who here has the most biggest, loudest speakers coming out of their computer.

can you get 110 decibels from your set up ?

what auxiliary components are necessary?

This has nothing to do with the pc. It's determined by what speakers and amp you purchase regardless of pc. The pc just outputs the signal, not power.

Many people use an amplified receiver and run a signal from their pc to 7.1 home theatre set up so they can get 7.1 while streaming.

Yes, you can input your computer into something like this .

Instead of using the headphones/line out of a typical laptop, I use an Audioquest Dragonfly DAC (digital audio convertor) for my desktop, basically a USB flashdrive sized device. It outputs to a pair of JBL powered speakers, each with a 6" woofer and a tweeter driver, and I get great sound for a computer rig. This is simply used for listening to music while working, or for video clips, etc. My main listening is still with vinyl albums and CDs through a proper sound system.

I was running two Adcom GFA 555s Bi-Amped into Monitor Audio towers and a third GFA 555 into a pair of 12" subs, hooked to my Home Theatre / Music PC, at the peak of that setup. It wasn't "concert venue PA" loud, but it was surely above 110db when cranked.

My old Honda (with 1650w of enormous Fosgate amps) was hitting almost 130db, in the late 80s/very early 90s. And I had louder vehicles later, all clean and clear sounding, but big and loud and stupid just the same. It was fun, but if I could have all of those dollars and hours back...

I use an 8 yr old Logitech 5.1 system with my PC. It has, I believe, a 10 in. sub woofer and 150 watt output. It's in a fairly small den and is a great system for everything I want in a sound system. Room filling sound.

Jim

I have these in my home office for just listening to music. They are nice.

https://www.amazon.com/Mackie-...ords=mackie+speakers

I'm curious why you specify loudness (110 db is painfully loud, no one should listen to it at that level) vs. quality of sound.

If you want great sound quality in a small speaker, the Audioengine A2 powered loudspeakers are very highly rated. Their larger speakers will give more low end and yes loudness if you need it.

the room will be 90 feet by 90 feet with around 200 people in it , ceiling is 20 feet .

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Originally posted by bendable:
the room will be 90 feet by 90 feet with around 200 people in it , ceiling is 20 feet .

You *could* probably make it work with most anything with an auxiliary or other line-level input (whether marked Aux, CD, Tape, anything but Phono) , from traditional home stereos to bookshelf systems to the larger iPod docks and otherwise. Worst case you'd need an appropriate adapter, such as a 1/8" Female Stereo to Male Stereo RCA to take a normal mini headphone plug and make it work in a CD input, and so on).

However, a small rental PA system with a pair (or a few pairs spread around the space) of powered monitors (usually on tripods) would be more appropriate and more guaranteed to provide adequate coverage. Some that depends upon you goals (everyone at every point in a quiet room hearing the source material at an equal volume, or a band on a stage that's loud near it and quiet at the other end of the room, and so on).

If you budget allows I'd contact local / regional PA rental folks, they will have covered similar things lots of times, weddings, receptions, proms, etc. Further, lots of community churches have one to many similar systems, as will most local schools, and other civic / municipal institutions (fire, police, etc). And many venues themselves have a system in place, one for rent, or a relationship with a rental firm.

Relevant concerns would be - is it speech or music, is it the foreground (a speaker) or the background (music to mingle by) or whatever else. Again, given the room size, you can probably wing it with a big boom box or similar as long as it has line-in and super high-fidelity isn't the key concern, especially if there's no time/budget for a real PA system.

Is that helpful? Anything else you need to know? Specifics regarding makes, models, sizes, watts, etc, will depend greatly upon what's available in your area.