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Can you do anything with old speakers?
Speakers Make Excellent Bookshelves and Wooden Furniture The wooden boxes of old speakers are the most reusable parts. You can turn them into almost anything you want, from bookshelves to tables. If you have a set of two speakers, you might want to consider turning them into bedside tables.
Can you use home Theatre speakers for computer?
That said, yes, you can use a home theater set of speakers with your computer. But note most home theater speakers do NOT have built in amplifiers as nearly all computer speakers do.
How do I hook up old home theater speakers to my TV?
Digital Optical
- Connect a digital optical cable to the digital optical output on your TV.
- Connect the other end of the cable to a corresponding digital optical input on a soundbar, home-theater-in-a-box system, or home theater receiver.
- After connecting the cable follow your TV’s and audio system’s setup procedures.
What can I do with old wired speakers?
We suggest that you turn your old wired speakers into… wireless speakers! By choosing a Bluetooth adapter to make them Bluetooth enabled, you can connect your smartphone, laptop, and even television to them, making it easy to use them to stream music, movies, podcasts, and other audio.
How do I connect 5.1 speakers to my laptop?
- Buy an external USB sound card and connect regular analog or digital speakers to that.
- Connect your laptop’s HDMI socket (assuming it has one) to a 5.1 audio receiver.
- Buy a set of home theater 5.1 speakers with bluetooth and have a wireless connection to your laptop.
Do speakers get old?
Short answer, yes. Speakers do wear out over an extended period of usage. Speaker parts such as the surround, cone, capacitor in the crossover, and ferrofluid in some tweeters degrade over time, and that reduces the overall sound quality of the speakers.