Forgive me if this is posted in the wrong place but I couldn't seem to find anywhere more suitable, and apologies if this question is too elementary for most of you.
I want to get a little better sound from my "old school" TV and can't afford to go out and spend a fortune on a sound bar that probably wouldn't connect anyway. I was thinking about using the Headphone socket to get the sound and connect it to one of the inputs on an old amplifier, and from there to some spare speakers I have. Is this likely to work, or will it blow the amp or TV? Apart from a couple of Scart sockets there are no other connections available.
I want to get a little better sound from my "old school" TV and can't afford to go out and spend a fortune on a sound bar that probably wouldn't connect anyway. I was thinking about using the Headphone socket to get the sound and connect it to one of the inputs on an old amplifier, and from there to some spare speakers I have. Is this likely to work, or will it blow the amp or TV? Apart from a couple of Scart sockets there are no other connections available.
It works, done it many times with flat screen tv's with nice picture but crappy sound.
I hope you have option to turn off tv speakers, and remotely control the headphones output.
Headphones output is just like line level signal.
Problem is some modern 4k tv's do not even have headphones output. Then you must deal with bluetooth.
I hope you have option to turn off tv speakers, and remotely control the headphones output.
Headphones output is just like line level signal.
Problem is some modern 4k tv's do not even have headphones output. Then you must deal with bluetooth.
I thankyou for the info. This is an ancient CRT. Not realy dreadful sound but room for improvement. The picture is perfect and it just refuses to die so I'm stuck with it for the time being. The headphone output cuts the speaker sound so I'm OK on that point. If its line level from that point I can deal with it OK.
if the headphone output doesn't work properly then use a SCART splitter, getting audio through SCART is the preferred connection anyway
Something like this 2 Way Scart Adaptor and get the L+R audio from the second scart respective pins
Something like this 2 Way Scart Adaptor and get the L+R audio from the second scart respective pins
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You don't say what the scart sockets are currently being used for.
You may also have audio out on one of your connected devices - cable/satellite box, recorder, or whatever.
You may also have audio out on one of your connected devices - cable/satellite box, recorder, or whatever.
Inserting a cable into the headphone jack will mute the TV speakers.
Set the volume of the TV to 100% using the TV remote (if applicable to your old CRT set!).
Control the volume of the external speakers using the external amplifier.
This is safe for both TV and amp and the resultant sound quality will be very good. I know as I do this at my holiday home!
Set the volume of the TV to 100% using the TV remote (if applicable to your old CRT set!).
Control the volume of the external speakers using the external amplifier.
This is safe for both TV and amp and the resultant sound quality will be very good. I know as I do this at my holiday home!
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Just a thought!
If you are using a digital set top box with an analogue CRT TV, then you will likely have RCA audio out sockets on the back of your set top box that you could use instead.
If you are using a digital set top box with an analogue CRT TV, then you will likely have RCA audio out sockets on the back of your set top box that you could use instead.
"Set the volume of the TV to 100% using the TV remote (if applicable to your old CRT set!)."
🙂 until someone accidentally pulls the headphone jack out 🙂
🙂 until someone accidentally pulls the headphone jack out 🙂
No ! Set it something in the 85-95% range.
Some TV circuits distort at high levels, but test on a loud channel.
This also applies for computers.
Use the Scart output if You want to control the volume on the amp. That's the best way to do it. There are Scart cables with audio extractor RCA's available, or You just solder in a cable.
Is the audio on the SCART (Or Péritel, as it was originally known) variable level.? Having control of the volume with the TV remote is something I really like.
I can only say that 100% works for my holiday home combination. Using the headphone socket in this way matches up the volume levels when I switch from the TV to other sources and introduces no distortion that I can perceive.
However, I agree that there is ample room for experimentation! 😎
I used a SCART adaptor at first, which gave me L/R phono outputs, but for some unknown reason I eventually lost one of the channels.
I tried the headphone socket instead, not thinking it would produce as good a result, but was impressed by the clarity of the sound.
Yes, the downside is that I do have to use two remote controls, but I've quickly become accustomed to it. Tolerable enough for holiday use!
The last CRT that I bought (JVC) had no audio out at all, just internal speakers. So I just put RCA connectors on the back and wired them to the speakers. i figured it would be noisy and sound bad, but nope. Worked just fine. I had planned to but dummy resistors in place of the internal speakers, but never bothered.
I believe this was a dangerous thing to do in the days of old valve CRT TVs without the use of a transformer, as one side of the speaker could be at a high potential wrt earth.
I remember separate, sound only, TV tuners being sold so that you could get quality sound without getting electrocuted! 😱
Yes, fixed level as its primary purpose is to record on VCR.
You don't want record level changing!