What can i do with these - help please :)

[R B Customs]

Hey guys.
im not really that good with audio set ups.
at the moment ive got the usual £35 surround sound speakers, which are okay.

but i have an X-fi sound card and i think its a sha,e not to use it to its full !

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Heres what ive got
a pair of denon ( by mission ? ) SC-M10K's

im not sure how they measure up but i think they were abotu 85 quid
( if you cant read the label let me knwo and ill type it out)

what can i do to get these to work from my PC.
is it a case of choppign up soem wires and sticking them in place of my existing 2 satalite cheapo's? or will this blow my sub up ?

or

do i have to buy a seperate amp, and if you which would be a good, cheap as possible one to go for.
it doesnt have to do anything except put sound from my X-fi to my speakers. so im not interessted in gucci features and twelve million inputps / outputs and dishwashing facilities. just quality for price

Thirdly, i presue if i have an amp to power these 2 speakers i wont need a seperate sub.

 

[R B Customs]

cool thanks a lot.

i can get bannana plugs, and ive got a ton of gucci speaker cable (muy dads into ausdio setups, but unfortunatly not PC's lol and hes away for a few weeks)

ive seen a t.amp on my google travels. ill look into it.
i dont suppose audio equipment can really deteriate or get 'old' can it ?

any input on what these speakers are like ? i seem to remember having them in my room back when i was a noob lol. so i wouldnt have known good sound if it hit me in the dface.
thanks a lot
Rick

 

[R B Customs]

So what kinda numbers am i lookign for when buying an amp ?


my speakers say :
rweccomended ampilfier output power: 20-50 w/ch
i take it what means watts per channel

does it matter if the amp is over 50 watts per channel ? or is it the toehr way around ?


and 6 Ohms... well i have no idea what that means

 

[R B Customs]

thanks a lot for that explanation. i dont think its ever been writen as plain as that !
my mates on the look out for me as he reckons his gransda has a hosue full of amps lol

i woudlbnd care but my dads just checked one out ( at the tip) the other week !!
i suppose i could look there, its only round the corenr
thanks again
btw... are we allowed to give ebay item numbers on this sound forum ? i cant see how amps can fall under competition for OCUK ?

Rick

 

[R B Customs]

As a stop gap ive 'borrowed' my dads amp from downstairs, its a denon thing but i love it as its just... an amp lol. no millions of buttons,. just volume, bass, balance, treble lovin it

ive only got it til he comes abck from holiday though

im liking this hi-fi sound. but i kinda miss the big boomy sub i used to have.
btw, do the mesh / fabric black covers for the speakers serve ny purpose other than looks?


Rick

 

[R B Customs]

Sorry to be Such a noob.
but is it better to control the volume from my PC or on the amp ? or both?

like having it at full whack on my PC and usign the amp to control the volume ?

i dont understand which one will be better / safer

and how can i tell if those little tweater speakers are worjing on these speakers?
i cant feel anything

Rick