Computer with Stereo Speakers?

Jake S

Since my speakers broke that go to my computer, i plugged in some stereo speakers. They plug into the headset plugin. The problem is, they are not very loud. When my computer is at max volume, the speakers are still really quite.Is there a way to fix this to make them louder, or should i just go buy a new pair of computer speakers.

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Computer speakers have an amplifier in them. They're called self amplifying speakers. They are not special. I have a small stereo plugged into my computer, with speakers plugged into it. I also have headphones plugged into this stereo, so i can mute the speakers and work late at night without waking up the whole house. Most boom boxes have an auxiliary input. But i prefer my speakers to be farther apart than that.

When i lived in a small apartment, i had exactly one stereo, and it played sound from my twin cassette decks, CD player, AM/FM radio, turntable, DVD player, VCR, TV, electronic piano like keyboards (3), the digital reverb, two high quality microphones, answering machine, and any of three computers. I could plug in an iPod at will as well. This was accomplished by the use of several audio switch boxes and a seven channel mixer. All sound could be recorded through the reverb and by either one of two computers or either of the cassette decks in high quality. All this junk is spread all over the house now, which has seriously reduced capabilities. But we use all five keyboards for teaching now (the acoustic piano and church organ were never part of the sound system).

Apartment Thermostat?

newyorkfun

Guys and Gals,

My apartment complex folks have the thermostat set to 72. I cant change it. i can only turn it on or off. However, room temperature is 65 F. it is never 72. The heaters feel cold too.

Anyway, to rig it?

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]take a small screw driver and take the cover of the t/stat off the wall plate,once there look for R and W.take a piece of small speaker wire and jumper them two together.there is going to be voltage there so be very careful when doing it,most of the time it is 24 volts ,but in some case you have line.depending what kind of heating system they have.but i would ask the landlord to fix that problem first.and if he didn't,i call a hvac tech get the problem out of my pocket,then take it out of the rent with an receipt.good luck landlords are a pain in my ___ .

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Can anyone recommend a good set of computer speakers for less than $50?

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Boogerton

Looking for sound quality obviously. Small apartment, decent acoustics. Sometimes I listen to the Wedding Present. Sometimes Pig Destroyer. Sometimes Minor Threat. Once in a while jazz or classical.

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http://www.excaliberpc.com/563849/altec-lansing-speaker-vs4221-2.1.html

Best i could find but they are $80. I have these and the bass is about as loud as most systems you hear in peoples cars. I rattle stuff off shelves with this system.

How many watts is to much for an apartment?

n/a

do you think that 400w is to much for a big apartment building?
i am getting an XBOX 360 and i want to have a good sound when i play games.
400w sound system
i don't know how much bass it puts out but it is alot.

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I don't think that the speaker(s) being too loud is determined by you. I used to live in apartments and hated it when neighbors were too loud at inconvenient times in my schedule. I also had a nice system and didnât want to upset them when I wanted to enjoy my music or a movie at the appropriate levels that it needs to be. So my advice is if you plan on moving out to a house soon get as big as your system will allow. You might need to keep it down for a little bit, but you would regret it if you bought a smaller one when you moved out and could crank it up. If you are living in an apartment for the foreseeable future then a smaller one might be more economical because why pay for what you canât enjoy.

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What computer speakers are best for me?

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Brett S

I want a set of good quality computer speakers for under $500 that can easily double as a tv surround sound system like something i could hook up to both at the same time and just switch between one or the other. I have a small apartment so buying both computer speakers and a surround sound system doesnt make sence.

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try Logitech G51 Surround Sound 5.1 Speaker System http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UEH5HC?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-marina-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000UEH5HC

How do i know if i am being too loud in my apartment? I just hooked up my TV and stereo system.?

Eric Thomp

It is a 2 floor garden apartment complex. It is pretty spacious fairly modern. I just hooked up my tv, game system and sound system.
I have never lived in an apartment before. I am on the 1st floor, so i dont know how sound would travel upstairs. The sound system hooked up is a 200 watt system wirh small subwoofers on each speaker.
I am asking this cause I am not a confrontational person, I am just really shy and would be afraid to get a complaint.

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Go outside and close your door. If you can hear your stuff from out there, it's too loud. As far as I'm concerned, someone else's right to make noise ends at my ears. You can also consult with your neighbours, explaining that you have no experience with this kind of thing and want to know if you're being too loud. Keep in mind that it's your sub woofers that will transmit sound the most. While someone might not be able to hear the rest of the sound, the bass can vibrate across a lot more distance.

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Anyone know of an affordable home theater system with wireless rear speakers?

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andrewfier

Long story short, I'm looking for a surround sound system with wireless rear speakers because I lease an apartment and don't want to drill holes to hide the wiring from the front to the back of the room.

I know of some systems that have wireless rear speakers, but the cheapest one I've seen was a BOSE system for $1,499 which is a bit much for an apartment. I don't need it to be that powerful. I've got other tenants to contend with.

Any suggestions would be great.

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Most home theater systems that offer "wireless" rear speakers will still have some wires to the rear speakers. Basically they have a transmitter on the main receiver unit and a smaller receiver box that the rear speakers are wired to.
Panasonic's current set of home theater sets have the wireless rear speakers packaged with the theater systems. you can find those sets starting at around $300.

How much money do you need to start a event planning business?

nicole t

How much do I need to start my small business?

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Hi Nicole,

Event planning is a highly competitive industry, this is due, in part, to the potentially high profits and low barriers to entry in the industry. The services you are selling are essentially your time and expertise.

So, you need to cover your own wages. As event planners earn their fees in a variety of ways, there may be a variety of lead times on your payments. For example, you may charge a flat rate per hour or per day (maybe even per event) to your client which is likely payable anywhere between 28 and 90 days after the event for commercial events. Alternatively you may attract commissions for booking various services (such as catering, entertainment etc.) on behalf of your client. These commissions are usually paid after the event, so you will need sufficient funds to cover your mortgage/rent, car payments, and other living expenses during this time.

Many event planners work as freelancers from a home-office or from small flexible office accommodations. Assuming you work from home, you have no office overheads.

You need to consider what type of work you wish to do. Do you wish to plan weddings, or more corporate events like product launches? If you wish to plan corporate events then you will need to invest in marketing your business. As your clients will be trusting you with their business reputation, it is important that you appear to be a reputable business.

There are many factors that you will need to consider. A brief list is below:

Professional Indemnity Insurance (£150pa)
Public Liability Insurance (£1-200pa)
Website Design (£500+)
Brochures, business cards and other (£400+)
Your salary until your first pay cheque (£3-4000+?)
Phone bills
Office bills
Trade stand rental?

The list goes on, and is not exhaustive. As you can see, there is no hard and fast rule. I set up my first business - which was event planning back in 2004 using my BlackBerry and a laptop working from my apartment, but I was fortunate to have money behind me to pay my rent, and buy my food while I waited for money to come in, and I had sufficient connections to ensure that I was kept busy.

Contacts are the key part of this industry, I organised my own events and charged entry fees, this is one way of making money in this industry. However, if you are looking for big clients to let you run free with a large budget, you will probably need to be known to them at a major, or at least somewhat recognised firm first.

If you identify your customers first, you can work out a shoe string budget to start your business. If you are planning on entering the industry, sound advice would be to find a real need that you can fulfill, because you may be a long time waiting for a client to come along and give you a real event to manage. An example of an event planning business that makes considerable revenue is that of trade shows. These events take place all over the Western world, from the convention centres of Las Vegas to hotel function rooms in rural France. Exhibitors pay fees to attend and have a 'booth' where they can display their wares to industry movers and shakers. Your job is to attract enough exhibitors to cover the considerable costs of hosting the event, such as venue hire, promotion, and hiring the cost of the speakers who draw in the industry movers and shakers.

Depending on which side of the industry you enter, your start up costs could vary from £5000 for the small home business planning weddings and local business christmas parties right up to £250,000 for to run trade shows. There is no hard and fast rule.

Most event planners (in my experience) have come from Public Relations backgrounds and know A LOT of people in the event industry, have BlackBerrys dripping with contacts for everything from napkins to public address systems. They also air-kiss for England, are meticulous organisers and have the most important thing in the industry... excellent working relationships with their potential clients before they even start thinking about their new business.

That said, if you have the idea for an event that you can fund yourself, by blagging a venue for free (or for a profit share) then you can build up capital reserves and make contacts rapidly. Bear in mind you do need a unique idea, and you need to be able to reach your potential event attendees, and get them to pay to attend... or generate some revenue somehow...

If you provide more information about your business plan, I'll be happy to respond with an idea of costings and any other tips I can.

Good luck!

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