Help!! Do I need a mixer, an amp, a receiver or all 3?

[glen65]

OK guys and gals, I can really use some help here. When it comes to electronics, I’m lost, so any help you can give me would be appreciated.

I’m going to be building a wall box jukebox and it is going to have external speakers. I would like the option of hooking up external speakers when needed as well as a microphone for karaoke. What do I need to do all of that and what are my options since money is very tight? Do I need a mixer, an amp, and receiver?

To recap he’s what I would like to have

Internal speakers
External speakers when needed
Microphone input for Karaoke

Thanks!

[dafelandry]

technically its up to you, both work fine..... but if penny pinching is your thing....

For a mic you can easily rig up a mic to run to your pc without anything extra (assuming your computer has a line in, which 99% it does) and for speakers it all depends on what your situation is.... technically you can set up a a good set of computer speakers and they are fine for a smaller scenario.... now for a party you can run a line to your home amp (or if you wanna get fancy get a wireless audio transmitter to your amp...but thats gonna cost you some money)

so if you want have a good set of logitech speakers IN the juke and have a line out running to your amp you can use this cheep switcher (http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=audio+switcher&hl=en&cid=1826391348938030511&sa=title#p)....

Oh i almost forgot here is a link to some decent free juke software! http://www.karafun.com/karaokeplayer/ (again free so its not the greatest, but defiantly great for being on the cheep)

I am currently building my first touchscreen juke, look out for my project announcement soon!! and feel free to send more questions... (i work for a TV broadcasting company, so my A/V skills are (they have to be) pretty well!)