Can you get cable that connect headphone straight to speakers?

HappySad

Does this cable exist? I want to have my TV sound to go to my two speakers. Can you get a cable that connects from TV (headphone or other connection) straight to 2 speakers without having to have a stereo?

Any web links to product would help and welcomed but not necessary.

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darich

I assume you mean speakers plug into the headphone socket, normally 3.5mm in size?
I bought a set of speakers for my TV and that's how they plug in. They need their own power supply but the sub and 2 satellites sound much better than the speakers built into the TV.
They're Labtec Pulse 485 and I bought them from Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Labtec-970127-0120-pulse-485/dp/B0006L29KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253440815&sr=8-1

Hope this is what you're after!!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

what type of connection have you on the speakers?

HappySad

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

what type of connection have you on the speakers?

My each speaker has a cable that splits into two.

HappySad

darich wrote: »

I assume you mean speakers plug into the headphone socket, normally 3.5mm in size?
I bought a set of speakers for my TV and that's how they plug in. They need their own power supply but the sub and 2 satellites sound much better than the speakers built into the TV.
They're Labtec Pulse 485 and I bought them from Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Labtec-970127-0120-pulse-485/dp/B0006L29KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253440815&sr=8-1

Hope this is what you're after!!

I want to use the speaker that I already own. They don't have their own power suppy.. Just one cable that splits into two wires.

darich

HappySad wrote: »

I want to use the speaker that I already own. They don't have their own power suppy.. Just one cable that splits into two wires.

In that case I expect they're larger than headphones eg from a hi fi maybe?
The hi-fi would supply enough power through the cables to power the speakers but the TV can only power headphones because that's all it's designed to. That'll be why the speakers I bought have their own power supply.
Is it purely speakers or do you have a hifi that they're connected to? If so, then you might be able to connect the TV to the hifi and use the hifi like a home cinema. Dead easy if the hifi has a line in or auxiliray input. Otherwise I think you might be struggling

casper_g

If I've understood you correctly, you want to connect an ordinary unamplified set of hi-fi type speakers to a headphone socket? It can't be done. You need an amplifier somewhere, which will have to be a separate unit if the speakers aren't "active" (i.e. with a power supply and amplifier built in, as often used with computers).

HappySad

Thanks for you comments & info.....Yes I want to connect Hifi speakers to my TV. Are they any cheap & small amps that I can purchase to do this?

Fifer

It's unlikely that the headphone socket on a TV will deliver enough power to a pair of passive speakers to provide 'normal' room volume, unless the speakers are extremely efficient (which is unlikely). Also, are the speakers also hooked up to a stereo? It's not advisable to have two devices (TV and stereo) hooked to one pair of speakers at the same time.

HappySad

Fifer wrote: »

It's unlikely that the headphone socket on a TV will deliver enough power to a pair of passive speakers to provide 'normal' room volume, unless the speakers are extremely efficient (which is unlikely). Also, are the speakers also hooked up to a stereo? It's not advisable to have two devices (TV and stereo) hooked to one pair of speakers at the same time.

Speakers will be only connected to the TV is this is possible.

custardy

Fifer wrote: »

It's unlikely that the headphone socket on a TV will deliver enough power to a pair of passive speakers to provide 'normal' room volume, unless the speakers are extremely efficient (which is unlikely). Also, are the speakers also hooked up to a stereo? It's not advisable to have two devices (TV and stereo) hooked to one pair of speakers at the same time.

i stuck a set of JBL creatures onto the headphone socket of my LG LCD
on normal TV they worked but on action scenes they cut out
same went when the OH used singstar on the PS3

so i dont see a headphone socket running large unamped speakers