How loud do they get? Do they get louder than standard PC speakers? I haven't found any yet that get to the loudness level that I am looking for, and don't know which adapters to get for my stereo speakers so that I can hook them up to my PC. Those speakers have the red and black wire clip in ports on the back of them. If you know off an adapter to use with them to hook up to PC please let me know thanks. How loud do they get? Do they get louder than standard PC speakers? I haven't found any yet that get to the loudness level that I am looking for, and don't know which adapters to get for my... » Read More How loud do they get? Do they get louder than standard PC speakers? I haven't found any yet that get to the loudness level that I am looking for, and don't know which adapters to get for my stereo speakers so that I can hook them up to my PC. Those speakers have the red and black wire clip in ports on the back of them. If you know off an adapter to use with them to hook up to PC please let me know thanks. « Show Less
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They are louder than you standard PC speakers and they are very rich sounding for such small speakers, but they are not a substitute for your home stereo system. I have bought 2 sets of these and am very pleased with them. BTW, you don't need an AC outlet for these!
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I don't think these speakers would be a good choice as a PC speaker. They are quite large and have the standard red and black post connectors on the back of the speaker for connecting to an audio amplifier or receiver. You might be able to connect wires to a small jack that would plug into the PC and then connect to the speaker but I'm not sure the output of the PC would be sufficient to drive these speakers. I think there are much better choices for computer speakers including speakers with built in amps to supplement the output of the PC
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I have the same question and there isn't a clear answer with rationale. Can anyone chime in on this? My speakers are not USB powered. They have a dedicated power supply.
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No such thing as a stupid question,these are not what you need, these are very nice stereo receiver speakers, what you need will cost much less than these. These will not work for just hooking to your computer, not at all.
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I own a pair of these monitors. I'm very happy with them. They are passive not active, so they connect to a stereo amp just like any, regular speaker with the standard speaker wire of your choice. You can either wrap the wires around the posts and screw them tight, or you can use banana plugs (which I did). If you go with banana plugs, I would recommend getting ones that you DO NOT have to solder (which I did). It was a hassle and I don't think the connection is any better than a non-solder banana plug. As for your Focusrite Scarlett 212, I don't even know what that is??? So, I can't tell you if it will work. I can tell you that these are great speakers. I own a pair of these monitors. I'm very happy with them. They are passive not active, so they connect to a stereo amp just like any, regular speaker with the standard speaker wire of your choice. You can either wrap the wires around the posts and screw them tight, or you can use banana plugs (which I did). If you go with banana plugs, I would recommend getting ones that you DO NOT have to solder (which I did). It was a hassle and I don't think the connection is any better than a non-solder banana plug. As for your Focusrite Scarlett 212, I don't even know what that is??? So, I can't tell... » Read More I own a pair of these monitors. I'm very happy with them. They are passive not active, so they connect to a stereo amp just like any, regular speaker with the standard speaker wire of your choice. You can either wrap the wires around the posts and screw them tight, or you can use banana plugs (which I did). If you go with banana plugs, I would recommend getting ones that you DO NOT have to solder (which I did). It was a hassle and I don't think the connection is any better than a non-solder banana plug. As for your Focusrite Scarlett 212, I don't even know what that is??? So, I can't tell you if it will work. I can tell you that these are great speakers. « Show Less
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Does your right speaker have an orange power on light when the speakers are powered on? Do you have the connection to your PC in the right slot? This is a fairly simple hook up so if you have power to the speakers, and the connection is in the right slot it is a problem with the speakers, as I assume you had speakers to your PC before and they worked.
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You can connect these speakers to a PC the same manner you would connect an Ipod to these speakers. I currently have this running through my computer, and it's pretty good sound. I simply have a stereo to rca cable running from my PC to my receiver, plugged into any of it's audio ports (I used CD), and you are good to go.
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My speaker quit working after only one day. Got in contact with Amazon, and they are sending me a replacement. Said I did not have to return the other speakers. Makes me wonder why I don't have to return them. Are they NOT good enough to return??? Anyway, I'm going to give the ones they are sending me a chance. If they quit on me too, I will not go with Logitech anymore. Anyway, you will not have any problem returning, or, replacing them.
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These speakers need an amplifier/receiver with a decent amount of power. Mine are hooked up to a 65W RMS per channel receiver. You can then go to Radio Shack and buy an adaptor cable that has a headphone jack on one (for the computer headphone jack) end and the right and left channel RCA connectors on the other to connect your computer to the amplifier audio input. The cable will run you around $5.
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Bought myself the Crown x4000 amplifier. Here it is for $300, I believe it's on sale right now? http://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/crown-x4000-stereo-2x1350w-power-ampWorks fine, haven't had a problem and it pushes these speakers perfectly!
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Did you get it? I have one of them, it doesn't work. Neither do 3 others I have tried in the last week though, so I think I have a bad sound card. Sorry - I think it worked alright before it stopped working, but I could not swear it and I have a PC. Good luck.
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You hook it up to your computer via USB or other power sound amplification setup as it can't make noise or music on it's own even if such AC power adapter were to be included. I think they sell amplifiers you can hook it to. I am no sound expert. I have mine hooked to my computer and then the computer hooked to my stereo system.
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Not sure what you mean by "PC speakers". Are you talking about full speaker units or just the internal speakers from PC speaker? If it's a full speaker unit, you shouldn't have to run it through this amp at all; they should be powered directly from the PC. If you're speaking of bare speakers though, just run wire directly to the speaker terminals, red to red black to black (or red to + and black to -).
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These speakers have no amp built in; they are just speakers. They also happen to be great speakers. You can connect them to a computer using a computer sound amplifier system or you can use a stereo receiver, but whatever you use must have connectors for plain speaker wire and can't be hard-wired to its own speakers. I use four of these TSi-100s connected to a Logitech Z-5500 speaker system, and I couldn't be happier.
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I personally don't have any problems with using them with my PC, but since every PC is different at how they output sound it just depends on how much output your PC gives.This pair also doesn't need to be terribly loud since they have excellent sound isolation.
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Hi, I plugged mine into the USB PORT for power and into the OUTPUT PORT for headphones/speakers and turned them up! That's all. Check to be sure you have the right port for headphones. My Mac laptop has two similar ports, one for input and one for output. The output has a headphone icon. You shouldn't have to do anything else. You can test your output to see if it's the port or the speakers by trying a pair of earbuds or headphones in the port instead. Is there sound? If yes, then it's not the port! Be sure they're plugged into the USB port too. That's about all I can tell you. I sure hope they work! Mine are nice little speakers and when I need to I use them on my Mac because it doesn't have very loud speakers.
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I dont know but they are small speakers that dont go too loud so i would probably try speakers that are a little bigger.