you're building your brand new pc when you realize you made a rookie mistake
you forgot the speakers so you figure that you should go and buy some unless
you want to spend all your time wearing an uncomfortable pair of head clamps
it's not exactly hard to find a set of cheap speakers specifically designed for
pc that have great ratings on amazon some of them even throw in a subwoofer
or allow you to power them by a usb instead of running another cable to a
power strip that lives in a tangled jungle behind your desk but hold on a
sec despite the name pc speakers aren't necessarily the best way to get sound
out of your pc a popular alternative is to buy speakers that look a little more
something like what you'd find in a home theater or a dedicated stereo system the
kind commonly referred to as studio monitors bookshelf speakers or satellite
speakers you see although computer speakers and these other speaker types
can look fairly similar they were designed with different groups of people
in mind and there are two aspects in particular where pc speakers differ
number one convenience setting up computer speakers
is typically as easy as just plugging them into that weird little green port
on the back of your motherboard and then turning the volume knob that's built
into the speaker itself no other setup required unless you're setting up a
subwoofer two pc speakers tend to be tuned a specific way in order to sound
impressive they often emphasize the bass
and sometimes also the treble it's similar to the v-shaped sound
signature you commonly get with mainstream headphones as exaggerated
bass and treble can make music sound richer and crispier and who doesn't like
hard-hitting bass when an explosion goes off during a game
or always throwing grenades in but the problem is that designing your speakers
this way means you're sacrificing the accuracy of the sound not to mention
that some of the cheaper pc speakers simply aren't built well enough to sound
clear in the first place and while there are definitely some very good pc
speakers out there a set of bookshelf or studio speakers could possibly give you
clearer more accurate audio that reflects what the artist or game
developer wanted their creation to sound like thanks to larger drivers and
generally better build quality but you still have to be careful when choosing a
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sure you're paying attention to whether the speakers you're considering are
active or passive active speakers simply mean they have a built-in amplifier to
power them so you'll plug them straight into the wall socket kind of like you
would with regular pc speakers passive speakers on the other hand they require
an external amp for power you connect the speakers to the amp with speaker
wire and then the amp to your computer to get a signal so yeah there's another
thing you gotta buy although active speakers can be a bit more convenient
passive speakers allow you to upgrade later at a lower cost as passive
speakers are usually cheaper than the equivalent active speakers since you're
not paying for a built-in app opting for a good quality external amp can also
allow your speakers to get louder without much distortion and even prevent
that annoying hissing sound when you turn them up
but remember you can't just pair any passive speaker with any app you need to
make sure your amp can put enough power into your preferred speakers without
blowing them up we'll link a calculator in the description that can tell you how
powerful an amp you need by entering the speaker's specifications but the good
news is that for an average desktop pc setup where you're sitting just a few
feet away from the speakers and inexpensive 20 or 31 amp is likely all
you need also remember that most studio and bookshelf speakers and amps use rca
connectors for audio rather than the 3.5 millimeter jack common on computers so
there's a good chance you'll need to pick up one of these y adapters but
aside from speaker wire that's really all you need in terms of extra equipment
so don't be afraid to experiment when picking out your next audio setup unless
you really need that extra RGB
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