Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
We have a new TV (finally replaced the last non-HD set in the house)
and it has speakers in the back. The sound echoes in the cabinet and it sounds off. That and TV speakers blow even to my uncritical ear. Since PC speakers are cheap I took a pair off the shelf figuring I'd be able to get a Y cable to convert from the separate red and white RCA jacks on the back of the TV to the stereo 3.5 mm headphone/PC jack on the back of the speakers. No luck, the Y cable only gave me one channel. I hoped the wiring would be there for both channels but apparently it's not. I tried a lot of stations in case that one happened to be broadcasting in mono. Still no luck. Are there specific Y connectors I should get to be able to do this? I don't think it should take a mixing circuit because I start with two mono signals on the RCA jacks and end with a stereo signal on the 3.5 mm jack. That should be 4 conductors. I know my Tivo is putting out stereo because I've listened to plenty of stereo shows through it. It's an SD Tivo but I'm not giving it up because it has a DVD burner. Not until I can add a Blu Ray burner to my HD Tivo anyways. I haven't checked lately if there's a hack to do that yey. |
#3
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:26 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote: We have a new TV (finally replaced the last non-HD set in the house) and it has speakers in the back. The sound echoes in the cabinet and it sounds off. That and TV speakers blow even to my uncritical ear. Since PC speakers are cheap I took a pair off the shelf figuring I'd be able to get a Y cable to convert from the separate red and white RCA jacks on the back of the TV to the stereo 3.5 mm headphone/PC jack on the back of the speakers. No luck, the Y cable only gave me one channel. I hoped the wiring would be there for both channels but apparently it's not. I tried a lot of stations in case that one happened to be broadcasting in mono. Still no luck. Are there specific Y connectors I should get to be able to do this? I don't think it should take a mixing circuit because I start with two mono signals on the RCA jacks and end with a stereo signal on the 3.5 mm jack. That should be 4 conductors. I know my Tivo is putting out stereo because I've listened to plenty of stereo shows through it. It's an SD Tivo but I'm not giving it up because it has a DVD burner. Not until I can add a Blu Ray burner to my HD Tivo anyways. I haven't checked lately if there's a hack to do that yey. Frankly, PC speakers are going to be very little better than those already in the TV. Do you not have a Hi Fi in the room that you could connect the TV to? d |
#4
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
|
#5
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
"Doug Freyburger" wrote in message ... We have a new TV (finally replaced the last non-HD set in the house) and it has speakers in the back. The sound echoes in the cabinet and it sounds off. That and TV speakers blow even to my uncritical ear. Since PC speakers are cheap I took a pair off the shelf figuring I'd be able to get a Y cable to convert from the separate red and white RCA jacks on the back of the TV to the stereo 3.5 mm headphone/PC jack on the back of the speakers. No luck, the Y cable only gave me one channel. I hoped the wiring would be there for both channels but apparently it's not. I tried a lot of stations in case that one happened to be broadcasting in mono. Still no luck. This should work. If one channel works, both should work. What happens when you pull the headphone jack plug out a notch? Is it fully seated when set up normally. If its not fully seated, I've had the symptoms you mention. |
#6
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
Doug Freyburger wrote:
whosbest54 wrote: Perhaps the Y-adaptor is the wrong one and it adapts to a 2-conductor mono female connection or there's an issue with the plugs not making a good connection. Did you try reversing the connection to the TV and see if it changes channels? If it doesn't change channels, then you know the problem isn't with the TV but with the adaptor or the speakers. You can test the TV line level outs by connecting them to a stereo line level input on an amp or receiver if you have one available. Will do. Also thanks to Dave Platt for the response. Contact cleaner is like magic. ;^) So is inspecting the cables with a magnifying glass to confirm the number of conductors to make sure I really did have the right cable. There was even better news than I expected - The volume control on the TV works to set the volume on the audio line-out jacks. It's intended to plug a real stereo and use its volume control but the PC type speakers do work fine. Since it works, time to get "nice" speakers. Where "nice" is in comparison to TV speakers not in comparison to real stereo speakers. Thanks everyone! |
#7
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
Don Pearce wrote:
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:26 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote: We have a new TV (finally replaced the last non-HD set in the house) and it has speakers in the back. The sound echoes in the cabinet and it sounds off. That and TV speakers blow even to my uncritical ear. Since PC speakers are cheap I took a pair off the shelf figuring I'd be able to get a Y cable to convert from the separate red and white RCA jacks on the back of the TV to the stereo 3.5 mm headphone/PC jack on the back of the speakers. No luck, the Y cable only gave me one channel. I hoped the wiring would be there for both channels but apparently it's not. I tried a lot of stations in case that one happened to be broadcasting in mono. Still no luck. Are there specific Y connectors I should get to be able to do this? I don't think it should take a mixing circuit because I start with two mono signals on the RCA jacks and end with a stereo signal on the 3.5 mm jack. That should be 4 conductors. I know my Tivo is putting out stereo because I've listened to plenty of stereo shows through it. It's an SD Tivo but I'm not giving it up because it has a DVD burner. Not until I can add a Blu Ray burner to my HD Tivo anyways. I haven't checked lately if there's a hack to do that yey. Frankly, PC speakers are going to be very little better than those already in the TV. Do you not have a Hi Fi in the room that you could connect the TV to? d My old 32 inch had front firing speakers. Did not sound bad, especially with added sub. My new 42 inch has downward facing speakers. I still have pieces of cardboard acting as reflectors to get some kind of decent sound. These sets are made for wall flush mounting sound. Any other configuration is much worse. And god forbid, installed inside an entertainment center. Yes, some day I'll get around connecting real speakers. Greg |
#8
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
gregz wrote:
My old 32 inch had front firing speakers. Did not sound bad, especially with added sub. My new 42 inch has downward facing speakers. I still have pieces of cardboard acting as reflectors to get some kind of decent sound. These sets are made for wall flush mounting sound. Any other configuration is much worse. And god forbid, installed inside an entertainment center. I'll take a close look at the internal speakers and consider a cardboard reflector, thanks. It's in an entertainment center so it can share space with the Wii, the Tivo and cable converter, the drawers of discs and parts for the Wii. |
#9
Posted to rec.audio.tech
|
|||
|
|||
Using PC speakers on a TV?
Doug Freyburger wrote:
gregz wrote: My old 32 inch had front firing speakers. Did not sound bad, especially with added sub. My new 42 inch has downward facing speakers. I still have pieces of cardboard acting as reflectors to get some kind of decent sound. These sets are made for wall flush mounting sound. Any other configuration is much worse. And god forbid, installed inside an entertainment center. I'll take a close look at the internal speakers and consider a cardboard reflector, thanks. It's in an entertainment center so it can share space with the Wii, the Tivo and cable converter, the drawers of discs and parts for the Wii. If it's boxed in, I would add foam sheet on back wall, to get rid of boxiness sound. Greg |
Reply |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
FA: Speakers Galore! Raw drivers to a speaker kit to bookshelf speakers... ENDS Sunday! | Marketplace | |||
Genius SW-5.1 speakers (Deluxe/the wooden ones) & other speakers for a budget computer 5.1 or higher system | General | |||
what the hell is 2 ohm stable running parallel on 4ohm speakers so the amp "sees" 2 ohm speakers, the speakers still get half the power they would if it were 4 ohm stable | Car Audio | |||
Dash Speakers/Front Door Speakers for 1997 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer | Car Audio | |||
Hey there, thoughts on Impala speakers, I want a warm sound, spoiled by home speakers..... | Car Audio |