• Could I use car speakers, for my computer?
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It may seem impractical, but I am able to get car speakers at a cheap price, much cheaper than I could for computer speakers, and I want a lout of heavy and loud sounds, which not many computer speakers can provide me with that. I was wondering, is it possible for me to hook up my computer to a cars sound system, in my room? I'm pretty dumb, so don't bash me too hard for asking this.
i don't know a lot about this but i would expect car speakers to be loud as shit and also tuned for being played in a small enclosed space instead of in a room at a reasonable volume. you would also need an amplifyer but that's not too hard to get. the real question is, how cheap can you get good speakers? you can get a sweet pair of desktop speakers for $300 and i hear of people blowing $1200 on car subwoofers on a fairly frequent basis, you might just want to get speakers meant for their purpose
Go for a nice 2.1 theater setup I use [url=http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HTX-22HDX-Ultra-Compact-Theater-System/dp/B003BEDQRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312846410&sr=8-1]this[/url] exact system and it's extremely good, loud, and clear. [editline]8th August 2011[/editline] I originally bought it off newegg for $250, looks like the price has gone way down
[QUOTE=kenshin44;31611255]It may seem impractical, but I am able to get car speakers at a cheap price, much cheaper than I could for computer speakers, and I want a lout of heavy and loud sounds, which not many computer speakers can provide me with that. I was wondering, is it possible for me to hook up my computer to a cars sound system, in my room? I'm pretty dumb, so don't bash me too hard for asking this.[/QUOTE] Cheaper because they don't come with an amplifier while 99% of computer speaker sets have their own amplifier. You will need an amp/receiver hooked up to your PC via RCA or SPDIF/Optical. Tbh it's not worth it and will end up costing you more than if you bought a proper sound system.
Car speakers aren't shielded and can wreck havoc on any magnetic storage medium, CRTs and some types of LCD screens.
[QUOTE=bohb;31615692]Car speakers aren't shielded and can wreck havoc on any magnetic storage medium, CRTs and some types of LCD screens.[/QUOTE] This and you will need to build a case around them for them to sound properly. The speakers in your car rely on the semi airtightness of your booth or of the panels they are in for their tone. They will sound like shit out in the open. That Onkyo set that was posted above is really high quality and way easier to use.
I'm also sure the size of them coupled with the huge vibrations they will send out (assuming it has a sub) will damage any mechanical hard drives within vicinity.
[url]http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-ProMedia-Certified-Computer-Speaker/dp/B000062VUO/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1312857525&sr=1-6[/url] a friend has these. and don't take this as someone who is just spouting because a friend bought something, those are fucking NICE speakers. sharp highs, nice mids, and some sick bass from the sub. and they're only $150
[QUOTE=cdlink14;31616123]I'm also sure the size of them coupled with the huge vibrations they will send out (assuming it has a sub) will damage any mechanical hard drives within vicinity.[/QUOTE] Modern hard disks will not be damaged by most vibration - at worst a reduction in write speed.
You can get some decently priced speakers that can get really really loud. The set I have right now I am able to hear pretty clearly throughout my house at max volume.
I used to use regular stereo speakers for mine by buying cheapo computer speakers, removing the amp board and just rewiring it to the speakers I wanted to use. turn eight dollar thrift store speakers into a fifty dollar set!
[QUOTE=Darkimmortal;31620297]Modern hard disks will not be damaged by most vibration - at worst a reduction in write speed.[/QUOTE] Drives can tolerate vibration parallel to the R/W heads, but not up and down. Even a slightly moderate vibration up or down can cause a head strike. The heads fly less than 1mm above the surface of the drive and are very easy to make crash into the platters.
[QUOTE=bohb;31620406]Drives can tolerate vibration parallel to the R/W heads, but not up and down. Even a slightly moderate vibration up or down can cause a head strike. The heads fly less than 1mm above the surface of the drive and are very easy to make crash into the platters.[/QUOTE] Maybe true of older hard drives, but the new models tend to be much more shock resistant to perpendicular shock. It's still something to take into consideration, but it shouldn't be a big concern.
[QUOTE=Pepin;31620657]Maybe true of older hard drives, but the new models tend to be much more shock resistant to perpendicular shock. It's still something to take into consideration, but it shouldn't be a big concern.[/QUOTE] Haha, no. Newer drives are much more fragile than older drives. Older drives had bigger tracks, heads and arms (basically overbuilt) so they could take greater vertical shocks without problems due to the heads not moving up and down much. Some old drives even had the head touching the platter as it moved and used a liquid lubricant instead of air. Newer drives usually have a paper-thin whisp of an armature to reduce the amount of weight they have to move, stop and reverse (less vibrations, noise and power usage.) The downside is the armature can flex much easier, leading to greater chance of a head crash.
Ahh damn. Well I can basically get the speakers for free, but What you're saying with my hard drive scares me. And They would be in my closet, with my computer, so it would be super enclosed. See my room is only an 8ft by 8ft, so my queen sized bed doesn't leave me with much room. I have to play in my closet....
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I once experimented by hooking a car speaker to an amplifier then to my computer. Then I realized I hate loud music. and the vibration is shit. Make some shock absorbers first.
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