I am trying to connect my old speakers, to mah computer. The speakers use Speaker wire, so i got a Speaker wire to RCA adaptor. then I got a RCA to TRS (the headphone jack plug) When I connect the speakers to the computer (or a mp3 player) they dont work!The speakers worked when they were just using speaker wire,Does anyone know why they don't work, or how I could make them work?Thanks in advance
I have done similar to what you are doing, though I am not quite sure what parts you are using. Hopefully what I have done might show you something different. I got 2 parts, 1st is the link to Amazon, where you find the 3.5mm to RCA Stereo Female Cable. The second is RCA To Speaker Wire Plugs. Those two together worked for me, and if you have the male cables for both, you can always get a connector, though I know that an additional component would add more impedance, thus lowering the connectivity and performance. Have you tried hooking up your setup to an external source such as MP3 player? The problem might not be in the wiring, but the computer jack not having enough power to drive your speakers especially if they were used to hook up to an amplifier. If the speakers are indeed powered stereo speakers, you might have to do a AUX line-in to a stereo that is powerful enough to drive your speakers.
