Using subwoofer and speakers from home system.

[zesn]

Hey guys,
my dvd player just died and mum threw away the dvd player.
but i saw a subwoofer and 6 speakers and since they might be working i thought i'll keep them.

now here comes the question,
is there any way i can use them for my pc?

 

[imkeith]

do you mind showing more pics of the cables.. anway yea it should work though i've never seen that kinda plug for speakers.. anw if you have the output jack for the 3.5mm cables then yea should be no prob.. all you gotta do is either plug the jack to your monitor screen or to your cpu + the power plug too and yea you should be good to go

 

[kongwee]

If all speaker are using the first pic terminal. you just need a AV receiver and sound card with digital out will do.

 

[blueprintstudios]

if i'm not wrong those are live exposed audio cable wire types. becareful not to get shocked or wire-splinter in finger.

 

[zesn]

@imkeith all of them are like that man.

@kongwee i have sound card with digital out but whats an AV receiver.

@blueprintstudios huhhh really? I don't know.


okay guys, when i remove the two cables from the + and - , its just two empty holes., the end of the two cables connecting to the + and - are like, bare wires.

 

[kongwee]

Definition:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AV_receiver
Example:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/HomeEntertainment/AV-Receivers/PioneerReceivers

 

[blueprintstudios]

zesn : yep like i said you plug them out they're "bare wires" , if they're spread out , the usual practise is to twist them together sharp like a thread. but ppl tend to get wire splinters from there or get mini electric shocks if the power is still on.

 

[zesn]

yea mum threw away the receiver LOL.
looks like theres no other way huh.
then i'll have to throw those away too.