January 4, 20215 yr Here is the new sound card I have coming in my new PC: SUS XONAR AE 7.1 Channel 192kHz/24-bit 110dB SNR PCIe Gaming Sound Card I want to use an AuraSound AST-2B-4 Pro Bass Shaker and attach it to my chair. Do you know if it will need an amp? Or will the sound card work as an amp? Thanks! Edited January 4, 20215 yr by Richard Jacks
January 4, 20215 yr Commercial Member Seems like you must connect it to a power amplifier as you would any other speaker. It is rated as 4ohms with maximum power handling of 50Watts. From the manual: Connecting a Single Shaker Each Aura Pro Bass Shaker has a nominal impedance of 4 ohms. Depending on the amplifier driving it, a single Shaker can be hooked up to an amplifier that is in either stereo or bridged mono configuration, the same way “regular” subwoofers are often connected. To ensure safe and reliable operation, please consult the amplifier’s manual for details concerning the manufacturer’s recommended load ratings. Steve Waite: Engineer at codelegend.com
January 4, 20215 yr The sound card, like nearly all computer sound devices, provides a very weak line-level output suitable as input to an audio amp, and a low-power high-impedance speaker output suitable for driving headphones. It also provides a digital SPDIF optical output compatible with an audio amp with a fiber-optic TOSlink input. But nothing coming out of that card can directly power a subwoofer/shaker. I bought a Yamaha home theater receiver and a 12" Polk Audio subwoofer off the scratch-n-dent table at Best Buy, ...the shaker could also be connected in the same manner as a subwoofer on that channel. I find the subwoofer to be much less of a hassle since I don't have to mess with wires running to my chair. It's hard to do that without the ever present risk of fouling them with your feet. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
January 5, 20215 yr I have one hooked up to my sim. You will need a small amp to drive it which will also give you volume control. Just y it off from the sound card. This is the amp I bought. Josh https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MR6YCQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Edited January 5, 20215 yr by FreeBird(Josh) CPU: Intel i9-11900K @5.2 / RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200 / GPU: 4080 16GB /
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