Computer Audio

I just made a little Frankenstein invention here out of a JL 300/2 Amplifier from my old car and a sub woofer to create a bad ass computer audio system that would rival most... I wired the amplifier to the PSU of the computer (I have a XION 800 watt PSU) I wired it to the 12 Volt rail of a molex connector for power. I used a simple switch for the remote turn on from the amplifier so the amp isnt on all the time when the computer is on, only when I want the bass on. As for the rest of the sound I just have it running through the monitor I use (Samsung 40")
what do you guys think? any sugguestions?

that's awesome! now even your neighbors will hear when my strocket blows the shit out of your anansi

Yes!!! or when I accidentally play dubstep at 3:30am at full blast for like 4 seconds... whoops... there were casualties Im sure... no one knocked though.

Sweet! I actually have a spare amp and woofer sitting around. I'll probably try this this week. I'll through up pics when I get it done.

Just as a precaution I would only advise this if you have the wattage of the amp available on the PSU you are hooking this up to. I will be putting a capacitor in line between the amp and the PSU as soon as I can pick one up. This is to protect the PSU from draw spikes... your cpu wouldn't appreciate voltage drops...

i've considered using car amps for guitar power amps.. but i've never found the time to wire and voice it. Good work Spidy!

If you have a spare power supply for a computer you can wire a standard car amp to it as long as it has enough wattage to suport the amp ie 300watt amp = at least a 300watt PSU
If you want to wire it off the main ATX power harness (the 20/24 pin connector) twist the green wire to any black wire and use the yellow (12v+) and the thickest gauge black wire to power the amp or use these to connect to a capacitor and wire in the amp after the capacitor

Back in the day, I used Lloyd's record players. I don't know if they were in the USA or not. either way, 2 or 4 channel, 2 band EQ, and some even had 1/4" guitar inputs. They were great machines. I still have one kicking around, It takes about 5 minutes for it to turn on. Setup right, they sounded great. We'd buy them for $25 at flea markets.

I think I still have a 4 channel car amp kicking around somewhere, and an extra 350w power supply. I must try.

I think I should be ok. I have a 750 watt psu and the amp is 400 i believe. I'll double check the numbers. I already have a capacitor I'll instal between the two.

cool. I just wanted to make sure you didnt blow your PSU as soon as you hit a big bass note or something. Post pictures when you get a chance I'd love to see how it turned out.