PC using car speakers

Systems
Systems Posts: 14,873
edited April 2003 in Car Audio & Electronics
hi there i need to kow if anybody using something like iam using
i use car speakers with my computer... and i need to know if any way that i want to boost the sound on my 2x 10" woofer & 2x 8" woofer cos it isnot that powerfull with my hifi amp

but my 20" woofer can cover the whole room..
if any body got idea on this or understand me pls do let me know


thank you ,

looseman
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  • wallstreet
    wallstreet Posts: 1,405
    edited April 2003
    Nobody does this cuz computer speaks need to be magnetically shielded. Last thing you want is to drop a floppy disk on a speaker and have it erased by a huge magnet.
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  • CPHILHOWER
    CPHILHOWER Posts: 343
    edited April 2003
    looseman, Did you try running a Compact amp? 20x2 rms? WWW.PARTSEXPRESS.COM Has a compact 20x2 amp for cheap. Its a RoadGear car amp. Only runs $19.80 + shipping. Then all you would need is a Power Supply 12v or a battery. Use a Headphone to male rca adapter to provide input to the amp. Wire up a Turn on switch. Attach your speakers. And enjoy!
    Just a thought.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited April 2003
    Originally posted by wallstreet
    Nobody does this cuz computer speaks need to be magnetically shielded. Last thing you want is to drop a floppy disk on a speaker and have it erased by a huge magnet.

    That's not true. Computer speakers are sheilded because most users put them right next to the computer screen. If they weren't sheilded, they would destroy the computer screen. Also, floppy disks shouldn't be rested near anything with an EM field around it. Not even a computer screen or on top of the case of the computer itself. However, floppy disks are not that sensitive. You would need to rest the speaker magnet on the floppy disk to damage it.



    looseman, there isn't enough information about your speakers and setup to understand what you are speaking of. If you are running a pair of 10 inch woofers and a pair of 8 inch woofers, the little amp on the sound card isn't going to be able to support that in any respect. If you have an external amp, how powerful is it? Is the lack of sound because the sound card in your computer has the volume turned down too far? Also, if all you have is 8 and 10 inch woofers, where do your highs comes from?
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2003
    keep a mag near the hard drive long enough and that'll be wiped too.

    but anywho -- dude... i dunno... just get a normal little amp like a 50 x 2 or somethin. i really dont know though.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    frens i actually output the sound to the external amplifier which is only support the mini hifi speakers.....which has 4 band equ with it... and my point is to fix amp for each pair of speakers


    iam actually from "PENANG" (hope you know where it is) and not much thing can get in my place

    pls dont ge offended on what i wrote.
    cos i like to do what poeple cannot do

    10 q to "CPHILHOWER" who intro me to the product
    but i cant get it in my country......
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2003
    well dude -- if u want a simple way to get a lotta BANG out of your comptuer's audio -- just run your little sound card output (even if its a headphone out or whatever it is) straight to the input of your home audio receiver / amplifier... you can then easily wire up a whole slew of speakers to a good home audio 2 channel receiver/amp. or, better yet, just use home audio speakers.

    soundblaster Live 5.1 or soundblaster AWE32 are both great for interfacing with audio systems as they have a line level output which is equivelant to the output of a VCR or Television set. this is then easily amped up by the receiver and will slam like hell on a good pair of towers.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    yo my man "PoweredByDodge"

    is the creative "AUDIGY" good???
    cos i do not have idea on this card but it has better features on it ??


    "pls do pls do update me on this 1"

    ANY 1 been to penang or from penang????
    wait i buy the "proton wira sedan 1.5GL car then i will ask you guys for idea on I.C.E's

    rdg,
    looseman
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited April 2003
    The Audigy is the next generation of the Live! series from Creative. There isn't much difference between the Live! and the Audigy. The only differences are that there is no more Legacy code or hardware in the Audigy series and line level voltage is updated. It also works better with Windows XP. If you have an Audigy, it will work the same as a Live! card. Don't worry about it.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    yo PoweredByDodge,
    this is the link for the sound card can this work???


    http://www.soundblaster.com/products/audigy2/

    any 1 can intro any divice to me....i'll try to find it in my country...


    rdg,
    looseman
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    yo "Jstas"



    thanks man for the updates
    in your place how much is the AUDIGY sound card cost???

    rdg,
    looseman
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,804
    edited April 2003
    I got mine for $138 USD. You can probably get them for between 115-175 USD now depending on where you get it from.
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  • whitey240sx
    whitey240sx Posts: 15
    edited April 2003
    interesting...
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    in my place selling for almost 200+ malaysian dolar
    damm expensive man/....

    just a peice of card ....

    rdg,
    looseman
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    yo "whitey240sx"

    interresting ahh.......

    share something is you want too...

    rdg,
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2003
    I'm so lazy -- i haven' tkept up on computer stuff since i got my tower like 4 years ago.

    whats funny is - at the time - i must have really been up on my shizzit because i didn't really go "out of date" until 6 months ago. its still not far behind what's being sold in stores... if i upped the processor (but then i'd probably need another board to nix that) and threw a dvd burner in there, it'd probably match most electronics store models.

    --- 800 mhz P3
    --- 256 (expandable to 768) mb ram
    --- 40 gig + 3 gig hard drive and slave backup
    --- 3dfx voodo card with Svideo out
    --- soundblaster live!
    --- 100mb zip
    --- 18x cd burner
    --- DVD / CD rom
    --- onboard usb 1
    --- USB 2.0 adaptor card
    --- the usual Lan / Modem / drive controller cards... yada yada.

    all be it - that's nothing today - but 4 yrs ago that was "the livin ****"... only thing i regret is that i paid out the nose for it instead of building it myself. gateway raped me for almost 3 grand for the tower, monitor, ground stap monitor filter, and an epson 740 printer.

    if anyone knows if they made a dos driver for the pioneer cd rom that gateway was hauking in 1999 / 2000, let me know, because that's the only thing preventing me from putting DOS 6.0 on this in a dual boot.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    my man "PoweredByDodge"

    i will try to help you..... what type of driver do you need???

    tell me the modal and brand and windows or dos or bla bla bla

    i can help.....

    rdg,
    looseman
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2003
    well its a pioneer DVD/CD rom -- i dont know the model off hand but i will look it up when i get home... its circa 1999 / 2000.

    i need the driver for it for Dos 6.0

    I dont need the dvd function, just the CD function in Dos. That way i can load up video games and stuff.

    thanks looseman :)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    ok dude i try my best to get the driver for you .....
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    dude pls try this we link


    www.cdmediaworld.com if it can help you
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited April 2003
    awesome looseman,thanks a lot ! :)
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited April 2003
    it is ok dude i trying to get more web link for you

    has i told i will try my best to find for you...
    but in my place it is to buy the drivers for all divices...

    rdg,
    looseman
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