Using home Stereo as PC speakers

JlCollins005 · 05-04-2008, 04:59 AM

Im just wandering if ne1 else does this i have my RCA 300 Watt home Stereo with 5 speakers hooked up to my comp and it sounds amazing i was just wondering if ne1 one else does this

eye-Q · 05-04-2008, 11:45 AM

i have tried in the past as well

Calibretto · 05-08-2008, 01:33 PM

I have my 90 watt stereo system hooked up to my PC as well. It does sound amazing! My receiver is hooked up to 4 speakers total (2 desktop speakers and 2 tower speakers

) I had to mess with the equalizer for about a half hour to make it sound really good.

Do you hook yours up with a 3.5mm to RCA cable and then set your stereo to AUX?

Quick69GTO · 05-09-2008, 11:09 PM

I used a 110watt X5 Kenwood surround receiver in stereo mode, two Advent Marbl speakers, and a JBL PSW-1200 12" powered sub, when I had four computers hooked up to a KVM.
I had each PC connected to the receiver and I used the remote to switch between them.
I ended up selling all the PCs and the audio equipment. Now I use a set of Klipsch speakers with a Logitech Z-2300 8" sub on one PC.

Sean89 · 05-09-2008, 11:23 PM

ive got an rca stereo with 5 speakers to how did you hook it up to your computer a speaker going into your head set jack on your computer, then the other end is red and white?

g25racer · 05-09-2008, 11:41 PM

I have 4 speakers hooked up to my pc! 460watts of power baby! I have one single connection which i took the regular speaker jack and hooked it up to the aux on my stereo!

diduknowthat · 05-09-2008, 11:51 PM

I (or my parents) have a thousand watt Onkyo 7.1 system hooked up down stairs. I've tried playing games/DVDs on it. ABSOLUTELY amazing sound that blows away even the best of the best computer speakers.

Quick69GTO · 05-11-2008, 03:38 AM

Hey Sean89.
I used the regular 1/8" (green) sound card output on the back of the PCs (onboard or PCI).
The cables were 1/8" male to the standard male RCA style (red/white) composite.
You can use any one of the low level inputs (CD/Tape/VCR) on the back of the receiver.
The receiver will only output Dolby Pro Logic or stereo only. If you want Digital 5.1, that's a whole different ball game.

ellanky · 05-11-2008, 05:23 AM

Couple of times I hooked up the Sony living room stereo, dont know how much watts it had but it was wayy better than some lancing speakers I had, i never wanted to put them backk :[

but my X 540 do well..

Bootup05 · 05-11-2008, 05:46 AM

Used to have my Jamo Surround Kit setup to my system, Untill It died. Sad Sad day!

$1760 down the drain.

Also had a pair of Mission Units after, an then later on paired with a Denon Hi Fi.

All that has gone now, in the process of buying a Bose Companion 5, heard them in germany they sounded pretty nice!

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JlCollins005 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 723	Using home Stereo as PC speakers Im just wandering if ne1 else does this i have my RCA 300 Watt home Stereo with 5 speakers hooked up to my comp and it sounds amazing i was just wondering if ne1 one else does this __________________ My Pc Pentium E2160 1.8 ghz (never been oc'd) 80 GB Sata 3.0gb HDD Pioneer 20x DL DVD Burner Samsung DVD-Rom Gigabyte 7300 Gs 256mb Video Patriot 1Gb (2x512) Dual Channel DDR2 667 Ram w/ Heat Spreaders Rosewill RCX-Z775-LX 92mm Ball CPU Cooler Works Great MSI 945GCM5-F Motherboard

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Calibretto Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Indiana, USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,710	I have my 90 watt stereo system hooked up to my PC as well. It does sound amazing! My receiver is hooked up to 4 speakers total (2 desktop speakers and 2 tower speakers ) I had to mess with the equalizer for about a half hour to make it sound really good. Do you hook yours up with a 3.5mm to RCA cable and then set your stereo to AUX? __________________ Cooler Master Elite 330 Case \| AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ \| 1.5GB PC3200 RAM \| XFX GeForce 7900GT Member of the CoD4 [CF]Clan, Join and be a member! 01000011011000010110110001101001011000100111001001 100101011101000111010001101111 43 61 6C 69 62 72 65 74 74 6F

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g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,549	I have 4 speakers hooked up to my pc! 460watts of power baby! I have one single connection which i took the regular speaker jack and hooked it up to the aux on my stereo! __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & XP Pro and Vista Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

05-09-2008, 11:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 5,905	I (or my parents) have a thousand watt Onkyo 7.1 system hooked up down stairs. I've tried playing games/DVDs on it. ABSOLUTELY amazing sound that blows away even the best of the best computer speakers. __________________ Silent Tuned \| 3D Marks 06: 11566 Q6600 2.4ghz CPU \| Gigabyte GA-P35 LGA 775 MB EVGA 8800gt 512mb Video Card G.Skill 4GB Ram \| Western Digital 400GB HD X-Fi Xtrememusic Sound Card Antec P180B Case \| Scyth Ninja HSF CM Real Power Pro 650watt PSU

05-11-2008, 05:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
ellanky Silver Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Age: 17 Posts: 181	Couple of times I hooked up the Sony living room stereo, dont know how much watts it had but it was wayy better than some lancing speakers I had, i never wanted to put them backk :[ but my X 540 do well.. __________________ MoboAbit- NF8 CPUAMD Sempron 3000+ GraphicsGeforce 6600 AGP :< Memory768MB DDR

05-04-2008, 11:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
eye-Q Bronze Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 67	i have tried in the past as well

05-09-2008, 11:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Quick69GTO Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 94	I used a 110watt X5 Kenwood surround receiver in stereo mode, two Advent Marbl speakers, and a JBL PSW-1200 12" powered sub, when I had four computers hooked up to a KVM. I had each PC connected to the receiver and I used the remote to switch between them. I ended up selling all the PCs and the audio equipment. Now I use a set of Klipsch speakers with a Logitech Z-2300 8" sub on one PC.

05-09-2008, 11:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sean89 New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 19	ive got an rca stereo with 5 speakers to how did you hook it up to your computer a speaker going into your head set jack on your computer, then the other end is red and white?

05-11-2008, 03:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Quick69GTO Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 94	Hey Sean89. I used the regular 1/8" (green) sound card output on the back of the PCs (onboard or PCI). The cables were 1/8" male to the standard male RCA style (red/white) composite. You can use any one of the low level inputs (CD/Tape/VCR) on the back of the receiver. The receiver will only output Dolby Pro Logic or stereo only. If you want Digital 5.1, that's a whole different ball game.

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Bootup05 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Essex, UK Age: 16 Posts: 1,186	Used to have my Jamo Surround Kit setup to my system, Untill It died. Sad Sad day! $1760 down the drain. Also had a pair of Mission Units after, an then later on paired with a Denon Hi Fi. All that has gone now, in the process of buying a Bose Companion 5, heard them in germany they sounded pretty nice! __________________ Main System Proccy - Intel E6400 @ 3440 \| Mobo - P5B DLX \| RAM - 2GB TwinX 6400 C5 \| GPU - 96GT HDD - WD 400GB Caviar SE - WD 320GB Caviar SE - 160GB Seagate Ext Monitor - Asus 19" Wide LCD \| PSU - Tagan 600W Dual Engine \| Soundcard - SB Live Ext 24 Heatsink - S Infinity \| Optical - Pioneer DVDRW \| OS - Vista Ult64 SP1

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