Help - want to convert home theatre speaker to 3.5mm
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New member Username: EclairPost Number: 1 Registered: Mar-10 | Hi I have 2 speakers (left over from a panasonic home theatre), which I want to put 3.5mm jacks on & plug the 2 speakers into my PC. Is there anything I need to worry about? Are all speakers made the same - as in putting a 3.5mm jack on these two wont make any short circuits or anything? I would really appreciate the help  PS - Im a newbie in this field. I mostly follow diagrams & manuals provided & dont know how to venture off course - Im real scared of blowing the whole PC off if something goes wrong! |
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Gold Member Username: JrbayLivonia [Detroit area], Michigan USA Post Number: 1129 Registered: Feb-08 | Greetings NG, The Panasonic speakers probably are not amplified and therefore will not work by simply plugging them into the headphone jack. |
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New member Username: EclairPost Number: 2 Registered: Mar-10 | Thanks Jim - so, they wouldn't work just like headphones? In that case, can I use them for anything else? |
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Gold Member Username: JrbayLivonia [Detroit area], Michigan USA Post Number: 1132 Registered: Feb-08 | They aren't nearly as sensitive as headphones. If you wanted to use them for your computer and could find a stereo receiver to connect them to they would work but I wouldn't expect too much from them. Can I ask what happened to the Panasonic system? |
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New member Username: EclairPost Number: 3 Registered: Mar-10 | Thanks again Jim the Panasonic system is in use - I replaced the two rear speakers with speakers that go in the ceiling - as they were otherwise going to stand in the middle of the room. So these rear ones are not being used now. Seems a bit of a shame to not use them at all. A stereo receiver - what specifications would I be looking at? Sorry, I imagine these are newbie questions.. |
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Gold Member Username: JrbayLivonia [Detroit area], Michigan USA Post Number: 1133 Registered: Feb-08 | A receiver doesn't need to be fancy or anything, here is just one example: http://www.amazon.com/Sherwood-RX-4105-2-Channel-Remote-Controlled-Receiver/dp/B0002EPWC0 You might find something cheaper used on eBay if you so choose. The cable you would need to connect your computer to the receiver would look something like this: http://www.google.com/shopping/product/4143817684018793328 |
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New member Username: CnuPost Number: 9 Registered: Mar-10 | The power required to drive speakers are around 50W ~ 180W and which is supplied by amplifier and if u driectly hook it up to 3.5mm jact and put to PC then they wont give any sound or very low sound which u can hear by listening close to them...dont worry that ur pc wont blow out with this....if u directly join both the negative and positive ....still nothing wud happen....juss the current goes back through the low resistance path...if u have any unused amplifier then they can be used but u need to check whether its output is not too high for the speakers......in general all amplifiers gives a operable range power...so try if u have amplifier |
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