"Converting" non computer speakers...

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My father recently gave me a pair of Pioneer CS B9000s and KLH Model 802s. (The models and such don't really matter I don't think. It just makes me feel special saying it.)

Since they would pretty much be gathering dust otherwise, I want to put them to use. How would I go around to hooking them up to my pc? Both pairs will be great, but I don't mind settling for only one pair.

Besides, my current pair of speakers sound flat and boring. I'd like to annoy my neighbors with some Devin Townsend at 2 a.m. :)
 
There is nothing to "convert", a speaker is a speaker is a speaker.

You need some sort of an amplifying unit to drive the speakers of course. After that you just run a suitable cable from your computer to the amp. ("Suitable" as in it depends on the output your soundcard can do and the input(s)/output(s) your amp unit has.)
 
what you need to watch out for is to ensure the ohms on your speakers do not exceed standard computer speakers otherwise you risk burning out the amp circuits on your card or motherboard.

It would be far better to use a sound card with a pre-amp out to a regular stereo amp and plug the speakers into the stereo.
 
Nodsu said:
There is nothing to "convert", a speaker is a speaker is a speaker.
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That's what I was thinking too, but it seems everyone else I've asked liked to throw that word around.

Tedster said:
It would be far better to use a sound card with a pre-amp out to a regular stereo amp and plug the speakers into the stereo.
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I think that's what I'm going to end up doing. I have the equipment here. It's just a matter of cleaning it off, finding cables and saying a little prayer that everything works out.

Thanks guys, I figured that's what I had to do. All this speak of "converters" at Radioshack and such left me highly confused, and the guy kept saying "you can't hook your stereo amp in, just by this this and this."
 
The most common thing to do is get a 3.5mm (headphone jack) to RCA wire. Then run that to your stereo/amp or 3.5mm to bare wire if your amp takes that.
 
Its still would be better as Tedster said to get a sound card with a pre-amp output. The sound will be much better. This is how I have mine hooked up with my home stereo to listen to internet radio etc.
 
How does a "pre-amp output" differ from the normal line-out?

If you mean professional versus consumer line levels, then the desired soundcard output would depend on the kind of amplifier you have, would it not?
 
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