[ot] Speakers

[DerianCypher]

Hey there,
I don't think this belongs in computers/software because it only remotely has to do with computers...

alright, somewhat easy question... I have some home theatre speakers (left over from my parent's audio set up). and I want to know if there is a way I can hook them up to my computer? I have no idea what the jack is called, but it's one where the cable just is like a copper cable that plugs from the speakers into the reciever.

So, can I buy a reciever (relatively cheap) that will let me plug the speakers into the reciever and the reciever into my computer?

DC

 

[jollyninja]

well, the way i got my computer pumping through my system was to get an adapter that converts headphone jack to rca audio and put it in the headphone jack of my crappy speakers. the rca audio runs to the reciever (any reciever will do the job) and out through my decent system instead of my 10 watt computer speakers. so, in short, any reciever is capable of doing what you need as far as computer sound goes. as for the connection to the speakers, i sell home theater systems so i can probably help you out picking a compatably reciever but i'm not exactly sure what connection you are talking about. care to elaborate?

 

[DerianCypher]

well... all the cable looks like is 2 copper wires that are in rubber.. and the back of the speaker has 2 ports (+ and -) so.. 2 cables into speaker and the other end into reciever...

I would do what you suggested but my speakers don't have a headphone jack.. and they're actually pretty decent speakers so I'd like to get all of them going at once..

What I was thinking might be easiest is getting a reciever I can plug my computer speakers, the extra speakers w/ the funky plugs, and my computer into...

is that pheasable?

 

[jollyninja]

depending on the connections used for your computer speakers, it shouldn't be to much of a problem. most of the hometheater recivers i have seen use the same output for their speakers as your free speakers have in some form or another so you are set there.

 

[CrimsonScribe]

What you'll want to do is pick up the afore-mentioned "relative cheap receiver" - just make sure it has what I believe are called "banana plugs" on it.

This will allow you to run the normal copper wires from the speakers to the receiver, then just get either an RCA cable (normal ol' A/V cable - the Red/White ones) and run that from your computer's sound card outputs to the receiver's inputs. You will need a headphone-to-RCA adaptor to complete this.