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Like posted above, you will need some form of amplifier and that Sony unit would be just fine.
Buy a 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable and plug it into an AUX in on the Sony receiver.
Attach speakers and WIN!
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Like posted above, you will need some form of amplifier and that Sony unit would be just fine.
Buy a 3.5mm to RCA adapter cable and plug it into an AUX in on the Sony receiver.
Attach speakers and WIN!
It sounds like these speakers send the power through the 3.5mm jack. In this case RCA wouldn't help unless you have an amp / receiver that has speaker level out on RCA connectors (a lot of PC / "multimedia" speaker sets do this)
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A quick Google search on that model number takes me to a document showing that these speakers are rated at 24 ohms. Standard home audio speakers are 8 ohms. Any amplifier you pick will only put out 1/3 its rated power. I suggest dropping those speakers off at Goodwill and starting from scratch.
Ouch yeah 24 ohms is going to be tough -- need a lot of voltage to drive those. Most home audio devices are 4-8 ohm so those are the impedance levels that most amplifiers are rated at (typically 8 ohm and 6 ohm). 4 channels with independent speaker level controls is generally going to require a 5.1 receiver. It can be done with a component system (separate equalizer / pre-amp and power amp) but that's probably vastly outside of your budget, much more so than an 5.1 HT receiver.
I'll bet you can find a cheap 5.1 receiver on ebay / craigslist. It's not going to get the speakers very loud due to the extremely high impedance but it might do the trick in a pinch.
If you don't mind spending a little more, and can work with 2.1 (stereo + sub) below is a great set for the money. I run them at my office -- I have the office space to myself and work late into the night often so I can crank up the sound and these speakers are more than adequate for casual music listening.
- THX-certified, three-piece computer audio system
- Exclusive Klipsch MicroTractrix Horn maximizes digital technologies such as CDs, MP3 downloads, and streaming radio programs
- 200-watt digital hybrid amplifier driven ProMedia 21 incorporates a convenient headphone jack as well as a miniplug input