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<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MrCoffee:
the problem is that the computer isnt going to be able to run the speakers and subs. So you're going to need amps for them anyway.
PC speakers are powered with an extra AC adpater, and they only get the signal from the PCs sound card. Car speakers need to be powered by the source. A PC is not going to be sufficient enough for loud/quality sound<hr></blockquote>
Yea, you'd need extra amps. I have that already so no big deal. But I'm planning on running my computer audio through my head unit. Just for ease of use, unless I can setup an easy volume adjustment on the touch screen, I think it would be a lot easier to turn the knob on my HU to control the volume. Plus in the rare event I listen to the radio, I couldn't if I just used the computer.
Another thing people don't think about is sound quality. Unless I spend a lot of money on getting a good sound card, or taking my SB Extigy (THD 0.006 %, beats the hell out of my HUs .08% :D ) and using that instead, I would get a lot of distortion, most generic sound cards have **** for sound quality.
The benefits of getting a high quality sound card and running them directly to the amp, is you could have true 5 speaker surround sound (FL, FR, RL, RR, subwoofer) :D
[ July 25, 2003: Message edited by: camaro_speedemon ]</p>
the problem is that the computer isnt going to be able to run the speakers and subs. So you're going to need amps for them anyway.
PC speakers are powered with an extra AC adpater, and they only get the signal from the PCs sound card. Car speakers need to be powered by the source. A PC is not going to be sufficient enough for loud/quality sound<hr></blockquote>
Yea, you'd need extra amps. I have that already so no big deal. But I'm planning on running my computer audio through my head unit. Just for ease of use, unless I can setup an easy volume adjustment on the touch screen, I think it would be a lot easier to turn the knob on my HU to control the volume. Plus in the rare event I listen to the radio, I couldn't if I just used the computer.
Another thing people don't think about is sound quality. Unless I spend a lot of money on getting a good sound card, or taking my SB Extigy (THD 0.006 %, beats the hell out of my HUs .08% :D ) and using that instead, I would get a lot of distortion, most generic sound cards have **** for sound quality.
The benefits of getting a high quality sound card and running them directly to the amp, is you could have true 5 speaker surround sound (FL, FR, RL, RR, subwoofer) :D
[ July 25, 2003: Message edited by: camaro_speedemon ]</p>
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