Dumb Q -- non-powered speakers connected to TV-out
On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:47:17 -0700, fishfry
wrote:
I just bought a pair of JBL Control1X speakers. They have traditional
connecting posts (two wires, one to each post).
My tv-out jacks are RCA plugs. I took a pair of RCA-RCA plugs and cut
each one of the pair; separated the signal and ground, and plugged the
signal into the + post, and the ground into the - post of the speakers.
However, no sound comes out.
Somone on a Web forum had told me this setup would work ... but of
course they could be wrong.
You can make the connection but the signals are not appropriate.
Do I need to have an amp between the tv-out and the speakers?
Of course. The RCA outputs are not amplified and the speakers require
amplified signals.
I formerly had some powered computer speakers plugged in to the tv-out
jacks, and they work fine.
That's because they have amps in them.
If I need an amp, what's a good one to get? This isn't a mega home
theater setup, I just want to put a pair of speakers on my tv.
Google for T-Amps. Used to have them at Target.
Kal
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