Help with Receiver to Computer hookup

PatH
PatH Posts: 20
edited May 2005 in 2 Channel Audio
Hi,
I connected my receiver to my brand new dell computer today, and I have to turn the receiver up to 6 just to be able to barely hear it. I am using some car RCA cables that I had lying around, but they are good Rockford Fosgate gold plated connectors. With the CD player I have hooked up to it I turn it up to 2 and it is loud. Has anyone else had this similar problem?
Thanks,
Pat
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited May 2005
    What is the volume of your computer, or sound software set at?
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  • PatH
    PatH Posts: 20
    edited May 2005
    nevermind guys. I was hooking up RCA cables to my computer DUH!! ok so i got a cable that had a headphone like connection on one end and then RCA's on the other and it is working like a champ. Does that mean I have mono sound now?
    Thanks,
    Pat
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited May 2005
    It depends on the cable you bought. I belive some come in stereo but mine seems to be a wierd mono like sound. It takes one channel (either left or right) and blends it across to the two speakers creating one channel mono instead of stereo mono if that makes sense...
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited May 2005
    Originally posted by PatH
    nevermind guys. I was hooking up RCA cables to my computer DUH!! ok so i got a cable that had a headphone like connection on one end and then RCA's on the other and it is working like a champ. Does that mean I have mono sound now?
    Thanks,
    Pat
    On the headphone-plug end, if the metal tip is broken up into 3 sections by 2 dark colored inset rings (this kind of connection is also known as TRS - for "Tip, Ring, Sleeve"), then it's a stereo cable and all is well. If it's only broken up by one ring into two sections, it's mono. However, if it were a mono cable only one speaker would emit sound, so as long as both speakers are working then you've got stereo.

    What soundcard do you have? You might also want to experiment with sending digital SPDIF into your reciever.
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • PatH
    PatH Posts: 20
    edited May 2005
    It is the stock 5.1 integrated sound with the dell 8400 pc.
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