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Title: Speaker wiring Post by: woolster on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:09:48 I want to use my old stereo speakers in my back garden for bbq's etc, i plan to connect them to my ipod , so my question is can i wire my exsisting speakers to a headphone socket adaptor, or is there anything out there to buy that will do the job :hmmm:thanks
Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:14:24 You'll need an amplifier to power the speakers.
Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: Flashheart on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:16:02 The red wire goes in the red socket and the black wire goes in the black socket.
Hope that helps. Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: woolster on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:17:19 The red wire goes in the red socket and the black wire goes in the black socket. wires to a headphone socket, keep upHope that helps. Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: woolster on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:18:20 You'll need an amplifier to power the speakers. i have a samsung ampTitle: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: red socks on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:31:57 I want to use my old stereo speakers in my back garden for bbq's etc, i plan to connect them to my ipod , so my question is can i wire my exsisting speakers to a headphone socket adaptor, or is there anything out there to buy that will do the job :hmmm:thanks You can buy a standard jack input into your amp for just a few of your English pounds Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: Samdy Gray on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 08:39:58 Yeah, you need an RCA to 3.5mm jack cable.
I use the same to connect my iPod to my amp. Title: Re: Speaker wiring Post by: @MacPhlea on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 09:22:50 I want to use my old stereo speakers in my back garden for bbq's etc, i plan to connect them to my ipod , so my question is can i wire my exsisting speakers to a headphone socket adaptor, or is there anything out there to buy that will do the job :hmmm:thanks You'll probably find that unless they have a decent sub they will have to be cranked right up to get any decent sound out of them... I tried the same and gave up because they only sounded good if you stood directly in front of them... ended up investing in a pair of these with omni directional speakers and built in sub.. fucking immense... http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/546500573/mirage-oasis-omni-6-black?srccode=cii_1013252&cpncode=32-143441904-2&v_c=AudioReview |