Big Lew Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 I have a set of 4 CS-650-RSM In-ceiling speakers and two Klipsch outdoor speakers. I have them all wired with 3 seperate volume controls to terminate near our downstairs PC. I am trying to find a receiver or amp that I can connect to these speakers so we can control the music selection from the PC. Yamaha seems to have the only product that will accomodate both PC and traditional speaker connections but I am unsure about the power output per channel at only 15 watts. I would like to solve my problem with only one piece of hardware but will add an additional amp if necessary. Has anyone else encountered this challenge? When I get it to work it will be very sweet! Please assist! Thanks, Big Lew Mitsubishi WS-7311 Yamaha RXV-1 Denon DVD 1600 TIVO Samsung Satellite Receiver Yamaha CDC 685 Playstation 2 Yamaha CDC 685 Klipsch Synergy KSF 10.5 - 2 Klipsch Synergy KSF - S5 - 2 Klipsch Synergy KSF - C5 Klipsch Synergy KSW 200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzoz01 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 Onkyo makes a reciever that has a ethernet port on the back that you can stream audio to from a pc. I forget the model number, but I was just looking through one of their product catalouges the other day and remember seeing it. Looked pretty cool. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 BL - If you just want to drive the speakers off the PC, and not also off another source/amp device, just get a regular integrated amp. The inputs to it will come from the output of the PC sound card, using a mini-plug to RCA adapter (available at Radio Shack for a few dollars). It will have standard speaker binding posts/connecting clips to which you attach the wires going to the speakers. Important - are the volume controls the impedance-matching type? If not, you'll need a speaker selector switch with an impedance matching function to present a tolerable load to the integrated amp. You can probably find any number of used integrated amps on Ebay for not much money. Even an old high-power solid-state receiver will work. DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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