fitting phono plugs.

[mattymoo]

Thinking of buying a new DVD player with phono sockets on the rear. My current player connects to the 5.1 speakers with spring clips for the bare wires.

I need to fit phono plugs to the existing cables but would have to admit to being a bit ham fisted with a soldering iron.

Is there a phono plug product on the market which has clips on the back to accept the bare cables or alternatively, an idiots guide to fitting these on the net?

TIA.

[threadkiller]

you can get phono plugs with screws, rather than solder, try www.cpc.co.uk or www.maplin.co.uk

[CARL]

When you say your current DVD player has bare wire fittings do you mean its a all in one home cinema system (ie.The speakers are powered directly from the player) ?

If so then buying another DVD player with phono outputs won`t work as the phono outputs are to connect it to a seperate av amp and not directly to speakers !!

[mattymoo]

blast - i always make this mistake.
I was thinking of replacing an old "all in one, built in amp" jobby with this one (http://www.lidl.co.uk/gb/index.nsf/pages/c.o.oow.20031215.p.DVD_Player) from Lidl on Monday. My old system has a problem with DVD R/W disks although it is multi-region.

Happy with the existing speakers though so might need to look at buying an amp.

Would this JVC (http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetails/index.asp?modelcode=JVC-RX5022RSL&affiliateid=95) unit be suitable?

[Fozzybear]

That's right - sounds like you have amplifiers in your current player. What model/make is it?

[mattymoo]

It's a Grundig £99 currys job from a couple of christmases ago.
Sound is ok for my room size and the player is multi-region. However, I think it has an overheating problem which is causing chapter skipping etc. Either that or the slightest blemish on a disk will give it the stutters.

[CARL]

Originally posted by mattymoo
[BWould this JVC (http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetails/index.asp?modelcode=JVC-RX5022RSL&affiliateid=95) unit be suitable? [/B]

Yep that would work fine but i would much rather go for a Yamaha or Denon unit, Maybe this one (http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/productdetails/index.asp?modelcode=YAM-HTR5540RDS&clear=) as JVC aren`t really known for there AV amps !!

[Fozzybear]

Does the player have a volume control knob, or on the back where the speaker wires go does it mention anything about power or impedance? If so then it's a DVD with amps, so you need a DVD player and surround amplifier. You definitely cannot wire the 5.1 output of a dvd player to your speakers as you will probably blow the outputs of the player.

[mattymoo]

Ok. Thanks for the advice Fozzybear and CARL. Might still get the player on Monday and then check in the sales for an amplifier.

[CARL]

Originally posted by mattymoo
Ok. Thanks for the advice Fozzybear and CARL. Might still get the player on Monday and then check in the sales for an amplifier.

Sounds like a plan, You are sure to get a better deal after Xmas.