Alternate Stereo Speaker Uses
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Most TVs will have "RCA" audio outs. Those are the red and white plugs ... yellow is for video which usually doesn't have an "out" source on a TV.
Most stereos will have an "auxilary in" which is used for plugging other devices into them to take advantage of the speakers and amplifier. The plugs are usually RCA jacks again, with red and white color.
You can get a cable at Walmart or any local electronics company that will have these kinds of ends on it.
If you're wanting to connect just the speakers to the TV, you're in for some hardware manipulation. I assume that the speakers have raw cable ends, with no plugs. You could go to Radio Shack and buy a pair of RCA audio plugs and attach them to your speakers' wires and then plug them into your television. The problem you'll have, however, is that your TV doesn't really have enough sound amplification to push sound through additional speakers. The point of adding the speakers is for volume, and your TV just doesn't get the job done.
~LoudMusic
Most stereos will have an "auxilary in" which is used for plugging other devices into them to take advantage of the speakers and amplifier. The plugs are usually RCA jacks again, with red and white color.
You can get a cable at Walmart or any local electronics company that will have these kinds of ends on it.
If you're wanting to connect just the speakers to the TV, you're in for some hardware manipulation. I assume that the speakers have raw cable ends, with no plugs. You could go to Radio Shack and buy a pair of RCA audio plugs and attach them to your speakers' wires and then plug them into your television. The problem you'll have, however, is that your TV doesn't really have enough sound amplification to push sound through additional speakers. The point of adding the speakers is for volume, and your TV just doesn't get the job done.
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oh there is. like he said, get a cable that has red/whtie RCA plugs on both ends. plug one side into the output plugs on the back of the TV, and plug the other end into a stereo. then plug your speakers into your stereo. viola! turn em both on and you got some great sound 
OK, as I have auxillary speakers plugged into my TV,(and they don't use RCA plugs) I have noticed a major improvement in sound quality and imaging. The point of what you are trying to do here is increase sound quality and probably volume also. If you are shooting for sound quality, just simply attach a speaker of higher quality than the ones that exist in your TV. That shouldn't be hard to do as TV speakers are usually not of the highest quality, but that has improved as of late.
If you want volume also, there can be an added volume advantage when using speakers of lower OHM's. OHM is a measure of impedence in a speaker and amplifier. Like Loudmusic said, your TV probably dosen't have sufficient amplifier power to make more volume when you add your new speakers. But you can use OHM loads to your advantage. The lower the OHM load the amplifier sees the more power is created, however this comes at the cost of some sound quality
but this is usually not noticable to the human ear! So what I recomend is that you check the manufactuer's data as to the OHM load that the TV speakers and amp run at. Probably at 8 OHM's. Then check the data on your speakers you want to use and see what OHM load they use. Probably 8 or 4 OHM's. If your speakers are a 8 OHM speaker you will not gain any volume. But if they are a 4 OHM speaker you will notice increased volume levels as the TV's amplifier will now see a 6 OHM load. You might actually have or be able to find a 2 OHM speaker and this will increase your volume level, but at this point you might start to run into sound quality issues. Now I say that you will notice a increase in volume, it might not be as dramatic a difference as you might be expecting, but improvement none the less. Another approach to this is wiring multiple 8 OHM speakers to the TV and this will give you the same effect.
I hope that this helps you out.
If you want volume also, there can be an added volume advantage when using speakers of lower OHM's. OHM is a measure of impedence in a speaker and amplifier. Like Loudmusic said, your TV probably dosen't have sufficient amplifier power to make more volume when you add your new speakers. But you can use OHM loads to your advantage. The lower the OHM load the amplifier sees the more power is created, however this comes at the cost of some sound quality
but this is usually not noticable to the human ear! So what I recomend is that you check the manufactuer's data as to the OHM load that the TV speakers and amp run at. Probably at 8 OHM's. Then check the data on your speakers you want to use and see what OHM load they use. Probably 8 or 4 OHM's. If your speakers are a 8 OHM speaker you will not gain any volume. But if they are a 4 OHM speaker you will notice increased volume levels as the TV's amplifier will now see a 6 OHM load. You might actually have or be able to find a 2 OHM speaker and this will increase your volume level, but at this point you might start to run into sound quality issues. Now I say that you will notice a increase in volume, it might not be as dramatic a difference as you might be expecting, but improvement none the less. Another approach to this is wiring multiple 8 OHM speakers to the TV and this will give you the same effect.I hope that this helps you out.
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