PC speakers?

Question

I would like to incest in some good speakers for my PC but I'm not up to date on all the techie stuff. Can antone tell me what I should be looking for, where and how much. Also is it possible to get speakers that ccould also be used with other equipment sucha s surround sound for my TV?? Cheers all.

Answer 1

You should try for AUDIO ENGINE speakers.They are the best.Nothing can beat it not even Bose desktop speakers.But the cost around$199.But if you are looking for less expensive speakers try for LOGITECH speakers here (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/speake... audio engine speakers the link is in the source box.

Answer 2

I use to have ALL my electronic devices hooked up together.  I was able to record two shows at the same time, while watching another one.  I was also able to switch what was going through my stereo system...  (Record player, 8-track recorder, CD player, VCR player, DVD player, TV, even the guitar).  It's all just a matter of going to Radio Shack and getting the right cables and adapters.  

Since your question is about consumer audio, here's the audio connections/plugs to look out for...  

1/8" stereo  (NOT MONO) -  It's a little plug that would look like the plug on a set of headphones.  The stereo plug has 2 little stripes at the tip.  The mono one has only one little stripe.  This is what most (laptop) computers deal with when it comes to speakers, although, phono plugs are a possibility.  Most computer towers have both of these in the back.  

Phono plugs (A.K.A. RCA) - These are the weird looking ones (kind of like a crown with a prong in the middle).  These are the plugs you'll find in the back of most, if not all, stereo systems and computer towers.  There's two of them...  A red one and a white one.  The yellow ones are meant for video connections, but probably do work for audio.  You'd see all those colors running into the back of TVs when hooking up DVD/VCR recorders, unless you're just using the coaxial cable (the cable company's cable).  My set up had EVERYTHING!  It was just a matter of switching sources on the remote, (and at times, switching plugs because there was so much stuff)...  Actually, I had bought an A/B/C Switcher at Radio Shack to help with all those connections.

So, one thing you probably need is an adapter to go from 1/8" STEREO to Phono (stereo of course) to get the audio from your computer to the stereo system, unless your computer has phono outputs, then you won't need an adapter.  Just read the manual to the devices you have and see what connections are there.  I might even say, forget computer speakers, just use the stereo system.  Then again, I had EVERYTHING.  lol  I even had to watch out for feedback loops (when a signal runs back into itself) that's what the switches help avoid.  

Surround sound is a whole nother thing.  It processes audio in a special way, although, you might be able to use a set of computer speakers as the Left & Right front parts of a surround sound system.

Answer 3

I like things I read in both posts and things I don't like in both posts.

Audio Engine speakers appear to be at least decent with a reasonable amount of power but they are only stereo speakers not 5.1.

Logitech offers several 5.1 speaker systems and if your computer supports 5.1 sound that is a much better way to go. Creative also offers 5.1 speaker systems.

The points make about various types of plugs and jacks are also good points.

Be aware that "computer" speakers, even good ones, will never sound anywhere near as good as separate components. I have my computer hooked up to my surround sound receiver and 7.1 speaker system and it rocks!