If the speakers were originally designed to connect to the television, they may very well have RCA connectors

My recollection was that the amp was in the 3 to 5 watt range. The connections were a spring loaded clip that could handle twisted bare wire or pins

Bingo, THANK YOU, - HAS to be one or the other of these two possible variations. I have just never seen that before. And swamped with work [hoped] someone here might have an inkling of what was going on out there, after I first heard of this today.

I’m holding on purchasing her AV presents. Trying to sort this all out via phone. I’ve been trying to explain to her the rational for CONSIDERING returning the Mitsy for a DVI-HDCP enabled display. But am having trouble explaining to her the possible benefits of that action, during the current copy protection quagmire. Trying to quickly research if ANY sets are on sales floor NOW, with DVI-HDCP in her price range. (2200) AVS has a list in one spot but LCD/Plasma displays only. Trying to find the CRT RP models listed by anyone in one post/chart. I’m holding on deciding which way on the DVD player for her and cables for it all, - till I see what capabilities her display will have.

I had an idea of looking up stats on recordable DVD player, to see if any have simple connections for transferring from your camcorder. (since she records the horses cutting, for training purposes and transfers it currently to VHS). May now should rethink that idea and switch to a 100 dollar DVD player, and add in (oh great) a HTIB type receiver setup to get her speakers up and on-line again.

The issue is her husband, - due to (a certain amount of deafness he won’t admit too) had a speaker wired near where he sits in the LR. This area is rather large and additionally an open floor plan to the Kit/ Dining area. He needs this speaker nearby to keep from cranking display volume too much. I know for a fact I’ve seen one speaker near his chair, and I could have sworn I saw one on the wall. (and she can’t remember) (don’t know if it was ever wired in). ( Bose cubes come to mind, don’t’ know if I dreamed that) so the system may have been like Bruin’s Proton (bare wire terminated into the old display).

Neither one of them does AV, and I  have volunteered to help lead them out of the dark ages of screen door effect and VHS resolution. (and come out there and hook it all up for them).

But non-AVites have trouble grasping why they REALLY need this or that. (PROGRESSIVE dvd on a 65” display etc). Should have known there would be hitches along this path!