Re: more info

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In Reply to: more info posted by Rashomon on February 20, 2007 at 18:23:57:

My biggest question..... For my "stereo" (i.e. inbetween my computer which is the source, and the speakers) should I consider a preamp or is an amp perfectly fine? Hell, why bother with preamps anyway if you don't need phono??
It will work fine without a preamp. You can take the analog sound card output (green colored jack) and run a cable from it straight into a power amp. But this means the computer is now controlling the volume digitally. This is okay, but you'll need to be careful. Before turning on your music, be sure to check the Windows volume control to make sure it hasn't been turned all the way up. Otherwise the sound could blast and blow your speakers. It's not a problem, but it's just that a software volume control is subject to being tweaked without your knowledge by ill-behaved software (like if you just installed updated sound card drivers for example). This may not ever happen in practice, but better to be safe than sorry.

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Topic - Computer is my source for all. Need amp and advice for future expansion - Rashomon 13:16:56 02/20/07 (7)

Re: Computer is my source for all. Need amp and advice for future expansion - maabx 16:09:59 02/20/07 (3)

more info - Rashomon 18:23:57 02/20/07 (2)

You don't need a DAC - benhen 09:28:20 02/21/07 (0)

Re: more info - andy_c 18:48:40 02/20/07 (0)

Sonic Impact or old Marantz/Sansui - benhen 14:21:45 02/20/07 (0)

If you don't need much power (are your speakers efficient) - G Squared 14:06:42 02/20/07 (0)

I have not tried it, but... - andy_c 13:47:53 02/20/07 (0)

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Re: more info - andy_c 18:48:40 02/20/07 (0)

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