6 speakers + my laptop

[KnJ]

Hello.

I want to connect 6 speakers to my laptop.
Now, I have 3 amps, 6 speakers, and my laptop.
The 6 speakers have different sounds each. ( That makes me confused....)
Even, I need loud sound.

How can I connect?

I'll give you the information about my speakers and amps.

amp1 : 50 + 50 W, 8ohm. (But, there are 4 sets of terminal)
amp2 : 30W, 8ohm. (only mono... stereo doesn't work)
amp3 : 250 + 250 W, 8ohm (there are 2 sets of terminal)

speaker1 (x1) : rms 60W, 8ohm
speakers2 (x2) : rms 75W, 8ohm
speakers3 (x3) :rms 100W, 8ohm total 6 speakers

I can I connect them to my laptop?
I'm waiting for your help~

 

[Michael Bean]

What are all of those speakers, 2-way, 3-way, subs - what?

Mike

 

[KnJ]

All of them are just full range passive speaker drivers.
I'll connect the amp to the speaker directly.
That's not for a common hi-fi system.
Just for my project~
Help me~~

 

[MisterTwister]

that's too confusing, connect them all to one amp3.
I'd make two sets for stereo, so each set has 2 speakers wired in parallel and 1 in series ~ 12ohm.

 

[sofaspud]

You have five amp channels and 6 speakers. Something's gotta give.🙂

 

[KnJ]

In that case(all to one amp3)... I'm wondering if I can have different six channel sound from each speaker.

 

[Michael Bean]

Next question, are you sure the amps are rated for 8ohms minimum?

Mike

 

[Cal Weldon]

What do you mean stereo doesn't work? Do both speaker outputs work when set to mono but not when the switch is set to stereo?

 

[KnJ]

I don't think so.
That's in that rms.
I mean... not minimum.

 

[KnJ]

That works well for stereo. But, the one set of terminals was dead...........
So, only one sets of terminal(1 red, 1 black) can be working 🙂

 

[MisterTwister]

In that case(all to one amp3)... I'm wondering if I can have different six channel sound from each speaker.

if your laptop has multiple audio output jacks(front, rear, center/sub) then you can have 5 channel sound using all your amps.

 

[KnJ]

Unfortunately.. I don't have~
Is there any device for that? mixer? soundcard? or any cable?

 

[Cal Weldon]

I wouldn't use an amp that has only one channel working.

 

[Cal Weldon]

I would use amp 1 with speakers 2
amp 3 with speakers 3 (Use two of them only)
get amp 2 fixed and get one more of speaker 1 or speaker 3

 

[sofaspud]

amp1 : 50 + 50 W, 8ohm with speakers2 (x2) : rms 75W, 8ohm
amp3 : 250 + 250 W, 8ohm with speakers3 (x2) :rms 100W, 8ohm

That leaves you with two different speakers and a mono amp2. You really need to sum a mono signal for this amp and use it for a sub or center channel.
I'm also curious... does amp1 have a A/B/A+B speaker switch?

 

[KnJ]

Yes~ there are speaker A, B on/off buttons each(A button, B button)

And..
could you let me know how to connect that?
I know how to connect between amps and speakers.
But, I don't know between 3 amps and my laptop. My laptop has only one output jack...

 

[sofaspud]

You can connect the remaining 2 speakers to the B outputs of amp1. To connect it all, you can just split the laptop output into 3, passively (wire and connectors) or actively (a distribution preamp).

 

[MisterTwister]

Is there any device for that? mixer? soundcard? or any cable?

Search for usb sound card with surround sound.

 

[zman01]

How abou this?

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro USB Sound Card powered by THX TruStudio Pro | Creative Labs Online Store

Also has a remote control.

 

[KnJ]

Thanks all of you~ 🙂