doing with your laptop will still work with your pc, but due to component mismatch you could easily damage something :/
That's why we're saying you need an amp - powered and powered *safely/reliably* are another thing :)
 
yes i use a av reciever and 5.1 cinema speakers as i dont really use my pc much for music and it sounds great far better than the pc speakers i had
 
why is everybody saying omg its so bad its gonna suck and kill all life on earth?

its going to sound SO much better if you buy a decent second hand amp, but that doesnt mean a little midi system wont be able to power the speaker in the mean time. it'll be quite fine if he doesnt drive it into clipping, which is bloody obvious when you do, isnt it?
 
It will work, but it certainly wont give the 'best' out of the speakers.

35 watts x 2 RMS (10%THD, 1 KHZ 6 OhM) AMS Power

10%THD, 1Khz, 6ohms... gee they wanted to make the power look more than it really is. Turn the volume up too high and the tweeters could get fried, not a good idea.

But if your using it at moderate levels it will 'work'. Its probably somewhere in the region of 10W RMS per channel measured to reasonable 'hifi' standards, so pretty low on power.
 
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