Do you need to purchase a separate amplifier for these? Also, can the connect right to a lap top?
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It cannot connect directly to your laptop right out of the box but I actually do not own these I had to return them because I only recieved 1 monitor with my order.
208015
Yes you will need a separate amp. No these do not connect directly to a computer.
208016
No they can not connect directly to your laptop. They do require a stereo amplifier.
208017
These are "passive" monitors, you want "active" if you want to plug them directly into a laptop
1461743
I dont think theres a way to plug them to a laptop because they need wire from both ends or banana plugs. Mine are hooked to my receiver and I use the mirror feature on my macbook pro and it works fine. I would recommend you get an amp. These speakers are amazing for the price!!!!
246869
You can't. They are not powered speakers. You will need a separate amplifier
1699804
No, you will need to purchase the power supply in addition to the speakers. There is an alternative model that comes with both.
2047729
No. You need an external tool for that like a karaoke machine or a pc to hook into your amp. (which you also need if you don't have, these are just speakers.) I see these kind of questions a lot, and I'm surprised no one really tries to make more casual audio gear. Seems like there's a market for it and it'd be nice to get some new faces into the discussions other than the crazy audiophiles who want to compare 1100 dollar speakers to 90 dollar ones
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On the back of the speaker there are two RCA ports. (Red and white) so yes you can connect to the laptop but the cable would have to be a RCA to a 3.5mm Headphone jack wire. What I did is a bought a bluetooth adapter that also had the two RCA ports and conected it to the speakers so I could connect my laptop, phone or any other bluetooth device.
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What Brent said. Or get a audio interface. And connect them via 1/4" trs and USB. If your using these to make music I recommend the interface option as you'll want that for the sound card inside and it takes a load off your computer
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You would need an amplifier and speakers. Or use headphones, since it has a headphone jack.
1648687
These speakers need an amplifier. These aren't really made to be computer speakers per se. They can work for that but you would need to get an audio amp which would connect to the audio output of your computer and then these speakers would hook up to the amplifier.
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No, I don't think so. Not directly anyway. Computer speakers typically come equipped with their own built-in amplifier and plug into the USB port. This speaker system requires a separate amp. I have it plugged into a Harman Kardon AVR1700, which does have USB and HDMI inputs. A computer can be connected through most new amplifiers. Hope this helps.
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Hi guys, I bought a SA-W2500 subwoofer and two SS-B1000 speakers one week ago and I just want to connect to my laptop because I don't have any amplifiers and receivers. So how can I connect them correctly? what cables should I need??Can someone help me please? If you know please send me an email! heymasonchen@gmail.com please attach some photos, thank you so much!
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You can hook it up to a laptop but NOT directly. Gotta get a special wire that connects to a laptop to a radio/amplifier that connects to the speakers
1390830
yes, of course you can use these with a laptop. the inputs are digital or analog (mini or stereo rca)
144274
I concur with the others on this question. You do need an amplifier for these speakers.
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You should be able to connect the Stereo-Out (headphone) from the computer/laptop to the Aux-In. Not sure of your entire setup, but personally I think this unit will be an overkill as computer speakers.
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With these speakers you will need another amp. You could hook some computer speakers up to it and it will work though.
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you'll want an amplifier. A DAC is nice, but not strictly speaking necessarily