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2009 Build Your Own PC Components: Speakers

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About this Lesson

  • Type: Video Tutorial
  • Length: 3:36
  • Media: Video/mp4
  • Posted: 03/02/2009
  • Use: Watch Online & Download
  • Download: MP4 (iPod compatible)
  • Size: 16 MB

This lesson is part of the series: 2009 Build Your Own PC: External Components, 2009 Build Your Own PC: Components, Install, Setup

Overview
In this lesson, we'll cover both stereo and surround sound speaker sets, what features and specs to look for when shopping, how do computer speakers work and how much you can expect to pay. Whether your are building your first gaming PC yourself, a budget computer, or just interested in learning what goes into a computer these lessons will help you get there.

When choosing a speaker set for your computer you should consider the sound quality and the number of speakers. When searching for a speaker set you should take into account power, dynamic range and frequency response.

This lesson is part of a comprehensive series of lessons created by Home PC Builder that will guide you through the process of building your computer (including sets of video lessons for internal components, external components, installation, and setup).

You can purchase all 28 lessons in the course and save 46%.
http://www.mindbites.com/series/25-2009-build-your-own-pc-components-install-setup

For a DVD of this full series, please refer to https://www.homepcbuilder.com.

The other video lessons included in the External Component series include:
Pt 1/3 Monitor - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1529
Pt 2/3 Keyboard & Mouse - http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1530
Pt 3/3 Speakers - This Lesson

You can buy all 3 external component lessons as a series and save 17% http://www.mindbites.com/series/21-2009-build-your-own-pc-internal-components

This speaker component lesson covers

Power in Watts:
The minimum to look for per speaker

Dynamic Range:
What it is, why it's important and how to identify a speaker set with enough of it

Frequency Response:
The meaning of frequency response and the minimum range to look for in a speaker set.

Number of Speakers:
All of the multi-speaker options are covered

Sound Quality:
Trust your own ears

In the installation lessons we’ll show how to connect the speakers to your computer (www.mindbites.com/lessons/1546).

The supplemental file below contains the complete written information from the video and is available to download after you buy.

Additional Materials

  • Once you purchase this lesson you will have access to these files:
  • 09_speaker_comp.rtf 09_speaker_comp.rtf

About this Author

Michael Cooper
Michael Cooper
44 lessons
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02/17/2009

Hello everyone my name is Michael Cooper & I have been in the computer industry for over 12 years. For the past 5 years I have been making instructional videos showing the average computer user how to build their own computer.

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