Aldi 5.1 speakers - €35

Tom Dunne

Just got myself a set of Aldi 5.1 speaker, great value for €35. Not top of the range, of course, but certainly worth the money.

selephonic

Hey tom, what kind of inputs do they have? is there an optical in?

Tom Dunne

No, unfortunately not - only the standard red/white (can't remember the correct term for them, but they are used in almost all audio/video connectors).

Also, I have just found a major flaw - when you connect a normal stereo ourput (say from the laptop/PC) you will only get sound from two of the 5 speakers (left/right). I incorrectly assumed it would pipe the stereo sound to all 5 speakers with the two left speakers getting the left signal and the two right speakers getting the right signal. Alas no.

ChicoMendez

tom dunne wrote:

No, unfortunately not - only the standard red/white (can't remember the correct term for them, but they are used in almost all audio/video connectors).

Also, I have just found a major flaw - when you connect a normal stereo ourput (say from the laptop/PC) you will only get sound from two of the 5 speakers (left/right). I incorrectly assumed it would pipe the stereo sound to all 5 speakers with the two left speakers getting the left signal and the two right speakers getting the right signal. Alas no.

any way of changing that??

Tom Dunne

ChicoMendez wrote:

any way of changing that??

Soldering iron.