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giantslayer
Enthusiast
This is verymuch a newbie question. More newbie than most that say so in the title line. At this point, my sound setup is my computer running some crappy laptop speakers. I'm seriously looking into buying some half-way serious speakers. I'm thinking of going for some Sony ss-mb350h's, with the possibility of getting a woofer later if I decide they don't have enough bass.
I have deduced that my computer won't crank out 55-120 watts of power, so I need an amplifier or something. I'm looking around and receivers also have outputs rated at howevermany watts per channel. Does that mean a receiver could power some speakers without an amplifier? Do I need both an amplifier and a receiver for some reason? If I only need one, which should I get?
I'm on a tight budget and don't need bells or whistles. I just need to know what I would need to get to be able to hook up my computer to some shelf speakers. Any help would be appreciated. I also don't mind lengthy explanations if anyone reading this would be kind enough to provide one.
I have deduced that my computer won't crank out 55-120 watts of power, so I need an amplifier or something. I'm looking around and receivers also have outputs rated at howevermany watts per channel. Does that mean a receiver could power some speakers without an amplifier? Do I need both an amplifier and a receiver for some reason? If I only need one, which should I get?
I'm on a tight budget and don't need bells or whistles. I just need to know what I would need to get to be able to hook up my computer to some shelf speakers. Any help would be appreciated. I also don't mind lengthy explanations if anyone reading this would be kind enough to provide one.