Hooking up PSW10 to a computer

aerlinger
aerlinger Posts: 1
edited October 2010 in Subwoofer Hookup & Bass Management
I have a couple of satellite Polk RM8s lying around that I'm not currently using. I wanted to use them for my living room computer and was thinking about hooking them up directly to a PSW10 through an adapter to my computer's 1/8" connection going to the line-in ports. Is this possible without using a receiver? If not, are there any suggestions on what kind of sub I can use with my RM8's for proper amplification?
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  • messiah
    messiah Posts: 1,790
    edited October 2010
    I don't think so man. A sub's amp is there for the sub, not to amplify other speakers, and I really don't think that there is a sub out there like that. get a receiver and a video card with a digital (spdif) output and you''ll be set.
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited October 2010
    Use a receiver. Or buy computer speakers that have a dedicated amplifier.

    You can't use a home theater sub to power your satellites, it's not made for that.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2010
    Yeah, what they said....was I helpful? ;)
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited October 2010
    dorokusai wrote: »
    Yeah, what they said....was I helpful? ;)


    Yeah...what he said.:)
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