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chentschel
1
Sep 9, 2019
Question for those in the know from a total speaker newbie... Do these speakers work well with phones as the source for music? I have a samsung S9 that I use for music as well as a PS4. Would I need anything else for use with a phone or PS4 or do these speakers work with cords/bluetooth? Thanks!
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TLemelin
165
Aug 17, 2020
chentschelHow do you plan to get the signal to the speakers? These don't have bluetooth and they're passive, so you need an amp, or a receiver (which will also have an amp) in order to drive these. Edit: Sorry, after rereading this I realized it might have come across snarkier than intended. You admitted to being a speaker newbie so I should've given a bit more leeway. Powered speakers are very flexible because they can accept a signal from most anything. They'll usually have multiple inputs (coax, optical, 3.5mm, bluetooth) and rely on their own built in amplification to drive them. (I have a couple different powered Edifier speakers and LOVE them.) On the flip-side, most home theater speakers tend to be passive speakers. This means they need an amplified signal from something... most often a receiver, sometimes just a dedicated amp. The receiver or amp determines the sources you can use for your sound. Most receivers these days will have BT, but not 3.5mm input. Additionally, you can plug the HDMI from the PS4 to the receiver then HDMI out from the receiver to the TV to get your PS4 sound on your speakers. If you're unsure whether a speaker is powered or not, the most obvious way to determine is if there's a power cable (or slot) in the picture (generally on the back), or if there are just + and - posts on the back (passive). In addition to that, usually powered speakers won't give you the impedance (measured in ohms) because they're internally driven.
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