Can I connect 1970-80's analog speakers to HDTV? Will this work via the headphone jack or some other connection?
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Absolutely, it will work and this particular HDTV does have a headphone jack. (I think that many TV's don't but I am not sure.) Also all of these flat screens have lousy speakers since they have to make the TV so small, so using other speakers would be extremely helpful.
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I have mine connected with the supplied cables to a small HD TV in the kitchen. I think the audio is connected using the smaller RCA type cable in the audio jack. I'm not in front of it now but the directions will show you. You can't mess anything up. It's simple.
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pworam is right. You have to go to input mode on the TV. You will see the listing on the bottom and a picture of speakers. Select that you want the speakers to go to external. Using your digital optical audio to Home Theatre system will work(maybe even an ARC HDMI). Of course you have to set you speaker system to play AUX or Digital in.
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You'll need a female mini headphone to male stereo RCA cable if you wante to connect this to the audio out of your television. These speakers are made for computers, but they should work okay with your television. Just don't put them too close to your tv because they're not magnetically shielded i don't believe.
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You can use the audio cord supplied, or you can use the optical cord which newer hdtv's have. I used the optical cord on my setup (before I sent it back) and it worked fine. The other audio connections are the standard audio connections you use to plug up to any stereo system, dvd player, etc.
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You could get a DAC (Digital to Analog Conversion) Box but that would mean three conversions from the TV to your Headphones and that might provide more of an delay (echo) with the TV speakers than you would be willing to put up with.
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Normally the transmitter connects with a TV using the supplied 3.5mm-to-RCA cable to the red & whhite AUDIO OUT jacks on back of TV. However, if your TV doesn't have an AUDIO OUT, then you can use the other supplied 3.5mm audio cable to connect to the TV's headphone jack. If your TV has neither, then this speaker system isn't for you.
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I assume your older system is like mine and only has old school analog red and white audio in cable ports? If so it works just as described. It takes that optical digital signal and converts to analog output. I use it and sound quality is pretty darn good.
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Yes, you could hook these up to a tv, if it has a headphone jack. If it does not, then you will have to purchase a Y-Cable, that one end has red and white on one end and a female headphone jack on the other. Then just plug the speakers into the female end, and the red and white into the tv.
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Okay...we went to a big box store, looked at the LG television and talked with a saleswoman who did seem to know her electronics. Unfortunately, there is no built-in headphone jack for audio out and there are no analog audio outputs. There is only a digital optical output. She did not think that there would be a possibility to find a headphone set that would use this set up except for some that are $100's of dollars. So, no go there for us. However, as an alternative, my spouse suggests these: You could send the optical signal to a compatible hi-fi. If the hi-fi doesn't have optical input, but has co-axial digital input, you can use a $20 converter. Your other option is to get a digital-to-analog converter which is at least $50. Then either use headphones that have an amplifier or output to amplified computer speakers which have a headphone port. Perhaps you could do more research than he has done. Best of luck with your choice. Thanks, Vee, for your enthusiasm with this television.
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They have to be hooked up to speaker terminals on an amplifier or receiver. Not sure that your TV has the power or connection to connect directly. I would connect the audio outputs to a receiver or if you are using HDMI to a receiver, just connect them to the receiver.
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Thanks very much for your question. The headphones you inquire about will not connect to most TVs unless there is a specific headphone jack. For TV you should look at the Sennheiser RS120 or RS 160 system. World Wide Stereo is a 35 years old dealer.
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Yes, you can connect with red/white jacks, but that is an analog connection. There are no HDMI-in ports on the Soundbar, so getting a coaxial cable (as the manual suggests) is the best way to hear sound from your TV. The only way to use my appleTV is through the analog connection, which is fine, but again, I find it disappointing that it lacks HDMI ports. Kind of defeats the purpose of getting a nice stereo to watch in 5.1 if the only connections are analog.
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If your TV has an Aux input (A line to plug in something like headphones, it might be light green in color) then it will be as simple as plugging in the speakers there.
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Hi Jeff, these no support digital audio, but all HDTV support input these speakers with normal jack similar to hearphones.
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I tried to use speakers with RCA jacks and Optical Digital output from my TV and it did not work.
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Obviously your speakers need some kind of amp, internal (active speakers) or an external amp. Could you run this directly into an amp? Probably not because your TV likely outputs at full volume. You'll probably want some kind of preamp or volume control. But check your TV manual, if it does volume in the digital domain then you could. When I run my TV through it though, it is at full volume. Mine is TV > DAC > Integrated amp (basically a receiver w/o a radio) > passive speakers. And remember this is 2ch stereo, it won't do DD or DTS, you have to tell your TV to output PCM audio.