Peter Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 Is it possible to connect my stereo speakers & amp to my computer? There's no stereo type jack in the back of my computer. It does have tree smaller headphone type jacks, colored pink, blue and green. The green is for my computer speakers. Pink looks like its for a mic. Not sure what the blue is for. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 And its unlikely you need the amplifier-PC sound cards don't need a strong signal. Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 The green one is a "line out" and it's the one you should use. Head to your nearby Radio Shack and buy an adaptor cable to adapt from the sub-mini jack to "RCA phono jacks" and you'll be ready to roll. Use any open line input on your amp except for the phono input, which has a pre-amp and it should work. You may have to fiddle with the "volume" level on your PC but it's probably easier to simply start at mid-volume. Kevin Quote
Kevin Bresnahan Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 And its unlikely you need the amplifier-PC sound cards don't need a strong signal. The line out on a PC does not have any amplification. If you attach un-amplified PC speakers, they are simply loads and the sound level will be very low. You're much better off using either amplified speakers or an amp with speakers... which are technically the same thing. Kevin Quote
Claude Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 I don't know about the colors, but usually there are 4 connections (for example the Soundblaster Live cards): - Line out (for active speakers or a hifi set) ca be used for headphones too - Rear out for a second pair of speakers (many soundcards have surround sound for games) - Line in (to record from any line source, radio, CD player, etc) - Microphone in You can also connect your PC speakers and hifi set at the same time to the Line out, by using a minijack splitter. Quote
Dan Gould Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 I think there's confusion here ... does he want to play his stereo through the PC, or play something on the PC out through the stereo? I assumed he wants to input his stereo into the PC, maybe do some audio editing ... otherwise, what's the point of playing something on the PC out to stereo speakers? Wouldn't it be easier to burn a CD and play it? Quote
7/4 Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 ... otherwise, what's the point of playing something on the PC out to stereo speakers? Internet radio. Quote
couw Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 ... otherwise, what's the point of playing something on the PC out to stereo speakers? Internet radio. play mp3s to the party people in your living room Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 what's the point of playing something on the PC out to stereo speakers? Wouldn't it be easier to burn a CD and play it? #1. The sound on my stereo system is better than on my non-existent PC speakers. #2. It is nice not to change discs for 277,93 hours when I play music (not the evil mp3 but the beautiful shn format) from a 120GB hard disk in combination with #1. Quote
couw Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 (edited) is the 277,93 hours an estimation or an exact figure? Edited November 10, 2004 by couw Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 An estimation. I took another shn and get 283,57 hours (on 111,8 GB binary). Fascinating, isn't it. Quote
couw Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 very much. when will you have your 250+ hours marathon session? Quote
Claude Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 On a PC, you can actually play several files at the same time, and listen to an entire album in just 15 minutes Quote
couw Posted November 10, 2004 Report Posted November 10, 2004 On a PC, you can actually play several files at the same time, and listen to an entire album in just 15 minutes judging from some of the postings in the "listening to" thread, this must be what some around here are actually doing, albeit with entire albums. Quote
spinlps Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 I've had excellent results with the Audiophile 2496. http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audi...e2496-main.html It has standard RCA IN / OUT jacks and produces excellent sound through my "quiet" audio PC. I can record LP's to hard disk, edit, mix, etc... then onto CD or iPod for travels. Highly recommended! Quote
spinlps Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 One more advantage of the PC->Stereo connection is ripping DVD audio. Sure, I can listen to DVD's like a normal DVD player, but I can rip the DVD audio to disk, CD, iPod etc... Quote
Big Al Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 So, is there a way to hook up a stereo to a PC for music editing? I'm guessing I would need to go from the headphone jack of my stereo (no line-outs in the back, drattit) to the mic jack on the PC. Yes? Quote
spinlps Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 Well, that solution is less than ideal since you're not dealing with Line In / Out's and instead dealing with variable inputs / outputs. Does your soundcard have a line in? If so, I'd say headphone jack into line in is better than into mic input. Does your stereo have a tape loop? If so, you *might* be able to use the Tape In/Out to connect your PC. Your PC sound card would, in effect, simply fuction as a tape deck provided you use the Line In and Line Out on your soundcard. If your soundcard doesn't have Line - In or Line Outs, then I'd suggest getting a different internal soundcard with both of those features OR perhaps an external sound card that uses the USB functionality of your PC. Lots to choose from in both camps at all price points. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 On a PC, you can actually play several files at the same time, and listen to an entire album in just 15 minutes judging from some of the postings in the "listening to" thread, this must be what some around here are actually doing, albeit with entire albums. If you play one of those Jackie Gleason mood albums at the same time as a Hal Russell album, you can actually see the atoms vibrate in your desktop... Quote
Claude Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 The Mic In won't work, it is too amplified and the frequency response is not flat. But every soundcard I've seen so far has a Line In. Quote
couw Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 The Mic In won't work, it is too amplified and the frequency response is not flat. But every soundcard I've seen so far has a Line In. and we're talking soundcards here, a minimum requirement if you want to record external sources to your PC. The onboard sound (integrated on the motherboard) will not suffice. Although it may also have a line in (the blue one) its performance is not that good. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 I've had excellent results with the Audiophile 2496. http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audi...e2496-main.html It has standard RCA IN / OUT jacks and produces excellent sound through my "quiet" audio PC. I can record LP's to hard disk, edit, mix, etc... then onto CD or iPod for travels. Highly recommended! Thanks for the recommendation! I've been looking for a good way to transfer my lps forever. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 I've had two of those Audiophile 2496 cards. They are very nice and sound very good. They make a firewire version if you don't want to open up your computer. I think it's called the Firewire Audiophile (a stretch, I know). I'm about to get one of those for my laptop. Check out M-Audio's website. They have a lot of interface options including USB solutions as well. Quote
Claude Posted November 11, 2004 Report Posted November 11, 2004 I have a Terratec 6fire 96/24 (150 Euro) that sounds very good and has unproblematic drivers. A big improvement over my previous Soundblaster Live card. Quote
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