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Amplifying PC Audio
Hiub:
Well, I managed to source some cool speakers for my arcade project. I got 2 4.5'' drivers from a friend of mine's car, and i bought a 10'' sub from ebay for about $15. I saw the write-up on Oscar's site about hacking a set of cheap-o speakers which I had laying around, but the board that came out of them really does not have enough power to drive the speakers properly. The speakers sound underpowered and just plain like poo. I've done some searching, and I found out that I can use a car amp hooked up to the computer's power supply. I couldn't get a clear answer as to wether I could use the same power supply powering the computer or if I needed another one, or if I needed to hook up several power supplies in series. Other than a car amp, is there any other alternative that may be a bit easier to use the speakers to their full potential?
Thanks in advance, Fred.
dmish82:
Car amps are pretty expensive (At least $60 or more if you can find a great deal). for that price you could have bought some really nice computer speakers w/ a sub that are powered. If you look online there are circuits that you can build to "drive" the speakers to make them louder. That may be more work than it's worth though. Good luck.
Hiub:
I can find some pretty cheap amps on eBay, so if that is the best route for about $20 I can get one. Oviously I do not need a 1000w amp for this thing, so anything small will do.
Thanks for the reply, Fred.
daywane:
I do not have golden ears. I kan not hear some hiss noice like other people do. I just picked up some stereo's from yard sales then hooked up the pc into the cd ports. sound great to me. I am not talking about the book shelf type I am talking about the component type.
I get them for $25.00
Hiub:
Not a bad idea, I was thinking I could go that route, as long as I find something cheap enough. I think I remember seeing some at the thrift store last time I went, hmm...
Thanks for the suggestion, Fred.
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