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Can I connect an amplifier to my PC?

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Though many home computers have good speakers forpersonal music listening, it is not "room-filling" sound forentertaining; for that, you need to connect your PCto an audio amplifier. The amplifier provides addedpower to drive larger speakers while keeping the sound free fromdistortion.


Consequently, how do I connect my computer to my sound system?

The easiest way to connect the audiooutput of your computer is to use the "line" output of yoursound card. We recommend a stereo 3.5mm mini phoneplug to dual RCA cable or mini plug to dual RCA jack adapterwith a RCA jack stereo cable to go to the audio inputof your sound system, such as the "aux" input.

Likewise, how do I connect speakers to Windows 10? Windows 10 For Dummies
  1. From the desktop, right-click your taskbar's Speaker icon andchoose Playback Devices.
  2. Click (don't double-click) your speaker's icon and then clickthe Configure button.
  3. Click the Advanced tab, then click the Test button (as shownhere), adjust your speaker's settings, and click Next.

Similarly, it is asked, can you connect hi fi speakers to a PC?

You can directly attach the audio outputof your PC into one of these. Usually, inputs to yourhi-fi are RCA (also called phono) connectors, withseparate white and red plugs for the left and right stereo channelslike this: The output from your PC is likely to be a single,3.5mm audio output jack.

Where do you plug in speakers on a PC?

You can easily connect a set of headphones,though not every PC lets you use both the headphones on thefront of the console and speakers on the back. USBspeakers: You can plug USB speakers orheadphones into any USB port on the computer.

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  2. Connect the 3.5 mm audio cable to the headphone jack of thePC.
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