On 28/10/2020 14:08, John Rumm wrote:
On 28/10/2020 13:58, Andrew wrote:
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.

Is the Denon playing from its FM tuner, or is it playing from a computer
based online radio?


Both receiving FM radio through their radio tuner circuitry.
denon connected to home-brew FM aerial in loft, Phillips using
its antenna aerial.