Connecting Bare Speaker Wire to 7:1 Audio Card w. Stereo Plugs???

[Bennie]

Hi,

I an a novice in Home Theaters but managed to built my HT system based on a PC connected to a DLP projector which will holds my complete Media Collection. Got a problem with the Audio connection: I purchased a 7:1 Soundcard which comes with 4 Standard Stereo input connectors

1. FRONT
2. SIDES
3. CENTER & SUBWOOFER
4. REAR

My speakers are all bare wire. Any ideas how to connect bare wire to a standard 1/8 stereo cable? I also would need to make a connection from the right speaker to the left (same for sides&rear) ? I keep searching for plugs and bridge connectors but am hopeless at this point.

What's the right way to do this?

http://c1.neweggimages.com/NeweggIma...132-006-07.jpg

ASUS Xonar D2 Ultra Fidelity Sound Card With Dolby/DTS Technologies

[Wirehed]

Hi Bennie, welcome to the forum!


What are you using to amplify the speakers? I assume a receiver?

[firestorm]

Are you connecting to a receiver/amp or directly to speakers? Unless the speakers are active (built in amp) or really REALLY tiny, you'll need some kind of amp. If you haven't noticed, virtually all PC speakers have small amp in them, and those are already small in respect to Home Theater.

From what I'm looking at, it appears that card has a SP/DIF Coax digital output, so it would be easy enough to connect to an amp/receiver that has coax digital inputs. Otherwise, you'd need an amp/receiver with multichannel analog inputs or several small two channel amps, or etc....

[Iguana Man]

I may be wrong here, but I'm reading his post in that he has bare speaker wire connected from his speakers and needs to cap them with plugs that fit into his sound card.

[Wirehed]

Originally Posted by Iguana Man

I may be wrong here, but I'm reading his post in that he has bare speaker wire connected from his speakers and needs to cap them with plugs that fit into his sound card.

That's not going to work.

[Iguana Man]

Originally Posted by Wirehed

That's not going to work.

I was afraid of that. Bennie, welcome and where the heck are ya?

[Bennie]

Thanks Guys. NOW I feel stupid. Of course I need an amplifier. I was so focused on connecting those darn cable that I did not even consider how to amplify the speakers. Well, I guess the question is answered .

[Iguana Man]

Originally Posted by Bennie

Thanks Guys. NOW I feel stupid. Of course I need an amplifier. I was so focused on connecting those darn cable that I did not even consider how to amplify the speakers. Well, I guess the question is answered .

Cool! Lets go have a stupid beer on me! YAY!

Uhmmm, now it's amp time...more questons from you are demanded!

[sub780lime]

Originally Posted by Bennie

Thanks Guys. NOW I feel stupid. Of course I need an amplifier. I was so focused on connecting those darn cable that I did not even consider how to amplify the speakers. Well, I guess the question is answered .

No worries. Everyone starts somewhere.

[chlngr1970]

The easy way to do it, is to use a Mini Mono to RCA Stereo adapter to the Pre-amp inputs on just about any mid level and up AVR. As long as it allows you to layer PL IIX over the analog inputs, you will be ok.

What kind of AVR do you have now?

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