Rob
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I have broadband now and I can download vast amounts of tracks etc quickly I was just wondering maybe about running a cable to our living room (downstairs) from the computer upstairs and having a mint stereo (music system) setup! I have just been looking at floor standing speakers like
for example
len doesnt know yet thought it would be a nice surprise for her LMAO yeh right she'll kill me ! just interested tho wot I would need to run it well from the PC and connecters and SHIT!!!!
cheers dudes and dudesess
rob
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kingdomcorsa
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You'll need a 3.5mm jack (I think), to plug into back of sound card and phonos will go into stereo.
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kingdomcorsa
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3076187485&category=298
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Aaron02
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U can get them for about £4.00 from maplins
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Richie
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I hope ur not a quality junkie 
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Rob
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sorry austin ?
aaron have we still got the maplins in town
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Aaron02
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Yeah, they seem to sell everything to do with audio. 
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leeshez
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Looks nice
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Rob
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cheers aaron
win out in casino the other night then bud?
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Aaron02
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nah, my lucks has ran out. had a few big a few weeks ago tho.
saw u walk away with a pile of chips, did u do well?
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by AustinPXX
I hope ur not a quality junkie
In other words its not gonna be too crystal. Running it through an AV reciever would be better, although it'd be more costly. You would also benefit from a decent sound card with phono connections if possible.
PC------------------->AV Reciever------------------->Speakers
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MikeE
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I do this in my room with my pc and amp it sounds alrite actually
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sfxer
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the quality is fine if your mp3's are 192kbs or above, you can get remote control for your pc too!
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leni
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we won about £70 plus got our money back so £90 in all 
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Dom
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the problem your gonna have is the run from the pc upstairs to the hifi downstairs. Yes you can run a jack to phono cable for about 10-20m (cant remember the exact figure) but the quality will get crapper and crapper the longer the cable is. Best bet is it either try and solve it abit by using decent cable/connectors or doing it digital to an amp (either an av amp/reciever or an amp with a digital input).
Ive got a similar setup here, but my amp and pc are about 30cm's away from each other and the cable was specially made for me and wasnt cheap either (50 odd quid) 
However, if you really serious about getting your mp3s downstairs, then you can get mp3 servers, that look like a cd player in your hifi (seperates) but connects to your pc via a RJ45 (network) cable. And basically it streams everything from your computer, but the mp3 server offer digital outputs plus your usual set of phonos However, something like this will set ya back a few hundred.
hope this helps mate
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leni
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trouble is, he brought the only stereo we have upstairs and it's like 2 foot away from the pc!
boys and their toys - tut
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Aaron02
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or you could stream using 54G wireless like me.
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Nath
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Good cables make all the difference
I spent £40 on a phono to phono cable last week and its dramatically improved the sound. Couldnt believe it really, i was sceptical at first but now i know.
For speakers take a look at the Richer Sounds website, you WONT find stuff cheaper!!
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Aaron02
or you could stream using 54G wireless like me.
ok mate, you tell me how you can plug a wireless 54G adaptor into a hifi and ill buy one 
And like nath said, cables DO make a huge difference and does stop alot of shite creeping into the signal back/forth to yor amps/cd players etc. However, if you put a shite signal down a cable is doesnt matter how much you spent on the cable your still gonna get a shite signal outta the thing 
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Aaron02
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I'm Streaming audio from my internet server (upstairs) to my laptop (downstairs) which is connected to my stereo.
Is that good enough for you?
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Nath
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I find it funny when people spend big bucks on home cinema then scrimp on cables. Why have top notch components and crap cables?? The mind boggles! Cables are just as important as good quality components.
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MikeE
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got my dads old Yamaha a.v amp today 
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MikeE
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
I find it funny when people spend big bucks on home cinema then scrimp on cables. Why have top notch components and crap cables?? The mind boggles! Cables are just as important as good quality components.
yesh exactly what my old man says
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Nath
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I got a Sony STRDE485 amp for Xmas Well chuffed with it. Especially as its linked to my 24" widescreen Philips TV and Mordaunt Short Speakers all round
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Aaron02
I'm Streaming audio from my internet server (upstairs) to my laptop (downstairs) which is connected to my stereo.
Is that good enough for you?
yea, but you could have just said that mate How am i suppose to have known from that post that you had a laptop in the equation? For all i know, you could have one of those mp3 servers and then a RJ45 to Wireless converts/adaptors (dell do them i think) and then have a router or something upstairs And a laptop isnt exactly the best source for audio either and it would be easier buying on of those mp3 servers since it will fit nicely in with the hifi, remote controlled and most importantly offers a decent signal out of the thing - in digital and analog formats
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