Poor Man's 2 channel HT--advice sought


I am not interested in building a home theatre system at this time. But I am wondering if can upgrade the two-channel sound from my 13-year old 27" Proton TV, especially but not exclusively for DVD playback. Can I, for example, get a pair of PSB Alphas or Paradigm Atoms and drive them from my TV? Or use the TV's audio outputs to drive an old Harman Kardon receiver I have and use that to drive the speakers? Purely two-channel, no subwoofer, no AV receiver, no new formats, just upgraded stereo sound. I'd like it to be suitable for day-to-day TV watching as well. (TV is in a different room from my stereo system.)

Is this a dumb idea? If not, can anyone offer advice about how to proceed? I want to spend next to nothing on this project, by the way.

Thanks. /dan
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Showing 1 response by psychicanimal

What you want can be done easily--and cheaply. There's plenty of cheap, good used speakers around, integrated amps, isolation transformers and line conditioners.

Get a cheap, used line conditioner (like a Monster 1000, although I would recommend a Tice for video). Plug a couple small isolation transformers to it--one for DVD, one for the Proton. Use contact cleaner/ enhancer like Pro Gold, some decent speaker wire and you'll be set.