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So i recently blasted my car speakers, and noticed distortion at a
surprisingly low volume(relative), i never listen that loud anyways so im
content(im not buying an amp, dont want to spend the money). Then i blasted
my computer speakers and noticed no distortion whatsoever, even when they
were at the level that i feared for my ears. PS my speakers arent great,
http://www.superwarehouse.com/Logitech_X230_Speaker_System,_Whitebox/970123
-1403/ps/455891 they cost 80 bucks originally(now 40), much less than my
200 for the speakers in my car, and my sound card is a crappy onboard one.
So do computers have built in amps? is that the difference here?
Enigmatic42
most computer speakers have an amplifier in the speaker themselves, that is
why they are plugged into a 120 volt outlet (or some have batteries). As
for the cost disparity, I am not sure, but I will look into it and get back
to you.
dvdrose18
depends on the source of the distortion too.
it could be in the signal or the speakers. The speakers aren't the only
variable here.
windsonian
My brother has those same Logitech speakers, they are very nice for the
price and size. I have the z5300's, much better and surround :mrgreen:
Mathew
z5500 owner here booyah!!!:mrgreen:
Spanky2324
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...mmmm digitaly goodness...
Mathew
There is a little bit to consider as far as your car stereo. If your deck
is factory, then on newer cars they use a different speaker impeadance than
aftermarket(nonfactory) speakers. I had a grand am that had, I think it was
20 ohms. Then you need a new deck with your newer speakers. Aftermarket
systems are usually 2-4 ohm. If you have an aftermarket deck then check
your positive and negative on each speaker. If they're backwards on one and
not the other you will definately get distortion at a low or high volume.
One way to check it is, if you fade or balance to one speaker and the bass
gets stronger and clearer. if this is all o.k., then you need an amp. Also
make sure your car didn't come with a factory amp. I'm not sure on wiring
in a factory amp because they usually used a different impeadence also.
Hope that helped.
74stingray
