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I have two of these passive speakers that I would like to connect to my TV. It really doesn't need to get super loud since I will be using it to watch tv/movies at a normal volume. My tv does have yellow/white rca audio out ports (not just audio in) as well as sigital out.

Can someone please recommend an amp and wires to attach these two with a priority on reliability and energy efficiency? I'm a noob at anything audio.

Update: I found a used amp for cheap and they both sound great!

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[–] pixelscience@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

yeah, just about anything these days will work... This was literally the cheapest HDMI reciever on ebay. Hell, you can probably go to Goodwill and find one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/256425902033

[–] Betch@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah actually that's a good idea. Places like Goodwill very often have AV Receivers. Definitely worth a look.

[–] pixelscience@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you don't need 4k and or 120hz, there are probably a million of them that people dumped when they were forced to upgrade :/

[–] Betch@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah and even then they don't necessarily have to pass video through the AVR, they can simply output audio through TOSLINK or HDMI ARC.

[–] SoySaucePrinterInk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Is there a risk if the amp puts out over 50W per speaker? If someone cranks the volume would it blow a speaker or something?

[–] Betch@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago
[–] pixelscience@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Not really. It'll be fine. An amp that puts out 25W per speak will blow those speakers if you turn it up to max volume on a good reciever.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, but most budget amps quote peak wattage, not RMS power, so even if it says 100w per channel, it might be considerably less. Ideally you get a more powerful amp and just don't turn it up past halfway. If it's less powerful then you'll get clipping when it's cranked.