Help? Computer sound system gone
Mar. 31st, 2012 04:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
dreamsharkI had this speaker system I bought from a guy at work maybe 3 years ago - a big old subwoofer that sits under the desk and 5 little speakers scattered around the room. Last week the subwoofer went dead (possibly following a short power outage. Or maybe it just gave up the ghost on its own). I turn it on, but nothing happens - no lights, no sound, nothing.
I didn't really need such a fancy system, but I do listen to music on the 'puter, so I'd like something better than the tinny little speakers that come with computers. I used to just put an old stereo amp on my desk, plug the computer into the aux port (I think) and plug in a pair of old stereo speakers. But all my old amps have gotten crackly and been thrown out.
1) Does anybody have an old stereo amplifier lying around that they want to get rid of? I still have a pair of stereo speakers hanging on the wall, so that would be the easiest (and cheapest) fix.
2) What can I do with the 5 little 5.1 speakers? Are they just normal speakers that can be plugged into anything? Or do they need a replacement subwoofer system like the old ones?
I didn't really need such a fancy system, but I do listen to music on the 'puter, so I'd like something better than the tinny little speakers that come with computers. I used to just put an old stereo amp on my desk, plug the computer into the aux port (I think) and plug in a pair of old stereo speakers. But all my old amps have gotten crackly and been thrown out.
1) Does anybody have an old stereo amplifier lying around that they want to get rid of? I still have a pair of stereo speakers hanging on the wall, so that would be the easiest (and cheapest) fix.
2) What can I do with the 5 little 5.1 speakers? Are they just normal speakers that can be plugged into anything? Or do they need a replacement subwoofer system like the old ones?
