I was wondering if I could just cut and splice the wires of my computer speakers and attach them to whatever type of subwoofer I can find. Anyone know if this is possible.
2006-09-28 14:00:55 · 5 answers · asked by d s 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Yes, it's possible - but it is a matter of impedance. Since you didn't provide the type of setup you have, this is a difficult question. Also, if you hard wired a sub, it would have to be a powered sub, and what good would it be without speakers. There is NO WAY to separate the signal for your high end (speakers) and low end (sub) in this hard wired scenario. It would sound like complete crap.
Recommend you go to Staples or Wal-mart and buy a PC Stereo system with subwoofer ($49 and up), the cross over to seperate the signal is built in. It won't rock your house, but it will sound 200 times better than your hard wire job.
2006-09-28 15:15:35 · answer #1 · answered by jumping_in_101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
D S,
I like your ambition. Lets see. The key to connecting a sub woofer to your computer getting signal and power to the sub woofer from the computer.
Now your computer probably has a headphone jack. Nominally this would be rated at 8 ohms impedance (typical for speakers).
You need to see if your sub woofer has a compatible impedance. The rating should be by where the wires connect to the back of the speaker and is usually denoted by a number and the symbol for ohms which is the Greek letter omega.
If the impedance is not the same, you might be able to run the computer into a pre-amplifier and get it into range and power suitable for your sub woofer.
2006-09-28 14:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by shapsjo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type of wire makes no difference (Monster cables are a farce, like a "color TV antena" for those who may remember them). The subwoofer, however, responds only to low frequencies. If your computer/sound card doesn't have provision for driving a subwoofer, your efforts may be counterproductive.
2006-09-28 14:05:07 · answer #3 · answered by JoeKool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power is the main problem in the order of Watts. P=IE or I^2R. Watts=voltageXamps or AmpsXampsXimpedence you may need Ohm's Law too which is E/IR or VoltsDevided by AmpsXImpedence or resistance
2006-09-28 14:08:34 · answer #4 · answered by FreeWilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What he said.
2006-09-28 14:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋