What do speakers sound like without an external amp?
I just bought this and I wanted to know how big of a different there would be in terms of sound.
>SMSL Sa-36a Pro
>>66458762
they will sound like nothing
>>66458775
this and op you're retarded for thinking otherwise. sterilize yourself, you're too unfit for your own good.
They sound amazing
Don't let the hi-fi jews get to you
>>66458775
>>66458808
What do you mean? I'm totally new to this kind of stuff.
Look up what amplifiers do op holy kek
>>66458762
It's not terrible. I mean I have this exact thing driving a pair of floor standing Polk's and it does a decent job for Spotify & podcast listening in a small living room.
Beyond that, you need a legit AVR w/ digital outs, etc...
>>66459888
continued....I have a (beloved) Logitech Squeezebox connected to this amp.
>not getting the SA 50
>>66458893
If your speakers have built-in amplifiers, then you don't need an external amplifier (and won't be able to use it if you bought one.) If your speakers don't have built-in amplifiers, then they won't work at all without an external amplifier.
If a speaker has a built-in amplifier, it's called a "powered" speaker or "active" speaker. If it requires an external amplifier, it's called a "passive" speaker.
>>66458893
there are two kinds of speakers
self powered amplified ones, like m-audio makes them
-you can connect those straight to your sound card line out, or whatever line out you have
-there is a little amplifier built in those speaker so no need for one
-there are other speakers which are basically just speaker, they need an external amp like you got now, this will work ok if you have small compact speakers or bookshelf speakers
- in order to power more powerful speakers and/or to have better quality you need a bigger standalone amplifier or av unit, you can find those for pretty cheap on ebay, the cool thing about those if they also most of the time have an headphone out and 99% of the time this will sound way better then the headphone out on your soundcard
if you explain what the gear you already have is and for what purpose you want to use your setup, I can give you more info
ignore the newfags with attitudes, they are just insecure and they come across that way because they can function in society
>>66460297
*can't
