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From: grege@gold.GVG.TEK.COM (Greg Ebert)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Can I put a bigger speaker in my 386?
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Date: 6 Jul 90 19:21:39 GMT
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In article <4876@uwm.edu> bnk@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Bob N Keenan) writes:
>Does anyone know if it is possible to wire a different(larger) speaker into
>my 386 clone (Gateway 2000)?  I just got a program that lets my 386 play
>MAC soundtracks and samples, and it works very well, but I think it would
>sound better if it were not coming through such a small speaker. Any suggestionsor alternatives (besides buying a sound board) would be appreciated.  BTW,

Sheesh, why bother. The 'standard' speaker setup in a PC is like a CD player
with 1 bit resolution; it's basically a clicking device. But to answer your
question, I'd say yes. An 8-ohm speaker is an 8-ohm speaker, no matter what the
size. What I think you want to know is "Can I hook my PC's speaker to my stereo
amp ?" If you're electronically inclined, send me a line and I'll post the
details. There was a spiel on this awhile back on sci.electronics.

Pardon me, but the sound board sounds like a great idea to make some really
high-quality audio effects.