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Do I need an amp to connect a PC to these speakers?

stopped_clock · 2009-11-17 23:44:22

To cut a long story short, I've got a pair of 1970s AKAI speakers (fwiw they're SW-135s). To get use out of them, I was going to hook them up to an old laptop that I'd also like to put to use. I presume I'm going to need an amp of some sort to sit between the computer and the speakers, but I'm not sure what to do here. Any…

17-11-2009 11:44pm

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To cut a long story short, I've got a pair of 1970s AKAI speakers (fwiw they're SW-135s).

To get use out of them, I was going to hook them up to an old laptop that I'd also like to put to use. I presume I'm going to need an amp of some sort to sit between the computer and the speakers, but I'm not sure what to do here.

Any suggestions?

I do recognise the contradiction of playing iTunes through 'vintage' speakers but I'm fairly sorted otherwise for hifi stuff...

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