[sswats]

I currently have an LG 22" LCD in the kitchen. I can barely hear the sound from it.
Plus i need a radio/music player in the kitchen as well. so 2 birds with one stone

I need a micro hifi which has phono audio inputs in the rear for a permanent connection.
Bonus features would include an audio input for 3.5mm connections for ipods and such. or even usb.

any suggestions. preferably very cheap ones. £100 or so.

[mrbenn]

I have an LG as the bedroom TV and run this into a TEAC mini system

from whats on offer now i would get the following:

Denon DM37 - aux in for tv, CD and DAB £200
Fisual Phono cable - £5 very good quality IMHO £5
scart to phono adapter see below - picture does not dio it justice this is a good adapter. £5

You will find that LG are not too helpful with analogue out - hence using the scart socket with an adapter

Gold Plated Scart Adapter - Adapters and Couplers - Audiovisual Online - High Quality Audio Video Cables and Accessories

[BlueWizard]

The key is whether your LG TV has analog 'Audio Outs'.

These could be Red and White RVA-style connector on the back, or as MrBenn points out, the Audio Out could be hidden in the SCART connector. Simply enough to access with the SCART adapter he suggests.

One way or another though, your TV has to have an analog Audio Output.

If nothing else, you can feed an amp from the headphone output; again, if your TV has one.

Some TV's allow the Audio Out to be Variable or Fixed, though 'Fixed' is more common. If the Audio Out is 'Variable', then the TV sound will change with the TV volume control. However, if the Audio Out is 'Fixed', then changing the TV volume will not effect it. You will have to raise and lower the volume with the remote control for your Audio Amp.

If there is absolutely no source of ANALOG Audio Out on your TV, then things get complicated. That means you need some type of external DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter). This could literally be an external device, or it could be built into an AV amp.

Whether or not an analog Audio Out is available is usually brand specific; Newer Samsungs don't have them, but Sony's typically do. Since MrBenn's LG TV has Audio Outs, it is very likely that yours does to, it is just a matter of finding it.

Steve/bluewizard

[mrbenn]

if the likes of samsung are ditching the analogue out - it would be great if you could buy a cheap resonable dac for kitchen and bedroom systems - like the behringer uca 202 for pc/mac for £25

is anything available for that kind of money that could take optical out and convert to analogue stereo?

ive found this but its £40? anyone got one?
http://www.lindy.co.uk/spdif-digital...ter/70408.html

[sswats]

Thanks for the help.
as mentioned above i can use the scarts to output audio and it also has a headphone output. 3.5mm to phono adaptor could be used if necessary.

I looked at that Denon, and a similar Onkyo cr425 which is only £99, and they have the features, but they're not small. They're very deep, over 30cm deep.
I think I just need to find one of these all in one microhifi systems which has phono input.
Not the greatest audio, but should be a massive improvement over the TVs built in speakers.

[technarchy]

i have just bought my parents the onkyo cr425 from richer sounds for xmas for the same use as you!got it with tiny wharfedale 9.0 for £140 all in!tries it out when they were out & vast improvement over there lg 37" tv!!!used a phono to headphone jack cable for the tv & regular phono for the dvd!sounds great for the money!