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Cheapest way to connect my 5.1 speaker to pc? (NS-SP1800)

baller43

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I picked up these Yamaha speakers(NS-SP1800) from a garage sale and was wondering what is the cheapest solution possible in order to have all the speakers powered on and somehow plugged into my pc?

I have a asrock 970m pro3 in case anyone wants to know.

Thanks!!
 
Solution
You need an AVR amp, preferable something that would let you connect it via HDMI and then pass the video back to your TV/monitor and play the sound in surround. Cheapest is maybe $150+
You need an AVR amp, preferable something that would let you connect it via HDMI and then pass the video back to your TV/monitor and play the sound in surround. Cheapest is maybe $150+
 
Solution
The sub is powered but none of the other speakers are from the description I see in Yamaha's website.

You need a receiver or amplifer to power the speakers.
 
link getochkn? I was looking and the cheapest I could fine was like $250 for a 5.1 reciever. I definitely hope there is something out there closer to $150 :)