Modern home television equipment has advanced functionality, HD technologies, but often equipped primitive speakers, preventing you from enjoying all the sound effects. For ordinary viewing, this set is quite enough, but to feel the beauty of surround sound, you need to additionally connect speakers to a TV, preferably of the highest class. How to properly connect the acoustics will be discussed below.

First you need to find out what inputs are on the TV in order to make a high-quality audio connection. IN modern models The following types of audio and TV connectors are used to connect various speakers:

• special connectors (Scart, RCA);
• line output;
• jack for headset or headphones;
• digital HDMI port.

In the first option, connect speakers, which do not have a built-in amplifier - you just need to select acoustics of such power that would not exceed the permissible limit. The second and third options are used when the product no longer has any special connectors: this is how speakers with a built-in amplifier are connected to the TV. Last option (HDMI) is used to connect more “advanced” devices - for example, those that produce very high-quality sound. All newer models have this output.

Types of acoustics

In this section, we will look at existing speaker options, as well as how to connect a speaker system to a TV.

Simple columns

Such products can provide the user with decent sound only if presence of an amplifier and a volume control system. They must be connected to a separate outlet, and to the TV directly using a 3.5 mm TRS connector.

Multimedia center

This type of acoustics provides you with more high-quality sound. carried out through adapters type of bells or TRS. They are sold in any industrial store specializing in spare parts for household appliances. Use the AUT output on the TV, and the IN input on the music center and enjoy high-quality sound.

Composite stereo system

This option is distinguished by the best quality of transmission of all nuances of the sound range, which is why experts call it the most advanced of all modern stereo systems. It features a professional receiver and quite powerful amplifier, so the sound coming out of the speakers is of particular purity and colossal volume. If you are wondering how to connect speakers from your home theater to... Samsung TV, LG or others – give preference to HDMI, because in this case we have the highest quality sound at the output.

Types of cables used

Different types speaker systems can be connected to a TV with the obligatory ability to regulate the quality of the sound, which directly depends on the correct combination of the output on the TV and the input on the amplifier. If they do not match, then you need to use special receiver, and this is an additional cash investment. Different speakers are connected using different inputs, so it is necessary to determine which type of cable to connect in each specific case.

How to output sound from a TV receiver to acoustics?

If you used the cable that was recommended, but the sound level does not satisfy you, you will need to buy a separate receiver - all problems will be solved.

• Let's say there are 2 columns RCA input(tulips), then produced connection using a Mini jack audio cable(3.5 mm jack) to 2 RCA. Mini jack connects to the sound card (green output) if you want to use them as front speakers or as a stereo pair. Or using an audio cable 2 RCA - 2 RCA and a mini jack adapter to 2 RCA inputs.

• There are 2 terminals on the columns. In this case, a cable from any headphones with a mini Jack 3.5 mm will suit you. Cut off the speakers and carefully strip the wire. Connect the stripped ends to the terminals, and the mini Jack plug to sound card.
• Buy inexpensive stereo amplifier, especially if you want to use speakers from a formerly decent music center, it will be worth the cost.

P.S. Special sound volume such way to connect speakers to a computer can't achieve output power will be a few watts since passive speakers require an amplifier, but at least save your speakers from the fate of ending up in the trash.

How to connect 5.1 speakers to a computer (active acoustics)

Connecting an active speaker system for a PC is a fairly simple task, so I won’t go into this topic, but many people still have questions.

You need to figure out how many outputs or sockets your computer’s sound card has. As a rule, modern built-in sound cards allow you to use 7.1 acoustics (marked with colored sockets on the motherboard).

Green output - front (front) speakers

Orange output - center channel and subwoofer

Black output - rear (rear) speakers

Gray output - side speakers (surround speakers)

Blue - line input (electric-acoustic guitar, player, etc.)

Pink - microphone.

Depending on this, you will be able to connect the speakers to your computer. If you decide to connect 5.1 speakers, then several sockets will be used (green, orange, black). Connect the cable with the green plug to the audio output jack (green) on the rear panel system unit etc. Connect the cables to the appropriate connectors (refer to the colors) on the sound card control module; when you connect the cable to the sound card, the program will show which type of speaker serves a specific socket. As a result, all 3 above-mentioned connectors on the module must be used. The speakers and subwoofer are connected with an RCA - RCA cable (tulip - tulip), one end of the cable into the subwoofer (since it most often contains an amplifier), and the other end to the corresponding speaker. On the subwoofer, each RCA output is labeled according to the type of speaker, so you can't go wrong.

Set up your computer by selecting 6-channel mode in the sound card driver application and in the Windows Sound Control Panel. If you have a 7.1 speaker system, then you will have to additionally use the gray connector on the motherboard for the side speakers. As a last resort, use the instructions for the motherboard, especially when connecting the headphone and microphone jacks on the front panel of the system unit of your PC.

Connecting speakers to a computer via S/PDIF (digital output)

When connecting 5.1 speakers via SPDIF, you will need an SPDIF cable (optical or coaxial).

The inputs and outputs of coaxial SPDIF are made on RCA type connectors. Digital signal transmitted by regular cable with corresponding connectors. In coaxial SPDIF, data is transmitted in the form of electrical pulses over ordinary wires, which are subject to all kinds of interference. In the receiving device, all these noises are filtered out, but the possibility of losing some data is still present.

Optical SPDIF uses an optical cable to transmit data. Its inputs and outputs are made on Toslink type connectors, which are closed with plugs, by which it is very easy to recognize this type of interface. Also in Creative and other sound cards there is an optical interface that uses a mini Toslink cable. An optical cable does not respond to magnetic fields at all, since data is transmitted in the form of light pulses. Therefore, it is believed that the optical digital data transmission interface is much better protected from external influences than the coaxial one. IN satellite receivers The optical type of the SPDIF interface is used.

The type of connection will depend on what type of connection interface external sources signal is available on the amplifier housing of your speaker system. You just need to connect the cable to the digital output of your motherboard and connect it to the corresponding digital input connector on the speaker system (amplifier or subwoofer of the speaker system with a built-in amplifier). It is necessary to change the signal output port in the audio card interface from analog to digital (unless, of course, the driver itself determines the connection to the digital output). The connection diagram for the speakers directly remains the same as described above. Games output sound directly without various compressions, so you still won’t be able to get more stereo sound from the game via S/PDIF. To correct this drawback, you must have a sound card that supports Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect. These technologies allow multi-channel audio from a 5.1 or 7.1 game to be encoded on the fly into Dolby Digital or DTS and transmitted directly via S/PDIF. In practice, when one of these technologies is enabled, all audio played on the analog outputs will be re-encoded and sent to digital S/PDIF , however, often in order for the sound to be played on the analog output, you will have to set the analog outputs of the sound card as the default device in the Windows sound settings panel, and for many applications simply select analog outputs manually. For example, in normal mode, in the sound settings panel in Windows, selected S/PDIF as default device. The music player also lists S/PDIF. Now, to get 5.1 sound from any source you should:

• select one of the 5.1 audio encoding technologies Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect in the sound card settings;
• in the Windows sound settings panel, select the analog outputs of the sound card as the main device;

User Misconceptions:

Misconception #1. When you are finished playing you should switch everything back for correct operation. If you keep one of the on-the-fly encoding technologies always on, you will not be able to view and listen to files with multi-channel audio, since they are already encoded and require output directly to S/PDIF.

Solution: you don’t need to switch anything, watch a movie in stereo - it’s laid out at 5.1, watch a video with a DTS or Dolby track - the sound is perfectly laid out across channels. This can be seen even on a player that can switch audio tracks eg The KMPlayer.

Misconception #2. On-the-fly encoding of stereo sound from an mp3 file using Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect will be several times inferior to hardware decomposition of such sound on speakers or a receiver.

Solution: If acoustics of similar quality are connected to the receiver, the difference will not be so significant. The main thing in the settings of THX Studio Pro (or a similar “improver” of the sound card) is not to forget to disable the options that create various effects: for example, it makes the voice stand out from the general sound background. Much depends on the sound card; Creative Titanium HD copes with this with a bang.

How to connect speakers to a TV (active)

1. Through 2 RCA-RCA cables (tulip - tulip), one ends are in the L and R outputs, the other in the speakers, if the speakers have RCA inputs on the rear panel.
2. If only a cable with a mini Jack at the end comes from the speakers, then connect it to the headphone jack on your TV.
3. If you are going to connect a full music center, then using RCA-RCA cables to the L and R outputs of the TV, set the AUX mode on the music center and connect the RCA cable to the AUX input on the back panel of your center. If your TV has a sound output in the form of a mini Jack jack (black, as a rule), then you will need a mini Jack to 2 RCA adapter cable.

Xonar Essence STX sound card

“Tell me how to achieve high-quality music playback on a computer,” this question regularly arises in editorial mail. We usually answer that this is not an easy and lengthy matter; there are many problems to solve: proper nutrition, noise control, etc. But you need to start by choosing an audio interface, preferably one specifically designed for high-quality music playback, and not for dubbing games or home movies. There are not many suitable models at all, but if you take into account such important points, as a reasonable price and the possibility of improving sound by replacing operational amplifiers, then in general - one or two miscalculated. We usually recommend the Xonar Essence STX sound card to our readers, and now we will explain why.

First of all, these are high-quality components: TI Burr-Brown PCM1792A DAC, powerful TI TPA6120A2 headphone amplifier, Sanyo OsCon and Nichicon Fine Gold electrolytic capacitors. Sound critical operational amplifiers are not soldered into the board, but installed in “beds”, which makes it easy to replace them with others and thereby adjust the sound character. Another advantage is the durable connectors: a pair of RCA for analog output, professional TRS 6.3 mm for headphones and microphone, another RCA for a combined digital output (coaxial and optical with a special adapter). The metal casing protects the sensitive elements of the board from electromagnetic interference - in combination with competent circuit design, this made it possible to almost fully realize the high-quality potential of the DAC. The output signal-to-noise ratio is no worse than 124 dB, the level of harmonic distortion is less than 0.0003% - excellent performance for a card with a recommended price of only 6,000 rubles.

The sound character of the Xonar Essence STX is comfortable, soft, and does not have the tedious digital harshness typical of integrated interfaces. Thanks to its high-quality digital output, this board will not remain idle even after purchasing a serious external DAC.

Four in one

LG 84LM960V 3D TV with Ultra HD resolution

About ten years ago, a 42” display seemed gigantic, but now it’s a massive diagonal, and many people want a bigger screen.

The new 84-inch LG 84LM960V TV is equal in area and number of pixels to four 42” screens, its resolution is 3840 x 2160, which is very important: when viewed even from a close distance, the picture does not break up into separate elements and looks absolutely clear and unified.

To display such a huge amount of information on the screen, a video path with extended bandwidth and powerful processor, which converts all input signals to 4K resolution, thus achieving best quality Images. Moreover, the TV supports 3D, which places even higher demands on its electronics.

To make the sound match such a large image, the designers equipped the TV with a 2.2-configuration sound system with two built-in subwoofers (total power 50 W) and the 3D Sound Zooming function - it creates a surround sound field.

The proprietary LG Smart TV system includes more than 500 applications and provides access to an ever-growing number of online services with a wide range of movies and games. Smart Share Plus technology allows you to transfer content to your TV from laptops, smartphones, tablets and other portable devices, including drives with WiDi technology. The built-in 2D to 3D converter compensates for the lack of volumetric content, and the Dual Play function allows you to play on one TV in pairs: opponents can see different images simultaneously on the same screen. The LG Cloud service further expands the capabilities of the TV, creating a single information field for all devices that support it.

And finally, the main thing: the LG 84LM960V is already in mass production and is sold in Russia for 799,990 rubles.

Just a few years ago, we could hear high-quality and surround sound in cinemas or at concerts. Privately used music centers and powerful tape recorders. They were loud, of course, but the sound came from two speakers. Nowadays, you can enjoy excellent sound and picture using home theaters equipped with various sound systems, which in turn need to be connected and configured correctly and with understanding.

Connecting audio equipment to your home theater

In order to connect all the speakers to your home theater, you don’t need to be a pro in this matter. Just follow these instructions. A properly connected sound system will delight you with surround and high-quality sound.

To connect you will need:

• Receiver;
• Columns;
• Cables for connection.

No matter what system you have, the first point of connection will be sound. Standard set various systems sound is the presence of several speakers (front, rear, center) and a subwoofer. The methods for attaching the wires to the contacts vary, but their connection diagram is the same for all.

Front speakers, since they are the main sources of sound, are usually placed close to or near the TV, and their backs are directed towards the wall. The sockets on the receiver for connecting front speakers are marked (Front).

The cable for these speakers is divided at the ends into two multi-colored wires (usually black and red), where red is positive and black is negative. Connecting they are either clamped or threaded contact connections.

If after connection there is no sound from the speakers, then the positive and negative contacts are reversed.

The central speaker (if there is one) is also responsible for the main sound. It is located directly next to the TV. The height of the location depends on your taste. It is connected to the home theater in the same way as the front one and is marked on the receiver body (Center).

Next, the rear speakers are connected in the same way. They are placed opposite the front ones, thereby achieving unique surround sound. Marked (Surround). And then the subwoofer is connected, which saturates the sound low frequencies. Labeled (Subwoofer).

How to connect a home theater to a TV: instructions

The way a home theater works is that the processed signal from the source is sent through the receiver to the speakers and to the TV screen. To transmit images through a home theater, there are several connection methods.

Connection types:

• HDMI cable;
• RGB cable;
• Composite connector.

To display a picture on the TV screen High Quality, use the method using an HDMI cable, which usually comes with cables for connecting a home theater. It is simply not possible to confuse the correct connection, which makes the task easier. The cable plugs resemble the charging plug (USB), only slightly larger. To connect, find the inscription (HDMI OUT) on the receiver, and (HDMI IN) on the TV.

The peculiarity of the HDMI cable is that it is capable of transmitting not only a picture, but also sound.

It may be that your TV is missing a connector or is already occupied by another cable. In this case, you can use an RGB cable. Unlike the previous one, this cable capable of transmitting only images. This cable consists of three wires connected together with tips of three colors (red, green, blue). It is connected to the connectors marked (Component Video Out) and (Component In), according to the colors of the connectors.

It is also possible to connect using a composite cable. Connection is made through composite connectors marked (Composite Video Out) and (Composite In). Unlike other connection methods, this one displays a picture of not very high quality.

Methods: how to connect a laptop or computer to a home theater

Nowadays, more and more people use TV as “furniture”. With the development of Internet technology, it became possible to listen to music and watch movies on a computer. And to enjoy high quality picture and sound, you can connect your computer to your home theater.

Connection methods:

• Using cables;
• Via an external sound card.

To ensure the transfer of surround sound from a laptop to a home theater, you need hdmi cable. It makes it possible to transmit both picture and sound. To do this, you need to connect the cable connector to the GDMI output on the laptop, and the second directly to the cinema (receiver). After this, the sound and picture should be reproduced through the cinema.

If this does not happen, you should configure the playback device on the computer itself. To do this, go to the control panel and select the Sound tab. Next, the playback tab opens. Select a device that supports HDMI, right-click on it and select “use default device.” Then click on “settings” and select the appropriate system for playback (5.1 or 7.1). The setup is complete and the sound should disappear from the laptop speakers.

If the connection is made through a computer video card with a DVI to HDMI adapter, then the sound will need to be supplied to the receiver manually. To do this, use an SPDIF cable to connect motherboard or sound adapter with video card.

It is important to know! The integrity of the cable directly depends on the correct connection. The cords must be connected according to the markings.

If your laptop does not have an HDMI connector, you can use simple solution in the form of an external sound card. To connect it, no special skills or knowledge are required, as well as for some types of special installation programs. These devices allow you to connect not only receivers, but also microphones and headphones.

You can also use your phone to control the system.

Optical cable intended for TV or home theater

Modern technologies make it possible to use optical cables not only for industry; they are often used for high-speed and high-quality transmission of various types of signals. They have also found application for connecting televisions and home theaters.

The optical cable is intended:

• Internet connection;
• Transmission of sound and image.

Using optical cables, you can connect 5.1 sound systems to the TV, as well as the Internet. An important condition when connecting various systems is the correct selection of cable, which will allow for a reliable connection and long-term operation.

A TOSLINK cable is a common cable for connecting audio systems, as it supports many formats. But to transmit video to TV screens, cables with markings (EIAJ / JEITA RC-5720) are used. TOSLINK cables are used by such well-known manufacturing companies as LG (LG), Samsung (Samsung) and Genius.

But they have some disadvantages. These cables may transmit noise, cause picture jitter, or interrupt communication. These models have high resistance.

It is important to know! To transfer the most high-quality image and sound, it is recommended to use cables no longer than 4 meters long.

But the main difference from other types is that fiber optic cables have a very high throughput. And their correct use will allow you to achieve good results.

How to connect sound and TV (video)

As you can see, connecting various audio systems and home theaters, as well as their individual parts, does not require specialized knowledge and skills. You can easily handle this yourself. And don’t forget that when purchasing a home theater, detailed instructions are always included.