Connecting An Amp to Audig

Yep so i have a couple of really good hi fi speakers donated by relati'ves. I've tried these through using my home theatre kit amp, connected via a coaxial lead and a 3.5mm socket adapter to the back of the sound card. Worked swell. Now I need the theatre amp for the home theatre kit obviously so i have acquired a new amp. Its old but was expensi've in its day. Doesn't have a digital in socket, merely phono left/right.
I tried connecting through a 3.5mm to double phono adapter but all i get is crackle and a tiny bit of sound in the background. Can i be advised what leads i need to use to connect my Audigy 4 to the amp? Thanks

dodgyman_00 wrote:
Yep so i have a couple of really good hi fi speakers donated by relati'ves. I've tried these through using my home theatre kit amp, connected via a coaxial lead and a 3.5mm socket adapter to the back of the sound card. Worked swell. Now I need the theatre amp for the home theatre kit obviously so i have acquired a new amp. Its old but was expensi've in its day. Doesn't have a digital in socket, merely phono left/right.
I tried connecting through a 3.5mm to double phono adapter but all i get is crackle and a tiny bit of sound in the background. Can i be advised what leads i need to use to connect my Audigy 4 to the amp? Thanks
Are you trying to connect soundcard into Hi-Fi amplifier through Phono L/R? You can't because of it's intented for turntable and has propably a RIAA stage build-in --> maybe this is the culprit for your issues.
Exact model of the Hi-Fi amp would have been useful but, aren't there any other I/Os available (tape, aux, etc.) on amplifier?
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