Greetings.
We just got a Samsung UN32C4000.
I'm searching for a simple way to use external amplifier and speakers _and_ keep the functionality of the volume control on the Samsung remote.
First, I had hoped that inserting a plug into the "ext audio" jack (stereo, 3.5mm) would mute the internal speakers. It does not. Second, I had hoped that the level of the audio on the "ext audio" connector would follow the Samsung remote volume control. It does not.
What you get is a line-level audio signal that is a constant level. To mute the internal speakers, you must set the Samsung remote volume control to minimum.
Apparently the only way to to remotely control the volume and still use good speakers is to have a home-theater receiver that accepts the audio signal from the Samsung TV and has its own remote control for volume. That implies two separate remote controls. It may be possible to get the receiver to respond to the Samsung remote control volume control signal, but then the TV will also respond to this signal and ruin the sound by turning up the internal speakers.
So if I want a single remote control, and better speakers that the internal ones, I must get another remote control that can be programmed to "talk to" the Samsung TV in all aspects except volume; and for volume it must "talk to" the home theater receiver that I also have to buy. Does that sound right?
On other TVs (in the past) I have accessed the speaker-level signals directly. I load it with a few hundred ohms (a light load for an amplifier that is designed to drive speakers) and use a high-quality audio transformer in the path to isolate grounds. (On older TV's, one must be careful with such connections since the chassis may be hot.) Even better, I could find the audio signal after the volume control and before the speaker amplifier to get a cleaner line-level signal. But the Samsung just does not lend itself to such tampering with internal circuitry; besides, it is new and under warranty.
Have I assessed the situation correctly?
I just want to use a good amplifier and speakers and adjust the volume from my chair using the one Samsung Remote that came with the TV. That appears to be impossible.
Any ideas on how closely I can approximate that outcome?
Tom
We just got a Samsung UN32C4000.
I'm searching for a simple way to use external amplifier and speakers _and_ keep the functionality of the volume control on the Samsung remote.
First, I had hoped that inserting a plug into the "ext audio" jack (stereo, 3.5mm) would mute the internal speakers. It does not. Second, I had hoped that the level of the audio on the "ext audio" connector would follow the Samsung remote volume control. It does not.
What you get is a line-level audio signal that is a constant level. To mute the internal speakers, you must set the Samsung remote volume control to minimum.
Apparently the only way to to remotely control the volume and still use good speakers is to have a home-theater receiver that accepts the audio signal from the Samsung TV and has its own remote control for volume. That implies two separate remote controls. It may be possible to get the receiver to respond to the Samsung remote control volume control signal, but then the TV will also respond to this signal and ruin the sound by turning up the internal speakers.
So if I want a single remote control, and better speakers that the internal ones, I must get another remote control that can be programmed to "talk to" the Samsung TV in all aspects except volume; and for volume it must "talk to" the home theater receiver that I also have to buy. Does that sound right?
On other TVs (in the past) I have accessed the speaker-level signals directly. I load it with a few hundred ohms (a light load for an amplifier that is designed to drive speakers) and use a high-quality audio transformer in the path to isolate grounds. (On older TV's, one must be careful with such connections since the chassis may be hot.) Even better, I could find the audio signal after the volume control and before the speaker amplifier to get a cleaner line-level signal. But the Samsung just does not lend itself to such tampering with internal circuitry; besides, it is new and under warranty.
Have I assessed the situation correctly?
I just want to use a good amplifier and speakers and adjust the volume from my chair using the one Samsung Remote that came with the TV. That appears to be impossible.
Any ideas on how closely I can approximate that outcome?
Tom
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