Basic setup for Tsi300

Yury_2014

I never have to connect free standing speakers before and I apologize for complete ignorance on the matter. I am considering to buy 2 floor speakers tsi300. What other things will I need? Can speakers be connected directly to a modern TV or it has to go through a standalone amplifier. If I also buy subwoofer can it be connected directly to TV and then speakers connected to the subwoofer without a standalone amplifier?

Thanks

cnh

Welcome to Club Polk!

No you cannot connect them directly to your TV. You NEED a separate receiver to power them. Modern surround AVRs (receivers) have speaker terminals that you will connect the speakers to. They also have an output for a SUB you would connect with a sub cable from the receiver to the powered sub.

Crossover from the sub to the speakers is managed by the receiver. There are menus for that.

The AVR also has an HDMI output that would go to your TV. Depending on what you are using to receive your TV signal you would connect that BOX to the AVR as well via HDMI then run one HDMI to the TV as described above.

The AVR will also have more HDMI inputs for Blue ray players, and game boxes!

Think of the AVR as the nerve center of your entertainment system!

cnh

Yury_2014

This is very helpful. Thank you very much.

cnh wrote: »

Welcome to Club Polk!

No you cannot connect them directly to your TV. You NEED a separate receiver to power them. Modern surround AVRs (receivers) have speaker terminals that you will connect the speakers to. They also have an output for a SUB you would connect with a sub cable from the receiver to the powered sub.

Crossover from the sub to the speakers is managed by the receiver. There are menus for that.

The AVR also has an HDMI output that would go to your TV. Depending on what you are using to receive your TV signal you would connect that BOX to the AVR as well via HDMI then run one HDMI to the TV as described above.

The AVR will also have more HDMI inputs for Blue ray players, and game boxes!

Think of the AVR as the nerve center of your entertainment system!

cnh

Yury_2014

Thanks again. I just realized that I have one more question. We often stream Netflix , etc using apps on the "smart" TV itself. Will the setup in which a sound signal goes from TV output to AVR input and than from AVR output to speakers work well?

cnh wrote: »

Welcome to Club Polk!

No you cannot connect them directly to your TV. You NEED a separate receiver to power them. Modern surround AVRs (receivers) have speaker terminals that you will connect the speakers to. They also have an output for a SUB you would connect with a sub cable from the receiver to the powered sub.

Crossover from the sub to the speakers is managed by the receiver. There are menus for that.

The AVR also has an HDMI output that would go to your TV. Depending on what you are using to receive your TV signal you would connect that BOX to the AVR as well via HDMI then run one HDMI to the TV as described above.

The AVR will also have more HDMI inputs for Blue ray players, and game boxes!

Think of the AVR as the nerve center of your entertainment system!

cnh

cnh

What you're saying is that you have a "smart TV", one that has apps on it for things like netflix, etc., right? So what you would have to do there is route the sound from the TV to the receiver. You would have to check your TV to see what AUDIO OUTS it has on it.

Some newer HDTVs might have an HDMI out, but most probably have a DIGITAL COAX or DIGITAL Toslink (which is an Optical out). you would run the appropriate cable from this to the receiver.

It is also possible you might just have some RCA L/R outs (those should be a last resort).

And you would need to defeat the TV volume when you use the receiver. But you should be OK with any recent AVR.

cnh

Yury_2014

Thanks a lot. I really appreciate your help.