Ben
My grandpa is 99 years old and to hear the TV he turns up the volume to a point where he can hear it comfortably but to a point where everyone else has to leave the room because it's so loud. If we put in some speakers in the room or by his head, do you think he would turn the volume down a bit?
Sadly, headphines are not and option because I don't thnk he would put up with them. He would call them uncomfortable and annoying among other things.
Answer
Putting a speaker near his head might help, though it would have to be the "center" speaker because that's where most dialogue is played through.
A pair of headphones might be easier, though you need to figure out how to connect them and still have audio play through the TV speakers (some TVs allow this, others may not). I highly recommend wireless headphones, they are much more comfortable.
If your TV does not have a headphone output then you could get a receiver with a headphone port, but it seems like an expensive way to get headphone support, so only do this if you also want to have surround speakers. Make sure if you buy one of those all-in-one DVD home theater systems that it has audio inputs so that you can send other audio to it (such as from your cable box or over the air TV programming).
Putting a speaker near his head might help, though it would have to be the "center" speaker because that's where most dialogue is played through.
A pair of headphones might be easier, though you need to figure out how to connect them and still have audio play through the TV speakers (some TVs allow this, others may not). I highly recommend wireless headphones, they are much more comfortable.
If your TV does not have a headphone output then you could get a receiver with a headphone port, but it seems like an expensive way to get headphone support, so only do this if you also want to have surround speakers. Make sure if you buy one of those all-in-one DVD home theater systems that it has audio inputs so that you can send other audio to it (such as from your cable box or over the air TV programming).
Home entertainment wiring?
Ben K
Hi, I'd like help/advice on how to wire a new house im moving into. Basically what i want is to have a central music system (probably just a hifi with docking station) at present and for it to be ran through an amplifier to 7 rooms in the house via ceiling mounted speakers, im not worried about it playing different music in each room or anything like that and id also like the option to be able to run the tv through the same amp/speakers. The TV will be situated about 10 metres from where the amp will be located, is this possible? If so what would i need to run from the TV etc back to the amp, anyone with any sort of advice/links to wiring diagrams etc (in lamen terms please) i would be massively appreciative. Thanks in Advance
Answer
Here is one idea:
Get a mid-range 5.1 AV Receiver with a Zone B feature.
Zone A handles the 5.1 speaker system in the room with the TV. Run a long HDMI cable to the TV. Try www.bluejeanscables.com for decent, long HDMI cables that you can run in-wall.
You then buy a nice speaker selector switch, like one from Niles. These run about $200 but will not harm your amp. You run the Zone B speaker outputs from your 5.1 receiver to the speaker selector switch.
You want the option to turn off rooms you wont go into because most receivers can handle 2 sets of speakers but you have 7. Each time you add in another set of speakers - it reduces the power to the other active speakers.
Some AV Receivers only offer RCA jacks for Zone B. At first this sounds cheap and crappy because you need to have a separate amplifier that takes the left/right RCA feed, then converts to speaker level to feed your speaker switch. But - you can get 150 or bigger stereo amps for not too much money and these will probably work much better trying to run 7 speakers.
You may also want wall-mounted volume controls in each room. Each room is a different size so the volume that is good in one room may be too loud or soft in another. If you have room volume controls (that can shut off the sound), you probably do not need the speaker selector switch.
Also - for in-wall wiring you need speaker wires that have CL2 or CL3 rated insulation. If there is a fire, the insurance company can claim the 'ordinary' speaker wire you used acted like a fuse and the fire department could have saved part of the structure if you had followed the fire codes and used the in-wall rated speaker wire.
Some higher end receivers let you run both a video system out Zone A, and you feed Zone B from a CD/MP3 player at the same time. Look for Yamaha or Denon models that do this for the best flexibility.
So here is how it works:
* iPod doc or CD player running to nice AV Receiver.
* BluRay/Cable box to AV receiver with HDMI
* Zone A is the 5.1 speaker system in the TV room.
* Zone B is the left/right RCA cables to a external 150 watt per channel amp.
* Output of amp goes to 7 (gasp) sets of in-wall rated speaker wires.
* Each speaker wire terminates at a wall-plate volume control in the room.
* Output of the volume control goes to the built-in speakers in each room.
Note: There are also some nice whole-house audio system like the Sonos system. A bit pricey but they feature wall plates that can control the music selection, a hard-drive based media player where you put your music, and I think even a pocket remote you can carry around so you dont really have to touch the wall plates. If music is important to you - this dedicated system may be a better choice and something you can brag about when showing off your new home.
Hope this helps.
Here is one idea:
Get a mid-range 5.1 AV Receiver with a Zone B feature.
Zone A handles the 5.1 speaker system in the room with the TV. Run a long HDMI cable to the TV. Try www.bluejeanscables.com for decent, long HDMI cables that you can run in-wall.
You then buy a nice speaker selector switch, like one from Niles. These run about $200 but will not harm your amp. You run the Zone B speaker outputs from your 5.1 receiver to the speaker selector switch.
You want the option to turn off rooms you wont go into because most receivers can handle 2 sets of speakers but you have 7. Each time you add in another set of speakers - it reduces the power to the other active speakers.
Some AV Receivers only offer RCA jacks for Zone B. At first this sounds cheap and crappy because you need to have a separate amplifier that takes the left/right RCA feed, then converts to speaker level to feed your speaker switch. But - you can get 150 or bigger stereo amps for not too much money and these will probably work much better trying to run 7 speakers.
You may also want wall-mounted volume controls in each room. Each room is a different size so the volume that is good in one room may be too loud or soft in another. If you have room volume controls (that can shut off the sound), you probably do not need the speaker selector switch.
Also - for in-wall wiring you need speaker wires that have CL2 or CL3 rated insulation. If there is a fire, the insurance company can claim the 'ordinary' speaker wire you used acted like a fuse and the fire department could have saved part of the structure if you had followed the fire codes and used the in-wall rated speaker wire.
Some higher end receivers let you run both a video system out Zone A, and you feed Zone B from a CD/MP3 player at the same time. Look for Yamaha or Denon models that do this for the best flexibility.
So here is how it works:
* iPod doc or CD player running to nice AV Receiver.
* BluRay/Cable box to AV receiver with HDMI
* Zone A is the 5.1 speaker system in the TV room.
* Zone B is the left/right RCA cables to a external 150 watt per channel amp.
* Output of amp goes to 7 (gasp) sets of in-wall rated speaker wires.
* Each speaker wire terminates at a wall-plate volume control in the room.
* Output of the volume control goes to the built-in speakers in each room.
Note: There are also some nice whole-house audio system like the Sonos system. A bit pricey but they feature wall plates that can control the music selection, a hard-drive based media player where you put your music, and I think even a pocket remote you can carry around so you dont really have to touch the wall plates. If music is important to you - this dedicated system may be a better choice and something you can brag about when showing off your new home.
Hope this helps.
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