RSS
Aaron writes "Most of us cannot afford fancy 7.1 surround sound systems or feel that we do not utilize the computer's audio functions enough to reap the benefit of one. However, most of us have stereos. That and a few cables is all you need to enjoy a nice audio system without damaging your bank account. In this article, I will show you an easy way to use your stereo as computer speakers for a nice sound system at a very low cost." Thanks Star! Link.
HOW TO - Using a Stereo as Computer Speakers
Aaron writes "Most of us cannot afford fancy 7.1 surround sound systems or feel that we do not utilize the computer's audio functions enough to reap the benefit of one. However, most of us have stereos. That and a few cables is all you need to enjoy a nice audio system without damaging your bank account. In this article, I will show you an easy way to use your stereo as computer speakers for a nice sound system at a very low cost." Thanks Star! Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 17, 2006 02:29 AM
Computers, DIY Projects, Home Entertainment, Music |
Permalink
| Comments (6)
| Email This |
| Digg this!
Recent Entries
- Cigar box music player
- The 'bike tree', an automatic storage system for cycles, can hold up to 6,000 bikes
- Building a folding table
- Maker Shed weekly wrap-up
- The Chumby has landed!
- Brainwave sofa by Unfold & Lucas Maassen
- Full MIDI drumset with Guitar Hero and Rock Band drums
- Hole punched art
- Portable induction accelerator
- Make: Halloween Contest 2009 - WINNERS!
Comments
Oldest comments listed first.
Leave a comment
Subscribe to MAKE Magazine!
Subscribe today, save 42% and get web access to MAKE free. MAKE Digital Edition is available only to subscribers.
$34.95 / 1 year
(4 Quarterly Issues)
oh come on now, if you can't go to walmart and figure out what cords you need on your own you dont deserve to have audio through your sterio. This article is definatly not worth of the make blog.
Reply to this comment
TitaniumFrog -99% of the articles and posts here are pretty geeky, once and awhile i put in one for folks that aren't so hardcore (i was asked about this via email a couple times, so now it'll be a post i can send a url to).
Reply to this comment
I've been doing this for almost 10 years.
Reply to this comment
and it works great. Oops, forgot to write that. :)
Reply to this comment
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If any of you are going to do this, please use a GROUND LOOP ISOLATOR (http://www.xitel.com/product_gli.htm). A writer at CNet didn't and ended up frying a $1000 Denon receiver.
Reply to this comment
All you need is a headphone to RCA cable to do this. You're not exactly making anything in this MAKE article ;)
Reply to this comment