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Chewbacca's Abortion

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Sorry, didn't really know where to post this haha.
I just purchased the following items:

Panasonic TC-L32X2
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0039213XY/ref=oss_product
and
Eagle Tech ET-AR504LR
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0029Z9UNW/ref=oss_product

This is my first HDTV, and my first non-factory speaker set. I have a small area so I got a smallish TV and smallish speakers. But my question is, how do I connect the two to eachother? The items haven't been shipped yet, or I would be testing them on my own already. I just want to have everything ready for when they get here so it'll be a seamless project.

A friend said I would need some kind of stereo system, and I found one in the garage but it doesn't work. I would rather just attach the speakers to the TV, but I'm not sure how that would even work.

Thanks in advance!
 
I actually HAD a tv long ago that would be able to hook up speakers to is... but for the most part they don't...

Splurge a little more and get a receiver
 
[quote name='scsg75']you need a receiver. The speakers and TV will hook into that. You can't just attach speakers to the TV.[/QUOTE]


I can't agree with you, I'd like to, but after reading the specifications on the system I'd say you wouldn't need one.

I thought it unusual myself, reading that the subwoofer has the sound control with remote on it as well as an AUX Input in the back. Just to make sure I was right I found the user manual -> http://www.eagletechusa.com/Download/manual/ET-AR504LR-BK.pdf

and even called the company 626 956-4040 and they clarified that NO RECEIVER is needed.
 
yeah - this speaker/subwoofer set looks to be powered (like most computer speaker sets) so you could use either a dual rca cable (red and white connectors - male on both ends) on the AUX connector or, it would appear, a dual rca to mini-jack cable (also male on both ends - this appears to be included with the speakers "3.5mm to RCA audio cable") on the CD connection.
 
Since your speakers are 2.1 speaker (L + R + subwoofer), you don't need a receiver to go with them.

It looks like the only output for the audio from the TV is a digital audio out port, and your speakers won't connect via the 3.5mm jack on the back of them labeled "CD IN". To get the audio out of the TV would need a receiver, sorry.

What're you hooking to the TV? You could route the audio to the speakers from the devices you're hooking to the TV into the speakers, though it would be messy.
 
Chewbacca's Abortion;8060064]Too many mixed opinions here said:
You can use a receiver to connect other media like what you've listed or use a multiple AV Connector box. There's just different ways to go about this.
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Chewbacca's Abortion;8060064]Too many mixed opinions here said:
Your TV doesn't have any analog outputs on it, and the only thing I could find that said it was an audio was the digital output port listed in the user's manual:

http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-...visions/VIERA-Flat-Panel-HDTVs/model.TC-L32X2

Page 43 of the "Operating Instructions" is what I'm referring to.

[quote name='whitecastle']I would actually try a cable that can connect a digital audio output to a AV input like this -> http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/...csid/0/rid/123284&utm_campaign=GoogleBaseFeed

I have never limit myself to what the norm is and do try to think out of the box once in a while. After all, technology is always improving one way or another.
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That cable might do it, though I'm a little surprise that the cable would convert digital audio output to an analog input to another device.

[quote name='whitecastle']You can use a receiver to connect other media like what you've listed or use a multiple AV Connector box. There's just different ways to go about this.[/QUOTE]Problem with using a receiver is that the speakers the OP has won't work with it, since they're designed for a CD player / MP3 player / PC / devices with a 3.5mm output and receivers are designed to work with individual speakers and not what the OP has.
 
Chewbacca's Abortion;8060259]Your link also says it has an analog audio port for HDMI said:
Go to the link I provided, download or look at the PDF for the "Operating Instructions" and look at page 43 of the PDF file. That's a shot of the back of the TV and the only items I can find there that have anything to do with audio output is the digital audio output listed on the back of the TV.

The link for the cable that whitecastle posted should work, as might this one:

http://www.amazon.com/3-5MM-TOSLINK-FIBER-OPTIC-TOSLINK-mini-Toslink/dp/B00006LVF3

As long as it'll work as a TOSLink male to 3.5mm male cable, in theory, it should work. The cable I linked above and whitecastle's cable should do it. I've never had to do this, so I'm trying to put it together from what I think should work.
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Chewbacca's Abortion;8060400]Ah said:
http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/eagle-arion-et-ar504lr-bk-21-soundstage-speakers-with-subwoofer/[/url]

They're primarily computer speakers, which is why they have a 3.5mm input jack, as that's what would be coming off of a PC's soundcard.
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Yeah, but then I saw in the Amazon customer screenshots that somebody had hooked them to their TV so I figured I could do the same, not as easy as I thought haha. Hopefully it will work with that cable.
 
[quote name='WeaponX2099']May I ask, why those speakers?[/QUOTE]
I've used the brand before and was very impressed, and reviews all say they are a very good value for the quality.
 
I don't know why people are making this so god damn confusing.

You need to run the audio and video from your devices separately. This could pose a few problems for you:

1. You will only be able to have two devices hooked up at the same time.

2. If you want to watch OTA TV, you'll have to use the TV speakers (unless you buy a receiver).

3. You may have to forgo using HDMI depending on your devices.

I don't know what blu-ray player you have, but hopefully you can run the video to the TV via HDMI and the audio to your speaker system via analog cables. If that's possible there will be an option in your player's menu to enable this.

The 360 doesn't let you use HDMI and analog at the same time without buying an extra adapter like this: http://www.buy.com/prod/new-hdmi-ca...60/q/sellerid/24156699/loc/108/215988555.html.

It'll probably be easier for you to just use component cables for your 360 and run the analog part to your speaker system.

You'll also need one of these for the 3.5mm input on your sub: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...d=10218&cs_id=1021804&p_id=666&seq=1&format=2

The only other problem you could run into is not having enough cable to reach your tv and system at the same time. This is easily fixed by buying some female-to-male analog extensions from Monoprice.

Next time you should research this shit before buying all of your equipment.
 
From what I see you only have tsolink as an output from you tv. All you need is a way of getting that to the powered sub. You will need a cable or a converter box to do so. I really don't see why it needs to be the 3.5mm input. From the pic it looks like the sub has for the analog audio ports. Them are the red and white inputs. I would just get a converter box or cable for them and you should be good. However from what some on amazon have said the speakers you bought might not have long enough cables. Just do like was said and get a male to female extension cable.
 
[quote name='blissskr']I'm pretty sure you need a converter and one of those cables posted not just the cable itself, something like this should work http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10423&cs_id=1042302&p_id=6884&seq=1&format=2[/QUOTE]

I think bliss is right here - I totally just assumed your tv had analog audio out and it doesn't - so you would need something like this to convert. Then you should be able to use the 3.5mm to rca left/right from the speakers (CD) to this converter then you'd need toslink (optical audio) cable from the converter to the tv.

Honestly - I'd maybe return the speakers and just use the tv's built in speakers and save up a little and look in to getting a receiver and a decent pair of bookshelf speakers - you can always add on later if you want a sub or surround sound if you get a receiver capable of that. You could also go the home-theater-in-a-box route but just make sure it has optical audio connections.
 
[quote name='bordjon']I think bliss is right here - I totally just assumed your tv had analog audio out and it doesn't - so you would need something like this to convert. Then you should be able to use the 3.5mm to rca left/right from the speakers (CD) to this converter then you'd need toslink (optical audio) cable from the converter to the tv.

Honestly - I'd maybe return the speakers and just use the tv's built in speakers and save up a little and look in to getting a receiver and a decent pair of bookshelf speakers - you can always add on later if you want a sub or surround sound if you get a receiver capable of that. You could also go the home-theater-in-a-box route but just make sure it has optical audio connections.[/QUOTE]
I only got additional speakers because reviews say that the built in speakers were "underwhelming" (2 20w). I think when it gets here I'll test them out, and if I have no problem with them I'll do what you said and return them, and get speakers made for a TV. Or maybe just keep these for my computer, who knows.

Thanks everybody!
 
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