Originally Posted by Phantom87
wow, just learnt a whole new physics course right there lol.
So how would i know if my sound card supports balanced audio? i mean its meant to be a good thing i assume.
I kinda get the feeling (from reading the wiki) this has more to with recording music that listening to it.
Also, its best to connect the speakers through the RCA adapter and RCA y-adapter, or XLR and 1/4" jacks. If it is through the XLR... would that mean I need an adapter for my computer (it is has an on-board soundcard).
Balanced audio is a good thing, and it's mostly used for recording because it still hasn't caught on in consumer audio. No onboard sound solutions support balanced audio, and any cards that do support balanced audio advertise that feature. Onboard audio (and an internal sound card in general) usually has 1/8" unbalanced outputs, so you'll need to use the adapter to split the signal into separate left and right cables to run to each speaker.