Speakers to use with computer?

Moon_Keh · 5 December 2016 at 11:45PM

I use a line from my PC to an old Panasonic portable twin cassette/radio. It was my 18th birthday present. I'm 46 in a couple of months. The occasional crackle can usually be countered by wiggling the on/off switch a bit. It was quite a good machine in its day, cost about £150 new. From Rumbelows, would you believe.

Looks like it's one step ahead of Bakelite now, but attracts more interest than the spanking new sound system I used to have did before it got wrecked by one of the rescue cats.

googler · 6 December 2016 at 1:05AM

coffeehound wrote: »

What sort of speakers or audio system do you use with your computer, laptop, mobile devices etc, please?

I use a 'proper' HiFi system in my study, with my PC.

NAD amplifier, Tannoy speakers. Couple of other music replay sources as well as the PC.

Hoseman · 7 December 2016 at 6:30PM

I've just set up Chromecast Audio (note this is different from the normal Chromecast and picked for £15 from Currys) with my mini separates which hardly got any use these days. You probably need to buy a connection from your stereo to the Chromecast. If you go down this route you need a 3.5mm stereo jack to twin phono.

Robisere · 7 December 2016 at 6:47PM

I've had a Hercules 2:1 setup so long that I cannot remember when I bought them. Very good woofer with them, but I rarely use them now, I have a really good pair of Sony headphones and I generally use them.