Good video .... We call this a "sound bar killer" setup. People really don't appreciate how much better a small stereo can be than TV or pocket speakers until they hear it. BTW... if you want a real treat hook that BT20a up to a pair of nice towers ... I have another brand with the same power amp chip on a pair of pioneer towers... "lovin' every minute of it"!
@@rogergadgetguy With the supplied power brick, you will get a very clean 50 watts per channel, no problem. It certainly can drive proper floorstanders. The first reaction of "cheap amp means cheap speakers" clearly does not apply here...
@@rogergadgetguy Please do! Just found your channel, and I'm looking for a 500$ setup for my TV, would like a subwoofer option if that's something you could help with. Thanks Roger, real friendly neighbor you are!
@@nerdynumen Hi, for a $500 budget with subwoofer I would stick with the amp in the video it is really good for the price, and features a pre- out connection, which works well for a subwoofer. Just use a 3.5mm to RCA stereo cable. One catch is the pre amp out is stereo, and many subs only have a mono input. You can just take one side and use that, but it’s far from optimum. Do not try to combine the two outputs with some kind of Y cable that’s very bad practice even if you find it sorta kinda works. Much better to buy a sub with stereo inputs. One choice within your budget is the Dayton Audio Sub 800 It’s $140 I’ve tested it sounds great is not too huge and has versatile connections. If you stayed with the Neumi Speakers then you’d be at $110 under your budget and have a really great value, For the $100 you could buy a wireless link for the sub to give you more flexibility in placement. It is a very good sounding system. If you wanted to upgrade from this, and stay within your budget you could either Upgrade the Sub to something that went deeper with more power. This would be the best option if you want to watch action movies in a large room. The Klipsch Synergy Black Label Sub-100 would put you right at your budget at their current sale price. Your other option is to change speakers. To step up from the Neumi’s you would have to move to something like the Elac BS41-BK. With the Dayton Sub you’d have a great sounding system for a smaller room, or for if you share a wall ceiling or floor with a neighbor. The complete system will come in around $460. Another option the Elac Debut 2.0 b5.2 which occasionally comes on sale for $199 and at that price would be the very best sound you can get for your budget Dayton Sub www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-SUB-800-8-80-Watt-Powered-Subwoofer-300-627?quantity=1 Elac Speakers www.amazon.com/ELAC-4-Passive-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B08W9B2DBL?th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=1bed55e705550629a975ff38cddfa3c1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Klipsch Sub www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Synergy-Black-Sub-100-Subwoofer/dp/B07VR24V4V?crid=1Q19P0IMOK573&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2eE1iXFG4AqwmmDfX9hCDEzWwp9tV1kaWouMNxgnJmAVkEIh0HqBPrsR_2GoCuqTo07oZHdnKAaX0KRM0m5Q0EAAr6-UUgo0xxyZItxkA6Sp4oR5TV4oyNq3zcVzk0I7h31pu7k2vp6pI9pkTmI3UBDYJZV0lwrLWZPdYCIdoowdO8yA1z_3vFc_MLKxRehdKvPId7WCxZiDQLG6GLtYdG1WFffy2AgPQnl7rIsXoH8.PNoMJtGui_euS_o1Ie9jH-6aBXD3ZR1KCqqenTx81do&dib_tag=se&keywords=dayton+audio+sub-800&qid=1721419407&sprefix=Dayton+Audio+subwoofers%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-12-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=ad9076b7284fc312b471e28357eb7122&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
There is an 3.5mm output on the Fosi amp labelled "Pre-out" that you could connect to a pair of powered speakers. It should work fine, but I haven't personally tested this combination.
Yes there is. I tried it for myself to make sure. The HDMI ARC adapter I show in the video has an optical output and an analog audio output through RCA connectors. Use the RCA outputs for the speaker audio and connect the optical output to a bluetooth transmitter like the one in this video. th-cam.com/video/Tz6wSNouxlE/w-d-xo.html The nice thing is the volume controls for the two paths are completely independent. You control the speaker volume with the TV remote and it does not affect the headphones, which you control from the headphones themselves or the bluetooth transmitter.
@@rogergadgetguy Hi Roger... It took a while , but I got the system to send both bluetooth and tv audio simultaneously! However, now there's another issue, and that is there is a slight delay between the speakers and my earpods creating an echo. Any ideas about how to improve that? Thanks again
@@coloradoguy216 Some TV's have a variable delay on the HDMI audio which can be adjusted (check the Sound settings for "lip sync delay") but this is not common. Some delay over bluetooth is unavoidable but it varies between different brands of headphone/earbud. The bluetooth transmitter I show in the video I linked previously, has low delay technology, but you will need the right kind of headphone /earbud to get the best performance. look for "Apt X LL" or the words "low latency"
Great idea for a video. In the meantime, For wired headphones and a TV. just hookup a headphone DAC/amp to the optical output of the TV this one will do nicely www.amazon.com/Digital-Decoder-Headphone-Amplifier-Black-DAC/dp/B07TBF488G?hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6379747227965926986&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014129&hvtargid=pla-2281435178098&psc=1&mcid=c1e545f7271d32b48a2e4e3f0e8b2ce1&hvocijid=6379747227965926986-B07TBF488G-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=9e12afda512946b758d3e3604417227b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl The volume is controlled from the front panel of the amp if you want to control the volume from the TV remote, use an HDMI ARC adapter with a headphone output.like this one, www.amazon.com/Tendak-Extractor-Converter-Soundbar-Amplifier/dp/B07CJ96MQV?crid=2SZG8EO7GIRWX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fvgIfx1QpbSVtj5QZ-LRXCD062ePAX7Sq4f99CJFwEtnyz_zVAw5YQXIHxP_hwUsRpPic3_iSkgho-bvIFGMmBWoNqbhPiXvb4BGklOtoVTLHsp63lk_K0j4WstI2Y3IEG77QKbRn6vueNba0Kf_CosG6BUrIFmp4qz3s5gnEmqEWzNdB-okppmO8yG9NuFH6XawWgL6qCHd11h0TCJ_9KLZAwREAWh8qFLq_oggT8V6C6mjE784GOXTGBoYtlVSd8UDzXUEX8I9g9KlbgBrgbBg6d-LQ6iYCjixYEfKijQ.WMM555VJlY-Y-uuyPFID267rzBlNNJBx9IZ4ZPfr1wE&dib_tag=se&keywords=hdmi+arc+audio+extractor&qid=1721424974&s=electronics&sprefix=HDMI+ARC%2Celectronics%2C197&sr=1-6&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=9b3e26566a39ab9f03f302a0155e8e6b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
@@rogergadgetguy I use this setup apart from controlling the volume using remote part. Will wait for the video as I need demonstration before I invest in a hdmi arc adapter
Thank you, this was an excellent well explained tutorial. You took the time unlike others who seem to be in a hurry.
What a great video! I have a BT20A Pro and will use it for this same set up. Thank you!!!!
Good video .... We call this a "sound bar killer" setup. People really don't appreciate how much better a small stereo can be than TV or pocket speakers until they hear it.
BTW... if you want a real treat hook that BT20a up to a pair of nice towers ... I have another brand with the same power amp chip on a pair of pioneer towers... "lovin' every minute of it"!
Thanks for posting Douglas. I'll definitely give the bigger speakers a try/
@@rogergadgetguy
With the supplied power brick, you will get a very clean 50 watts per channel, no problem. It certainly can drive proper floorstanders. The first reaction of "cheap amp means cheap speakers" clearly does not apply here...
@@rogergadgetguy Please do! Just found your channel, and I'm looking for a 500$ setup for my TV, would like a subwoofer option if that's something you could help with.
Thanks Roger, real friendly neighbor you are!
@@nerdynumen Hi, for a $500 budget with subwoofer I would stick with the amp in the video it is really good for the price, and features a pre- out connection, which works well for a subwoofer. Just use a 3.5mm to RCA stereo cable. One catch is the pre amp out is stereo, and many subs only have a mono input. You can just take one side and use that, but it’s far from optimum. Do not try to combine the two outputs with some kind of Y cable that’s very bad practice even if you find it sorta kinda works. Much better to buy a sub with stereo inputs. One choice within your budget is the Dayton Audio Sub 800 It’s $140 I’ve tested it sounds great is not too huge and has versatile connections. If you stayed with the Neumi Speakers then you’d be at $110 under your budget and have a really great value, For the $100 you could buy a wireless link for the sub to give you more flexibility in placement. It is a very good sounding system.
If you wanted to upgrade from this, and stay within your budget you could either Upgrade the Sub to something that went deeper with more power. This would be the best option if you want to watch action movies in a large room. The Klipsch Synergy Black Label Sub-100 would put you right at your budget at their current sale price. Your other option is to change speakers. To step up from the Neumi’s you would have to move to something like the Elac BS41-BK. With the Dayton Sub you’d have a great sounding system for a smaller room, or for if you share a wall ceiling or floor with a neighbor. The complete system will come in around $460. Another option the Elac Debut 2.0 b5.2 which occasionally comes on sale for $199 and at that price would be the very best sound you can get for your budget
Dayton Sub
www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-SUB-800-8-80-Watt-Powered-Subwoofer-300-627?quantity=1
Elac Speakers
www.amazon.com/ELAC-4-Passive-Bookshelf-Speakers/dp/B08W9B2DBL?th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=1bed55e705550629a975ff38cddfa3c1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Klipsch Sub
www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Synergy-Black-Sub-100-Subwoofer/dp/B07VR24V4V?crid=1Q19P0IMOK573&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2eE1iXFG4AqwmmDfX9hCDEzWwp9tV1kaWouMNxgnJmAVkEIh0HqBPrsR_2GoCuqTo07oZHdnKAaX0KRM0m5Q0EAAr6-UUgo0xxyZItxkA6Sp4oR5TV4oyNq3zcVzk0I7h31pu7k2vp6pI9pkTmI3UBDYJZV0lwrLWZPdYCIdoowdO8yA1z_3vFc_MLKxRehdKvPId7WCxZiDQLG6GLtYdG1WFffy2AgPQnl7rIsXoH8.PNoMJtGui_euS_o1Ie9jH-6aBXD3ZR1KCqqenTx81do&dib_tag=se&keywords=dayton+audio+sub-800&qid=1721419407&sprefix=Dayton+Audio+subwoofers%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-12-spons&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.f5122f16-c3e8-4386-bf32-63e904010ad0&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=ad9076b7284fc312b471e28357eb7122&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
Oh my god, you are so smart!!!
Great video . What is the ARC converter model ?
Thanks! Here's a link to the ARC adapter I use amzn.to/3ALTOXo
Can you use powered PA Speakers
There is an 3.5mm output on the Fosi amp labelled "Pre-out" that you could connect to a pair of powered speakers. It should work fine, but I haven't personally tested this combination.
Is there any way to get simultaneous audio from the TV to external speakers and to Bluetooth earphones? Thanks.
Yes there is. I tried it for myself to make sure. The HDMI ARC adapter I show in the video has an optical output and an analog audio output through RCA connectors. Use the RCA outputs for the speaker audio and connect the optical output to a bluetooth transmitter like the one in this video. th-cam.com/video/Tz6wSNouxlE/w-d-xo.html The nice thing is the volume controls for the two paths are completely independent. You control the speaker volume with the TV remote and it does not affect the headphones, which you control from the headphones themselves or the bluetooth transmitter.
@@rogergadgetguy Thank you so much for your reply! I'll give it a try!
@@rogergadgetguy Hi Roger... It took a while , but I got the system to send both bluetooth and tv audio simultaneously! However, now there's another issue, and that is there is a slight delay between the speakers and my earpods creating an echo. Any ideas about how to improve that? Thanks again
@@coloradoguy216 Some TV's have a variable delay on the HDMI audio which can be adjusted (check the Sound settings for "lip sync delay") but this is not common. Some delay over bluetooth is unavoidable but it varies between different brands of headphone/earbud. The bluetooth transmitter I show in the video I linked previously, has low delay technology, but you will need the right kind of headphone /earbud to get the best performance. look for "Apt X LL" or the words "low latency"
@@rogergadgetguy Thanks again for your help!
please make a similar video but for wired headphones as I wish to use it with my TV as it has no headphone jack
Great idea for a video. In the meantime, For wired headphones and a TV. just hookup a headphone DAC/amp to the optical output of the TV this one will do nicely www.amazon.com/Digital-Decoder-Headphone-Amplifier-Black-DAC/dp/B07TBF488G?hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6379747227965926986&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014129&hvtargid=pla-2281435178098&psc=1&mcid=c1e545f7271d32b48a2e4e3f0e8b2ce1&hvocijid=6379747227965926986-B07TBF488G-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=9e12afda512946b758d3e3604417227b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
The volume is controlled from the front panel of the amp if you want to control the volume from the TV remote, use an HDMI ARC adapter with a headphone output.like this one, www.amazon.com/Tendak-Extractor-Converter-Soundbar-Amplifier/dp/B07CJ96MQV?crid=2SZG8EO7GIRWX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fvgIfx1QpbSVtj5QZ-LRXCD062ePAX7Sq4f99CJFwEtnyz_zVAw5YQXIHxP_hwUsRpPic3_iSkgho-bvIFGMmBWoNqbhPiXvb4BGklOtoVTLHsp63lk_K0j4WstI2Y3IEG77QKbRn6vueNba0Kf_CosG6BUrIFmp4qz3s5gnEmqEWzNdB-okppmO8yG9NuFH6XawWgL6qCHd11h0TCJ_9KLZAwREAWh8qFLq_oggT8V6C6mjE784GOXTGBoYtlVSd8UDzXUEX8I9g9KlbgBrgbBg6d-LQ6iYCjixYEfKijQ.WMM555VJlY-Y-uuyPFID267rzBlNNJBx9IZ4ZPfr1wE&dib_tag=se&keywords=hdmi+arc+audio+extractor&qid=1721424974&s=electronics&sprefix=HDMI+ARC%2Celectronics%2C197&sr=1-6&linkCode=ll1&tag=rogergadgetgu-20&linkId=9b3e26566a39ab9f03f302a0155e8e6b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
@@rogergadgetguy I use this setup apart from controlling the volume using remote part. Will wait for the video as I need demonstration before I invest in a hdmi arc adapter
Generally the reviews of hdmi arc adapters aren’t very good so need to it shown in action ideally
Another reply is listed below, from today (Thurs. 7/25).