On 27/10/2020 19:48, John Rumm wrote:
On 27/10/2020 18:16, pinnerite wrote:
I am not sure if this is the correct NG but here goes.
I have a vintage Techics Hi-fi system that has stood idle since the
arrival of widescreen TV, mainly because it is on the opposite side of
the room.

The TV is connected to a computer that runs Mythtv an serves as an HTPC.
It has a cheap 3-speaker pc system that is an improvement on the TV's
speaker but is in no way "good".

We plan to move and I wondered if the hi-fi system could be geared to the
TV and /or computer.Â* I am uncertain as to the best way to connect up.

Inputs to tha ampifier are all phono sockets.

Yup in theory fine, as long as the amp has some spare inputs and you can
get a suitable line level signal to feed them. Note that the PC will see
the audio device on the end of the HDMI lead and its own analogue
outputs as separate audio output devices, so you may need to switch
between them if swapping from TV to HiFi audio.

(or take a feed to the amp from the the TV to capture whatever its
"playing". Sometimes this may need to be via a optical to phone
converter since not all modern TVs have analogue audio outputs for some
daft reason, but most have a SPDIF / Toslink out)


Lip Sync ?.

I have a Denon mini hifi system upstairs in my computer room/office
and a 20? YO Phillips cassette/radio in the kitchen. If both are on
and tuned to the same BBC FM channel I can hear that they are out
of sync for some reason.