"New" speakers, what to do?

2009-04-22 13:36:03

#1

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7106|Reykjavík, Iceland.

Ok, so my parents gave me their old stereo because they had no use for it, two 40w JVC speakers, which basically RAPE the puny 8w speakers in my 5.1.

I currently have the speakers on a shelf behind me with a headphone cable connected to the AUX so I can listen to music off my phone on it.

But then I got this brilliant idea, if I put the 40w speakers on my desk, and plug the AUX into front speaker jack on my sound card, then put the 8w front speakers to the side of me, and plug them into the L/R plug on my soundcard to give me 7.1 sound instead of 5.1.

What do you think?

2009-04-22 14:15:34

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6830|NYC / Hamburg

Please god, not another audio thread.

Try it out. If you like it, stick with it, if you don't, don't

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2009-04-22 14:33:48

#3

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6716|The Twilight Zone

You could do that but only if the speakers are active. If they are passive you will need an amp.

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2009-04-22 15:08:32

#4

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6763|so randum

please delete this audio thread before freezer sees it.

i'll cry if you dont

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2009-04-22 15:32:46

#5

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7106|Reykjavík, Iceland.

.Sup wrote:
You could do that but only if the speakers are active. If they are passive you will need an amp.

Durgh...how do I know?

EDIT: Max answered me....

Last edited by Sydney (2009-04-22 15:37:15)

2009-04-22 21:11:33

#6

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6460|Winland

It'll work fine. Not optimal, but it'll work and give you 7.1. Just make sure you set the levels somewhat evenly.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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