Powered speakers how-to?

[Ron_Jeremy]

I was wondering how one would connect 2 (or possibly 4) powered speakers to a computer's sound card? I currently have a SBLive, but can change the sound card to suit my needs. The 2 powered speakers I would like to use are called <b>Studio Active 20's</b>. Info can be seen here:

<A HREF="http://www.paradigm.ca/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/RefActive/ActiveSpecs.htm" target="_new">http://www.paradigm.ca/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/RefActive/ActiveSpecs.htm</A>

They will be paired with this subwoofer:

<A HREF="http://www.paradigm.ca/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/Servo/ServoSpecs.html" target="_new">http://www.paradigm.ca/Website/SiteReferenceProduct/RModels/Servo/ServoSpecs.html</A>

Regarding the 2 satellite speakers, I copy/pasted some relevant info from the manufacturer's site below;

> 2-driver, 2 way Active System with built in amplifiers and electronic crossovers
> High - current, discrete output, 125w RMS for bass / midrange section, 50w RMS for high frequency section
> Line Level Input - From Preamp / Proccesor or Paradigm® X-Series control unit or other suitable line level source. RCA or Balanced XLR

Do I need any other hardware to make this work?

Cheers,

Ron_Jeremy

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[FatBurger]

You can get 1/4"-->RCA adapters at Radio Shack.

Alternately, you can get a Hercules Game Theater XP (a much better card than the Live anyway) that has RCA out.

That's all you should need to do, it's just analog audio.

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[Guest]

It looks like the subwoofer you show expects the signal to be preconditioned. The soundblaster doesn't have a subwoofer output does it? If you have to have this subwoofer it looks like you will need at least an external crossover, and possibly an external preamp. You need a crossover so that the woofer only plays low frequencies.

The monitors should work fine as is with the proper wiring adapters.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by knewton on 01/28/02 11:54 AM.</EM></FONT></P>