Will this amp work with my speakers?

[luke1081]

Bought some floorstanding Eltax (Concept 200) speakers from a car boot sale and want to hook them up to the TV. Without wanting to spend a fortune, I realise I need an amp/receiver/hi-fi. Will this little device from Ebay do the trick?:

Digital TA2020-020 Hi-Fi Stereo Amplifier +DC RCA Cable | eBay

Is anyone able to advise?

 

[MaturityDodger]

Yes, it'll work. And Tripath amplifiers are supposed to give pretty good results, considering their price and physical size.

If the price of that unit is all you want to spend on it, I don't think you'll do much better.

This is, of course, assuming that your TV has an analogue audio output. They don't always.

 

[luke1081]

Ah thanks for that!
Though Im now beginning to think my TV does not have audiou output...

LOGIK L40LCD11 40" Full HD LCD TV buy online | Currys

...Would it be possible to use a jack-RCA cable from headphones to the amp?

Many thanks!

 

[MaturityDodger]

Headphone socket isn't quite ideal, but will do the job. Listen out for any distortion that may be caused by turning the volume on the TV up too high. This could damage your speakers.

Also be aware that plugging something into the headphone socket will almost certainly mute the TV speakers. So you can't simply turn the amp off to go back to TV speakers, you'll have to actually unplug it.

 

[BlueWizard]

Also keep in mind that the Tripath amp doesn't have a remote control. Though if you are using the headphone out on the TV that doesn't matter that much.