I have a Phillips sub that’s decent , I’ll show it and model # it’s definitely better then speakers that are with it .Get pics soon
But the speakers that with it are a weak link.
Anyway to attach my Hk pc speakers I found at goodwill for $4.
Pc speakers ? And subs can you mix and match somehow?
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I have a Phillips sub that’s decent , I’ll show it and model # it’s definitely better then speakers that are with it .Get pics soon
But the speakers that with it are a weak link.
Anyway to attach my Hk pc speakers I found at goodwill for $4.
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Wow super low wattage sub
https://drop.com/philips-mms171-pc-21-multimedia-speaker-system/p
Plenty of bass for the speaker size I can use in here ..
I’m not hooking big speakers up in here . I usually use it at night and don’t need a powerhouse system . Pc speakers are fine for now .
I may use klipsch pro media when it’s fixed instead or not , depends if it’s possible to use the hk with the baby subwoofer . Mini sub
https://drop.com/philips-mms171-pc-21-multimedia-speaker-system/p
Plenty of bass for the speaker size I can use in here ..
I’m not hooking big speakers up in here . I usually use it at night and don’t need a powerhouse system . Pc speakers are fine for now .
I may use klipsch pro media when it’s fixed instead or not , depends if it’s possible to use the hk with the baby subwoofer . Mini sub
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Oh cool what’s a chip amp ??
Yeah I have extra bookshelf’s lying around.
This was a temporary solution, wanted to-use hk Speakers with Mini sub.
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DaveVoorhis
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I don’t have the money for an amplifier right now , any way to use both speakers ? Or do you need a audio splitter cable ?
DaveVoorhis
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Without an amplifier, speakers on their own are useless except as ornaments.
I'm not clear how you intend to use an audio splitter cable. Could you explain?
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This is what I’d do if money was tight.
The other day at the thrift I passed by a pair of Boston Acoustics bookshelves priced at $7.
Do the foam, buy chip amp of your choice, add laptop power supply and you have an actual decent system for less than $50.
They are powered pc speakers , I want them to get the signal ,along with the other pc sub.
Wow I’ve never found a good named brand at any local thrift stores , not even habits for humanity.
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DaveVoorhis
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You mean you've got a set of working PC speakers without a subwoofer?
And you've got a subwoofer without working speakers?
And you want to combine the (hopefully working) subwoofer with the working PC speakers?
Sorry, but not likely. PC speakers are typically constructed as an integrated set. PC speakers that didn't originally come with a subwoofer will not easily accommodate a subwoofer from a different manufacturer. That would require considerable customisation only to wind up with a poor-sounding result.
The speakers work they just are dreadful and the sub is decent, better then the pioneer speakers .
Yes correct we have winner .
DaveVoorhis
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Really?
I'm afraid I don't understand either of you or the pictures, and I'm not clear what is being attempted here, though if it involves attaching a standard subwoofer in parallel with PC speakers (does it?), a typical audio splitter cable will work as long as the subwoofer has a line-level input.
Though note that the PC speakers on this page are going to sound awful. Almost any bookshelf speakers will sound waaaay better than cheap PC speakers (which often sport drivers that would be inadequate in a transistor radio), and any stereo amplifier -- vintage or new -- will provide vastly superior results to the crude high-distortion, low power amplification provided in typical low-end PC speakers.
I have better pc speakers it’s a temporary fix til I get a soldiering thing . ‘What’s a splitter cost ? Probably same as soldier haha
I cannot use my good speakers in this room my mom is still crying about what I did to the smaller tv room , she’s like what’s the receiver for ??
I’m like speakers don’t run themselves and modern TVs cannot power speakers.
We had a zenith projection tv once it could power low ends speakers haha . I tried it once but sound was terrible haha .
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Yes, those appear to be line level outputs with no volume control so if the other PC speakers can get input and have a volume control on them then that could work. The question then is do the speakers have a volume control and what cable is needed to do the connection. It will be an adapter cable for sure.