Using Hifi speakers with PC?

[dan1903]

Hey guys, hoping you audiphiles can help me out

I wanted to know if I can use the speakers from my hifi with a PC. I assume this is possible, doesn't seem like an especially complicated thing to do, but I don't know much about audio equipment.

I got this hifi a while ago, but most of the stuff it does i dont need anymore (dont use cds anymore etc) That said I really like the sound quality of the speakers. So how could I connect them to my PC without having to use the bulky hifi unit in the middle? I can already output my computer audio to the hifi using the units red and white input connection, but I'd quite like to just have the speakers either side of my monitor, so that my desk looks a lot clearer.

I have this hifi here:


but the problem is that the only wire coming out of each speaker are twin bare copper wires:



What can I do?
Any help is appreciated, thanks everyone

 

[dan1903]

mmm okay, thanks. Would it possible and not too expensive to buy a small amplifier that I could just put under the desk? Or can you even get an amplifier that would fit in a standard 5 inch drive bay?

 

[dan1903]

what do you think of this?
http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/audio-acessory/kama-bay-amp-mini.html

just did a little bit of googling, and it sounds like exactly what I'm after, and it looks really cool Worth buying?

Also another possible angle i should have thought of, do PCI sound cards have amplifiers in them?