Hooking up old stereo speakers to my PC. Will this work? Bad idea?

[Clunker]

So I've got these old stereo speakers just sitting in a corner of the spare bedroom. I thought it would be cool if I could hook them up to my PC.



I thought about buying this amp to connect it to the PC...



https/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ULRFQ1A/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1O3FCDOOYHNQU&psc=1



The amp specs say "Output power: 20W x 2 RMS" but the tag on the back of the speakers say 100W, 6 Ohms. I know that's a big difference but I don't need these things to bump at full power. Just play at a normal volume.



I don't know. Is this a bad idea? Has anyone here ever done this? Is Windows 10 going to refuse to play the audio unless I keep the amp turned on all the time? Is this amp just going to be too small to push these speakers. Is there anything else I should know?

 

[hhd.idzerda]

So I've got these old stereo speakers just sitting in a corner of the spare bedroom. I thought it would be cool if I could hook them up to my PC.

I thought about buying this amp to connect it to the PC...

The amp specs say "Output power: 20W x 2 RMS" but the tag on the back of the speakers say 100W, 6 Ohms. I know that's a big difference but I don't need these things to bump at full power. Just play at a normal volume.

I have a similar amp hooked to two smaller speakers and they're doing allright. I'd say try it out, these amps are really cheap these days.

 

[punkncat]

yup, should work just fine

 

[americanaudiophile]

The amp won't turn on or off with the PC. No big deal. Just leave it on. When there's no input signal it will only draw a tiny amount and it shouldn't generate any heat.
20 watts per channel into 6 ohms will be fine. Get something better only if you plan on upgrading the speakers. Those are from a cheap mini-system so while you will probably be fine with them there's no point in too much quality or power.

 

[Clunker]

So that 20 watt amp (probably puts out more like 15 max) will be ok to push 100 watt speakers?