Speaker Suggestions Needed

frailfury · 30-11-2008, 18:49

I have bought this tv:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144348

And want some nice speakers to compliment it. Probably 2.1 in all honesty as the way my room is designed, I have no where to put the back speakers lol

Any suggestions appreciated. Budget is a maximum of £30 to be honest. Not needing anything fancy, just decent sound.

sancheeez · 30-11-2008, 19:10

The problem you have is that the sound output options seem to be optical or headphone (presumably 3.5mm).

Not sure, but I think if you use the headphone output, it won't make proper use of a 2.1 set of speakers? I suspect it will only go to the left/right satellites .... and won't use the woofer.

To make proper use of them, you'd need to use the optical output and I don't think you'll get a set of speakers with optical in for £30 .....

Maybe someone else can confirm as far as using the headphone jack to feed them goes .... ?

I guess you'd be looking at something like this:

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...Module#specifi

... but you're not going to get a lot for £30 I'm afraid.

fat controller · 30-11-2008, 19:15

To be honest with you, I think you are going to struggle to do it for £30, as you would need something that either has amplification built in (active PC speakers or similar), or a receiver and set of speakers - besides which, even if you went for active PC speakers, I doubt that they would be much of an improvement on the internal speakers.

My advice would be to save a wee bit more, and look at a half decent home cinema kit, something along the lines of this for example

sancheeez · 30-11-2008, 19:18

^^^

lol .... just a tad more than £30 then!

frailfury · 30-11-2008, 19:51

Well my tv has red/white audio connections so surely I can just take a lead like this and run it from the tv to the sub? I used to do this with my old TV.

fat controller · 30-11-2008, 20:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by sancheeez

^^^

lol .... just a tad more than £30 then!

Just a smidge

I'm afraid I'm one of those people that don't believe in 'ruining the ship for a ha'pen worth of tar' if you catch my drift.

sancheeez · 30-11-2008, 20:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by frailfury

Well my tv has red/white audio connections so surely I can just take a lead like this and run it from the tv to the sub? I used to do this with my old TV.

But are they inputs? .... not outputs.

The tech specs I could find for it only mentioned optical and headphones as sound output options. If there are other options, they weren't on any tech spec I saw and I don't have the TV in front of me ......

Oh .... and if you used to do this with your old TV .... don't you already have a set of speakers?

frailfury · 30-11-2008, 20:31

No. I sold them as they had 'duraband' written on them, and had no memory so didn't remember settings lol

Chris Frost · 01-12-2008, 00:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by frailfury

Budget is a maximum of £30 to be honest. Not needing anything fancy, just decent sound.

No offence to the OP, but...

Thirty quid? THIRTY QUID!?

for "decent sound"

I spent more than that on a curry for me & the missus last weekend

RobAnt · 01-12-2008, 01:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by frailfury

No. I sold them as they had 'duraband' written on them, and had no memory so didn't remember settings lol

Memory? What sort of memory are you talking about here? Last time I checked (10 seconds ago) speakers don't use any memory!

Except, maybe, you might get an echo of a nearby wall, but that's hardly the conventional term for memory.

30-11-2008, 18:49	#1
frailfury Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6,966	Speaker Suggestions Needed I have bought this tv: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144348 And want some nice speakers to compliment it. Probably 2.1 in all honesty as the way my room is designed, I have no where to put the back speakers lol Any suggestions appreciated. Budget is a maximum of £30 to be honest. Not needing anything fancy, just decent sound.

30-11-2008, 19:10	#2
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	The problem you have is that the sound output options seem to be optical or headphone (presumably 3.5mm). Not sure, but I think if you use the headphone output, it won't make proper use of a 2.1 set of speakers? I suspect it will only go to the left/right satellites .... and won't use the woofer. To make proper use of them, you'd need to use the optical output and I don't think you'll get a set of speakers with optical in for £30 ..... Maybe someone else can confirm as far as using the headphone jack to feed them goes .... ? I guess you'd be looking at something like this: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?...Module#specifi ... but you're not going to get a lot for £30 I'm afraid.

30-11-2008, 19:15	#3
fat controller Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Slightly round the bend Posts: 12,685	To be honest with you, I think you are going to struggle to do it for £30, as you would need something that either has amplification built in (active PC speakers or similar), or a receiver and set of speakers - besides which, even if you went for active PC speakers, I doubt that they would be much of an improvement on the internal speakers. My advice would be to save a wee bit more, and look at a half decent home cinema kit, something along the lines of this for example

30-11-2008, 19:18	#4
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	^^^ lol .... just a tad more than £30 then!

30-11-2008, 19:51	#5
frailfury Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6,966	Well my tv has red/white audio connections so surely I can just take a lead like this and run it from the tv to the sub? I used to do this with my old TV.

30-11-2008, 20:10	#6
fat controller Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Slightly round the bend Posts: 12,685	Quote: Originally Posted by sancheeez ^^^ lol .... just a tad more than £30 then! Just a smidge I'm afraid I'm one of those people that don't believe in 'ruining the ship for a ha'pen worth of tar' if you catch my drift.

30-11-2008, 20:15	#7
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	Quote: Originally Posted by frailfury Well my tv has red/white audio connections so surely I can just take a lead like this and run it from the tv to the sub? I used to do this with my old TV. But are they inputs? .... not outputs. The tech specs I could find for it only mentioned optical and headphones as sound output options. If there are other options, they weren't on any tech spec I saw and I don't have the TV in front of me ...... Oh .... and if you used to do this with your old TV .... don't you already have a set of speakers?

30-11-2008, 20:31	#8
frailfury Guest Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 6,966	No. I sold them as they had 'duraband' written on them, and had no memory so didn't remember settings lol

01-12-2008, 00:18	#9
Chris Frost Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cheshire Posts: 6,462	Quote: Originally Posted by frailfury Budget is a maximum of £30 to be honest. Not needing anything fancy, just decent sound. No offence to the OP, but... Thirty quid? THIRTY QUID!? for "decent sound" I spent more than that on a curry for me & the missus last weekend

01-12-2008, 01:19	#10
RobAnt Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: South West Posts: 10,218	Quote: Originally Posted by frailfury No. I sold them as they had 'duraband' written on them, and had no memory so didn't remember settings lol Memory? What sort of memory are you talking about here? Last time I checked (10 seconds ago) speakers don't use any memory! Except, maybe, you might get an echo of a nearby wall, but that's hardly the conventional term for memory.

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