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joe52985

01-13-2002, 04:21 PM

i want to hook up my computer speakers (altec lansing ada885 surround) to my tv, which has rca hookups and the little button to turn off ur tvs speakers...i need the easiest way to do it

Sir_Froggy

01-13-2002, 04:25 PM

make sure u don't tangle up the cables and read the instructions the test and try repeat

Sir_Froggy

01-13-2002, 04:25 PM

oops scratch the 'the' before 'test'

ArkiStan

01-13-2002, 05:50 PM

What kind of connections do the speakers provide??

And Sir Froggy. There's an <edit> button for such situations.

joe52985

01-13-2002, 06:03 PM

i have digital coax and just the wires that come out to plug into sound card

ArkiStan

01-13-2002, 06:17 PM

So if I'm getting this correctly, you're trying to connect regular 1/8" speaker wires to the RCA holes in your TV?? Can't you just get a converter from Radio Shack or something? There might be some male/female switching in the middle, but it should be easy.

joe52985

01-13-2002, 06:18 PM

then will i get the surround sound and such?

ArkiStan

01-13-2002, 06:33 PM

well, you're TV won't be sending out a true surround sound signal so it wouldn't be true surround sound anyway. It'll just be a bunch of speakers emitting the same signal. But it is quite nice to have lots of speakers. well, you can split the left and right so they each send signals to the main and also the rear speakers. But as I said, it would just be lots of speakers playing, not surround sound.

Leon

01-13-2002, 07:14 PM

Get something like this:

http://www.voyetra-turtle-beach.com/site/media/cables/RCA1_8male.gif

OR

http://www.voyetra-turtle-beach.com/site/media/cables/RCA1_8femY.gif

ArkiStan

01-13-2002, 07:24 PM

Hey leon,
I have a question. I remember you saying how much you liked the 5ch surround that Denon receivers can do. I have the avr-1801 and I use it for everything from music to TV. I agree it's awesome. But is that basically the rear speakers playing the same signals as the mains? If so it seems like an awefully simply thing, yet so few receivers have that function available...what's up with that?

BrewMaster

01-13-2002, 07:27 PM

Home Theater Equipment (http://www.gotapex.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=24) forum

Sir_Froggy

01-14-2002, 04:19 PM

Originally posted by ucbstan
What kind of connections do the speakers provide??

And Sir Froggy. There's an <edit> button for such situations.

i think i tried that once but it didn't work or something.....so i think i gave up or something i forget...but i'll try again...

i don't think i've seen u in a long time stan...where have u been?

but i might have seen u recently i might be delusional

ArkiStan

01-14-2002, 05:03 PM

Been sort of busy with selling my car and moving out of my old place. Just sold it today though! I'm so happy.

dbax791

01-14-2002, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by ucbstan
Been sort of busy with selling my car and moving out of my old place. Just sold it today though! I'm so happy.

Did you sell it to the iwanttowriteacheck dork or someone else? :heh:

Oh and for the speakers, I don't understand the problem. You have a TV with outputs, and your speakers will connect to the outputs and replicate your TV speakers. If you want surround, you need to connect them to a surroundsound receiver.