bigboom415

Hi there. I'm bringing an old thread back as my current situation seems to parallel this thread. First off, I'm not audio savvy at all, so I would need a simple explanation of anything technical. I have a set of 4.1 promedia speakers from a while back...I'd say around 4-5 years ago at least. I've now set up the subwoofer and two satellites (including the control pod) to act as TV speakers, which is working out great. This leaves me with the last two satellites, which I'd like to hook up and act as my computer speakers. To accomplish this, I have the following questions: 1) Would this work without an amp? Or would there not be enough power to get decent volume from the satellites? 2) If an amp is needed, what would I need? Any links to examples of what I need would be great, since I'm not that technically savvy. Am I right in assuming that "receiver" is pretty much the same thing as an amp? 3) Assuming I don't need an amp, what kind of cable would I need to connect these satellites to my sound card? My sound card is an old hercules gametheater xp with both, a mini-jack output or the red and white (right and left) audio outputs. I assume any such cable isn't readily available off the shelf and that I'd have to do some soldering? Any other information, pointers, or advice would be greatly appreciated!!