Speakers

The Quality of the speakers depends on sound card. Most multimedia computers come with very low quality speakers. They work well, but they do not give really high quality sound. If you would like to hear really great CDs, then purchase quality speakers. Have you ever heard of subwoofers. They are really great for rich quality sound and a great bass. They can even produce surround sound. One word of advice is to not hook up your speakers from your stereo to your computer directly.

The sound card's amplifier is what drives the sound, and it is not powerful enough to produce good sound. Another disadvantage to using your home stereo speakers is that you can warp your motherboard. The home speakers are not magnetically shielded.There is a giant magnet inside the middle of the speaker. Your computer's data and hard drive could be erased, or you could loose data.

An important feature of the sound card and speakers is the type of interface found on the computer. One important feature is the MIDI or the Musical Instrumental Digital Interface. MIDI is a set of rules that allow synthesizers, musical instruments, and computers to exchange data. This is an important feature because if a sound cards supports MIDI, then the computer can play the sounds found in games and CD-ROMS.