halfbakedchef
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I want to hook my stereo speakers to my computer. I broke my amplifer, and was wonder if there was a to hook the to my computer with having to a new home thearter amplifier. Would an M-audio interface work?
Stereo Speakers 4 Computer
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clark
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what m-audio interface are you looking at? there are some that will, and some that will not. you also need to know the power that is needed to drive your speakers, the amount of impedance, and the wattage. You will more then likely need to have some sort of powered amp.
OG buckshot jr
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Two types of speakers: active/passive. Active are powered, they plug into a wall (computer speakers). Passive are not powered and hence draw power through their signal cable (from an amplifier/audio receiver etc.).
If you have passive speakers, there is no m-audio (cough, AFFORDABLE) interface that can power those things to any decent level. The signal from your computer (chances are) carries only about 0.5mV of current (enough for consumer-level headphones on built-in soundcards). You'd still need some sort of amplifier, i.e. receiver, stereo etc.
If you have passive speakers, there is no m-audio (cough, AFFORDABLE) interface that can power those things to any decent level. The signal from your computer (chances are) carries only about 0.5mV of current (enough for consumer-level headphones on built-in soundcards). You'd still need some sort of amplifier, i.e. receiver, stereo etc.