My wife has a Dell Dimension 3000 desktop PC and wants to use a pair of bookshelf speakers I have (which are currently collecting dust in a closet) instead of the small cheap speakers that it came with. At first glance I thought it would be a simple as using the 3.5 mm jack occupied by the computer speakers and getting an RCA apater. However after reading through some of the treads it looks like a better idea is getting either an external or internal sound card. Here are my questions:
1) I am not looking for audiophile quality sound, would using the 3.5 mm jack be an acceptable soultion?
2) If getting a new sound card is better, I would NOT want an external one. I have no problems installing an internal one but how would that affect the one the PC already has since its intergrated into the motherboard?
3) In regards to the 3.5 mm audio jacks the computer aleady has I know one is for a microphone and one is for audio out since that is what the PC speakers are connected to. There is a third jack which I am guessing is for audio in since the picture for it is similiar to the PC speaker jack but going the different direction. If I am right on all of those whats the difference between the audio in and microphone jack?
In case its not clear I want the audio from the PC to go to my rotel 1068 for a number reasons - basically treat it as another audio source. I have 6 channel amp which 4 of the channels are not being used. Now I cant remember if my rotel can send a digital audio source to zone 2 so I lam ooking to keep this on the analog side. However if it can then a digital out from the PC is fine - need to check on that.
1) I am not looking for audiophile quality sound, would using the 3.5 mm jack be an acceptable soultion?
2) If getting a new sound card is better, I would NOT want an external one. I have no problems installing an internal one but how would that affect the one the PC already has since its intergrated into the motherboard?
3) In regards to the 3.5 mm audio jacks the computer aleady has I know one is for a microphone and one is for audio out since that is what the PC speakers are connected to. There is a third jack which I am guessing is for audio in since the picture for it is similiar to the PC speaker jack but going the different direction. If I am right on all of those whats the difference between the audio in and microphone jack?
In case its not clear I want the audio from the PC to go to my rotel 1068 for a number reasons - basically treat it as another audio source. I have 6 channel amp which 4 of the channels are not being used. Now I cant remember if my rotel can send a digital audio source to zone 2 so I lam ooking to keep this on the analog side. However if it can then a digital out from the PC is fine - need to check on that.
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