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Connecting Hi-Fi Speakers to Laptop

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  • 27-09-2004 11:13am
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    lad12
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭


    Anyone tell me if you can do this..Is there a special adaptor or something?


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    robbie1876
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭robbie1876


    What are you hi-fi speakers powered by? Are they connected to an amp? If so, you need a 3.5mm stereo to 2 xRCA lead, available from Peats, Maplin or anywhere like Dixons etc. That's presuming that your amp has an AUX or Tape input (a pair of red and white sockets).

    You can't connect your speakers directly to the laptop, you need some kind of amplification like a hi-fi or something.

    Hope that helps,

    Robbie


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    lad12
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭lad12


    No i dont have an amp..So would i just connect the Hi-Fi to the Laptop?


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    robbie1876
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭robbie1876


    lad12 wrote:
    No i dont have an amp..So would i just connect the Hi-Fi to the Laptop?
    Yes, if you have those red and white phono inputs on the hi-fi. They'll be marked AUX or TAPE or something. In this case, your hi-fi unit is acting as the amp for the speakers.


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