BE VERY CAREFUL when making your connections. Please consult your
sound card instruction booklet as you follow these instructions. First
verify the plug on the back of your sound card that is Line Out (it
is blue on many sound cards but please make sure). (Hopefully your sound
card has a separate plug other than the one your speakers are connected
to, if not make absolutely sure its not a powered plug before making
your connection.)
- Next, verify that you have an AUX or another input on your home stereo
that you're not using. - You will need the following cable which you
can get these at any RadioShack, or any computer store. You may print
this page and show the cable illustration to the salesman.
Now that you have your cable and have determined the correct connections
, With your computer power off and your home stereo power off. Plug
the black end of the cable into the Line Out of your sound card. Now
run the cable to your stereo. Next connect the standard Males Plugs
into your Left and Right Aux inputs on your stereo. Turn your stereo
on with sound turned down, and select the AUX input. Then start your
computer Up.
With your Stereo on about 2 on the volume, start Winamp turn the volume
almost off with the winamp volume control. Now play a song, go where
your stereo is and raise the volume on your stereo and check the sound
quality. Always keep the volume down on winamp. Your home stereo has
a much better Preamp than the very best sound card, so let your stereo
do the work. You may have to play with the Winamp equalizer to get the
sound you want but it won't take long to figure that part out.
