[NBLUG/talk] [WLUG] Speakers

[Troy Arnold]

On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 02:49:52PM -0500, Dan Pritts wrote:
> a sound card cannot drive more than headphones or really tiny speakers 
> without amplification.  
> 
> most "computer speakers" (anything with a power cord) are amplified
> internally.
> 
> If you are trying to use speakers from your old stereo you'll need
> to use the receiver/amp from your old stereo too.  Send the line
> out from the sound card to any of the inputs on the receiver, except
> don't use a phono input.

Blasting your buddies with the Unreal Tournament flak gun and the amp on
volume 9+ is a glorious experience.  Hell, it even makes *getting* fragged
more enjoyable.

-t