G+_Jason Eckelstafer Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 My hearing isn't what it used to be. So I want to put a small speaker next to my recliner to augment my sound bar by the TV. I was using bluetooth from my Dish receiver but it kept falling out of sync and I'd have to stop the video to re-sync it. Right now my solution is headphones ran through my Roku 4 remote but I'd like to find something I could still converse with my wife while watching TV. Any recommendations on technologies or devices?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eddie Foy Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I bought a USB powered speaker from tmart.com Head phone jack into Roku remote and just a USB battery/wallwart? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Schmarder Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I use a small FM transmitter connected to my TV and computer, and a small FM radio to put the audio next to me. At the bottom of this page are a couple links showing the hardware I use. http://n2ds.com/ I have up to 7 transmitters running at once and I tune the radio to the "station" that I want. The FM radios and little transmitters are available from Chinese sellers on eBay. Total cost is around $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jason Eckelstafer Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Dave Schmarder - that's an amazing Sonos style setup you've created for much less. How is the range and quality? I'm assuming you don't really pay much attention to latency since it's a podcast and you're not really worried about it getting out of sync with someone's lips. Great project though. I'm in the process of building a Pi3 MMC to run Kodi and emulators. I wonder if I could also add an FM transmitter like in this project http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Radio-Transmitter/. Eddie Foy - I tried a non-powered set of speakers from the headphone jack. I can't remember if they were too quiet or just didn't work. Do you think the issue was simply that they were not powered? I'll have to test more when I get home. This would be the simplest solution. I've been pretty happy with the audio from my headphones via the remote when watching tv by myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Schmarder Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Jason Eckelstafer I live in a small house (700 sq. ft.) and can listen everywhere inside and out to the mailbox, etc. There is some fading and noise, so the radio has to be moved around a bit. There is really no latency as this is all analog. The quality depends mostly on the radio that is used. I wish you good success with your project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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