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Speakers
shirley222
01-03-2015
I have just small speakers connected to my computer ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-A60...226333&sr=1-23
but as I play quite a lot of music via this outlet would it harm my computer to have bigger speakers attached or wouldn't that make much difference to the sound output?
Deacon1972
01-03-2015
Originally Posted by shirley222:
“I have just small speakers connected to my computer ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-A60...226333&sr=1-23
but as I play quite a lot of music via this outlet would it harm my computer to have bigger speakers attached or wouldn't that make much difference to the sound output?”

PC speakers are generally active, meaning they have their own power/amps, so no harm will come to you PC if you want to increase their size/power.
chrisjr
01-03-2015
Originally Posted by shirley222:
“I have just small speakers connected to my computer ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-A60...226333&sr=1-23
but as I play quite a lot of music via this outlet would it harm my computer to have bigger speakers attached or wouldn't that make much difference to the sound output?”

The output from the computer is what is known as line level. It is not able to drive speakers directly, You have to use an amplifier to actually drive the speakers. in this case the amplifier is built into the speaker (hence why it needs a mains supply).

So the sound output is dependent on the amplifier and speaker set-up you use. 1W or 1,000W, it's all the same to the computer.

Oh and because of the way our hearing works if you want to double the apparent loudness you need ten times the power. So upgrading to say 4W speakers might not make as much difference to the noise level as you might think.
shirley222
01-03-2015
Thanks for that info.. so could you please give me some suggestions and/or type to get please?
Deacon1972
01-03-2015
Originally Posted by shirley222:
“Thanks for that info.. so could you please give me some suggestions and/or type to get please?”

How much are you willing to spend?
shirley222
01-03-2015
£100 - £150.. is that enough?
Deacon1972
01-03-2015
Originally Posted by shirley222:
“£100 - £150.. is that enough?”

Have a look at the reviews for the Logitech Z623, PC world have them for £139, I found them on eBay for £100. They have a good weight to them, nearly 10kg so they are no lightweights, they also have good punchy bass.

Fairly sure you will get more recommendations.....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAND-NEW-...item3aa41ac640
Nigel Goodwin
01-03-2015
Originally Posted by Deacon1972:
“PC speakers are generally active.”

Not 'generally' (or at least not these days), they always have an amplifier built-in.

However, back in the VERY old PC days, pre-Pentium? (or earlier?), amplifiers were built in the sound board, and thus PC speakers were purely passive.
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