Sound/Speaker Help...

DMXSNOW · Sep 26, 2005, 12:40 AM

I have a old HP Polk Audio Speakers(about 5yrs old) and a Realtek AC97 Audio PCI soundcard. I can barely hear anything on max volume so I use my headset most of the time.

Should I get new speakers?,soundcard?, or both?

My specs(if it matters):

Asus A8V-E Deluxe
1 gig ram
Nvidia 6600GT
AMD Athlon 64 3000+

My budget is about 80$.

Thanks for any help.

Snickers · Sep 26, 2005, 01:40 AM

pci? your motherboard has onboard sound that is ac97 try that unless you meant onboard

get better speakers now than a soundcard

DMXSNOW · Sep 26, 2005, 02:37 AM

So your telling me not to get a soundcard, then can I hook up my stereo to my pc?

460watts JVC, there are Black and Blue wire (mainspeaker) and Black and Red wire (Subwoofer) on both speakers. They're bare wires.

Can I get a adapter somewhere to hook it up to my pc?

Lowfat · Sep 26, 2005, 03:07 AM

yes you could. You can get RCA to headphone jack convertors usually at most electronic stores.

Sep 26, 2005, 12:40 AM	#1
DMXSNOW DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Sound/Speaker Help... I have a old HP Polk Audio Speakers(about 5yrs old) and a Realtek AC97 Audio PCI soundcard. I can barely hear anything on max volume so I use my headset most of the time. Should I get new speakers?,soundcard?, or both? My specs(if it matters): Asus A8V-E Deluxe 1 gig ram Nvidia 6600GT AMD Athlon 64 3000+ My budget is about 80$. Thanks for any help.

Sep 26, 2005, 03:07 AM	#4
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Sep 26, 2005, 01:40 AM	#2
Snickers DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 0	pci? your motherboard has onboard sound that is ac97 try that unless you meant onboard get better speakers now than a soundcard

Sep 26, 2005, 02:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
DMXSNOW DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	So your telling me not to get a soundcard, then can I hook up my stereo to my pc? 460watts JVC, there are Black and Blue wire (mainspeaker) and Black and Red wire (Subwoofer) on both speakers. They're bare wires. Can I get a adapter somewhere to hook it up to my pc?