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Author Topic: Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system  (Read 769 times)

snapperocks

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Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system
« on: July 03, 2002, 01:34:09 am »
Can anyone explain to me how I can link my computer to my stereo so I can listen to MP3s.
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Tinitus

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RE:Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2002, 02:10:35 am »
Just get a cable with a 3,5mm jack plug in one end and two line plugs in the other.
I am sure u can by it in any Radio Shack.
Connect the jack to your pc and the line plugs to your amp's cd or auxillary diddo
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RE:Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2002, 06:23:10 pm »
Some folks prefer a link to the stereo via the USB, and claim they get better results that way.  I hook up through a Stereo-Link, and I like the results, but I have not compared it to a Radio Shack adapter to the sound card so who's to say for sure.  Someday, when I figure out what's what, I'd like to have my stereo receiver connect to my computer via an in-home network, but that is beyond my technical capability at present.

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Charlemagne 8

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RE:Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2002, 06:46:35 pm »
I had mine hooked to the sound card and was getting a lot of noise from the fan and the hard drive. I got a Stereo-Link and no more problems. Good clean noise-free sound. Try the Sound card to amplifier direct connect first. If that is satisfactory to you, you're there. If not, look further. Just in case:
http://www.stereo-link.com/
They are good people with a great product.
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Tinitus

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RE:Playing music from Computer through Hi Fi system
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2002, 08:56:22 pm »
>> I had mine hooked to the sound card and was getting a lot of noise from the fan and the hard drive

Well - i guess it depends on your system. I have to put on my headphones and turn the amp up loud to hear any noice from the pc.

And i dont even have an expensive soundcard. I'm still using the onboard 128SB and it sounds like a million.

I checked out the stereo link and it looks very nice but also a bit expensive at $150 when u have to compare to $10 radio shack cable.

(maybe my stereo demands are just not as high as yours)
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