Wilson tiny tots

You could start with a $70 AIYAMA A-07 and at least listen to them.
It is not a bad amp… but it is just an amp…
So one could do the TV or the CD or… just not TV and CD.
And they peddle those amps on Amazon.

Then you can listen and take your time finding something if you need it.

Many TVs will do internet and get to YouTube, and that amp will not be holding you back in SQ.
If you had some high def sound streaming source, then maybe the SQ would be better with something else. It probably would, but the speakers likely have more distortion than the amp.

So I would be more inclined to suggest the AIYAMA and a streamer running Roon or similar… but you would need some switch or pre amp to move between streamer and TV.
Really just try the amp if the TV can find a way to get itself connected to YouTube… and call it a day. (IMO)

Sadly I’m so green I don’t know if you guys are joking or not.   My TV is a QLED 86 inch with all the major connections.   I was playing music through a sound bar.   The Wilsons were a deal I couldn’t pass up.    Can I go TV direct to amp to speakers?  If yes, what amp should I use. 

As I recall our OLED does not have anything but HDMI and some USBs for attaching storage disk.

if there are RCAs then you just need an amp, if it is HDMI then you need something else. Like @mrteeves suggests.
So that is step #1 … as @hiendmmoe mentioned.

Sadly I’m so green I don’t know if you guys are joking or not.

I am not joking.
But it does seem odd to consider a $70 amp.

We are running a Lyngdorf as the AVR/AVP, which likely falls outside of your budget requirement.
The $70 amp was tried for surround channels and it is pretty good.

I am not sure what an AVR or AVP costs, but after looking sound bars we went AVP—> amp —> speakers.

I would suggest looking for what connections are on the back of your OLED as step #1.
If no RCAs are present then integrated amps etc. are not going to do the job.
If there are RCAs then “you’re laughing”.

Aren’t the Tots like $9k?? your gonna need some decent gear to level up with and justify their existence

Some of the $9K cost is in the brand name.

I think that the speakers are 8 ohm nominal, dropping to 6-1/2 worst case, and 84/dB sensitivity. So they are going to need some power, and they are not know to play very low in frequency.

An AVR/AVP with a sub output is might give some “down the road” upgrade options.

It is likely going to take some work to figure out how to integrate them in/
 

Can I go TV direct to amp to speakers?  If yes, what amp should I use.  

@audiotroy ?

I know many have their eyes roll back in their sockets when they hear the name. Wilson. However I am not convinced that the Tiny Tots are as good as many seem to believe. I dunno, but there is a sort of legend wrapped up in Wilson name, and maybe the tots have not inherited the genetic makeup of the others.

But I am thinking you need to see if there is a red and white RCA on the back of the TV, and if not, then maybe consider moving those speakers on and getting a sound bar to connect to the TV.
That should be super easy to make work.

But one could look for the amps with the HDMI input.

Those are sort of seeming like the two choices.

For your needs, & YouTube listening , I would think speakers from Polk, PSB, Paradigm or ELAC would be a better choice & could be driven nicely by any reasonably good DVR

 

^ +1 ^

Or some powered speakers like genelecs (etc. etc. etc.) that might hook up to the TV directly, and have the amp built in?

Only reason you buy a Wilson Audio speaker is you want to have an audiophile experience not TV or movie experience but luckily there is a way to experience both in a fantastic way.

Maybe one could buy a set so as to be seen to have an audiophile experience?

Obviously no one gave me the message about them being the boner items to own, I just read it over and over, so ? guess it must be true..🤷

And the story goes that Wilson favoured the time domain behavior of the speakers, but the impulse response on the Tune Tots and the Step function response, seem woeful. Maybe the older Tiny Tots were better?

What is it that makes them so good beyond the name?

Enjoy them, they are one of the best speakers money can buy.

Are they really ^that good^?
This particular model?

anyhow the OP needs a way to thrive the TV through/to them.

Do not push the volume on TOTs, they are expensive to repair.

And this…

They need good ancillary equipment & plenty of power to come alive & will likely not do well w/ anything less.

seem at odds.