Which speakers help?

Question

I saw an offer for some speakers

* 3D surround sound

* 14 watt RMS subwoofer in wooden casing

* 2 x 5 watt RMS satellite speakers

* Includes 3.5mm jack audio cable

* €24.49 + €0.50 PRF

* Price per item

I was thinking of hooking it to the tv for for a fuller sound, is it worth it i know nothing about speaker specs, will the tv even be able to make proper use of the peakers when watching normal tv?

Answer 1

No those speakers aren't going to put out very much sound at all.  My speaker have a 150 RMS anf they put out 600watts each.

Answer 2

1) 3D Sound - what type? SRS? Sounds dubious at best

2) 14 Watt - This would barely move a speaker that is 8 inches or larger which is what you want for good bass.  Typical high quality sub woofers have anywhere from 600-1200 watts.  14 watts is just not going to do anything.

3) Again 5 Watt speakers will not be able to reproduce any mid range/low end (to match where the sub frequency ends).  They will sound like headphones turned up very loudly.

You are clearly not in the US so I can't say what your EU options are, but you do need to step it up a notch.

50-100 watts for the 5 speakers, and 300 or ideally 600-1000 watts for the sub hooked up to a receiver/amp that can process real sound protocols such as Dolby Digital and DTS (and that that list goes on)

Hope this helps