5.1 home theatre speakers can be converted into pc speakers?

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justwondering

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I've got a set of 5.1 speakers with sub, since I dont' have a receiver to use them as a home theatre set, is there a way to convert them into pc speakers? I know I need a 5.1 sound card first. thanks and later.
 
Impr3ssiv3 said:
yeah pretty much you just plug them into the corresponding slot on the card
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no i dont think that works. they dont usually come with those, as they require yo uto plug them into an amp. im sorry i am not completely sure about what to do. often the amplifier can be plugged into the computer. yet i think that it is not worth going to too much trouble when you can get good speakers these days for computers which are much cheaper than home theatre systems.

although i assume you already have a home theatre, but wait someone will know
 
there will be a cable coming out from the sub, its should be a red and white, get a converter to convert them into jack plugs then plug itr into your soundccard and your away.
 
Christian Darrall said:
there will be a cable coming out from the sub, its should be a red and white, get a converter to convert them into jack plugs then plug itr into your soundccard and your away.
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I doubt that would work, he needs an amp in there. I really don't know much about speakers but I believe you'll need to connect the soundcard to an amp first, then run the amp to the speakers.
 
Yeah, you'll most certinally need an amp, or a few amps... Each speaker needs it's own channel, most amps are just duel channel.
 
I doubt that would work, he needs an amp in there.
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the majority of surround sound speakers come with amps in the subwoofer, which is what i was saying, if they dont then how do you do it in a home cinima, my friend hasn't got an amp and he has surround sound
 
Most of the surround sound speakers I've seen have an amp in the sub woffer ONLY for the sub woffer. I have seen some where the sub woffer powered the rest of the speakers, and I've seen some where the receiver powered everything including the sub(IE my current system)
 
Christian Darrall said:
the majority of surround sound speakers come with amps in the subwoofer, which is what i was saying, if they dont then how do you do it in a home cinima, my friend hasn't got an amp and he has surround sound
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Even if the sub still had the amps, and you plugged the sub into your sound card, it wouldn't work completely. It wouldn't play in a 5.1 surround sound setup, most likely it would play in a 2.1 setup. You need 3 jacks for a 5.1 setup off of a soundcard.
 
Ya those are actual computer speakers, they will all plug into the sub then you will have 3 cables come off of the sub and go into the soundcard.
 
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That times the number of speakers there is. I think the it is phono to stereo.

so usualy for of them. You wont need an amp but it does help the sound. ph and the 5.1 sound card
 
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