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Speaker wire to componant plug

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December 21, 2011 4:47:09 PM

Hello,
I have older stereo speakers I want to connect to my NEW HP Touch Smart computer. The speakers have the claps that take the bare copper wires. The computer has a single audio out jack, a subwoofer jack, a mic jack and a headphone jack. How do I connect these these old style speakers to my new computer?

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December 21, 2011 6:47:25 PM

The audio out jack is a stereo jack, 3 conductors. a left wire, a right wire and a common ground wire. the ground is common to both channels and is usually connected to the barrel of the stereo jack. attach the other wire from 1 speaker to the ring, and the other speaker wire to the tip of the jack. As far as the power goes, farrengottu is correct.
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December 22, 2011 9:41:34 AM

Thanks for the information. It is exactly what I needed. Do I just get a stereo jack cable and strip the ends and put the bare copper into the wire clamps on the back of my bookshelf Infinity Infinitesimal Micro speakers? http://images.craigslist.org/5W65X65S43k03p63lebb1f38e4...
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December 22, 2011 11:21:17 AM

kerrytb said:
Thanks for the information. It is exactly what I needed. Do I just get a stereo jack cable and strip the ends and put the bare copper into the wire clamps on the back of my bookshelf Infinity Infinitesimal Micro speakers? http://images.craigslist.org/5W65X65S43k03p63lebb1f38e4...

That would work, except that most of those cables only have 3 wires. You need two to each speaker.
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