Is there a problem hooking up a portable speaker to a headphone out on Laptop???

[Caveman]

Can't see how this would be harmful but want some feedback...

Do small PC speakers have same jacks as headphones? Goal is to be able to use speaker amp to increase volume output of sound siganl coming from laptop...

 

[piasabird]

The volume on headphone speakers is awful weak. I am shure there are some other electronics/music fanatics that can bring up some more specific reasons. The wattage output and the ohms may be significantly lower. Just dont expect to hear much.

 

[Paperdoc]

The clue here is your use of the term, "speaker amp". Piasabird is right - the volume you can get from a plain speaker powered by a headphone outlet is very poor. BUT if you intend to use an actual amplifier (or a speaker system that includes its own amplifier) you should be able to make it work. You may have to experiment with the right computer output volume setting, though. An earphone output line MIGHT be able to put out enough signal to overload the amplifier input and require that you turn down the earphone volume to ge the speakers to sound right.

 

[corkyg]

It works just fine. My T60 has a green headphone port and a red mic port. I always have an external speaker system (includes a stereo amp) connected to the headphone port. There is no other port to connect to. The sound is great, and can be made too loud for comfort. When I travel, I have a small, portable speaker set that workls just as well from the same green port.

You won't harm an external speaker/amp system with the headphone port.

Oh, and my speakers (both at home and travel) have the same stereo mini-jack that head phones do.

Jack

 

[Caveman]

Thanks for input...

Or should I say output