Speakers for CRT TVs and Monitors 

Nice, so what did you use to shield them?

@@JoeRetroWorld oh they were already magnetically shielded, i just kept the speakers further away (like 3 feet on each side) from the crt in case there could any distortion since they were pretty big three-way speakers

@@JoeRetroWorld and i even got the model number for those speakers if u ever wanna get em yourself, theyre the sony ss-f6000p

@@cesar6479 thanks, that is nice of you

@@JoeRetroWorld no problem and if anything you can look up old speakers (either from sony, jvc or any quality brand from the 80s, 90s and 2000s) on offerup or Facebook market place and there will be speakers out there that will be cheap and have been shielded. And the info should be listed on the same sticker that has the model number as "magnetically shielded". If you ever do come across any listings of those speakers that may look like from those decades. Ask them to post a picture of the sticker or atleast the model number so you can do a little bit of research to see if its shielded or not 👍🏽

Thank you, I have 8 sets now. The 2 you see in this video and a Toshiba MW20FN1 that is a vcr/DVD combo set. Then a Panasonic VCR combo, 8" Sony Trinitron, 9" Samsung dvd combo then a 8" RCA VCR combo . Last on the list is my Dell E773c crt monitor for use with my Dreamcast. It took 3 years of searching to find them, some where just luck like this Toshiba 36a43 beast that was in the trash. So what kinds do you have?

@@JoeRetroWorld I currently have 8, which is my limit due to space. I have two in my office for all my consoles, a 31” Sanyo DS31520 from 2003 and a high end 27” Philips ( component and Svideo) from 2004. I have 6 backup tvs which are a 27” trinitron, a 27” Panasonic, a 13” woodgrain GE from 1991, a 20” Panasonic from 1990, a funai made Emerson 20”, a 19” philips.

The most ive ever paid for a CRT ever is $25. Almost all have been free or maybe $5-$10. I am a firm believer that the only time you want to invest big $$ in a CRT is if its a fine tuned BVM or PVM. Otherwise offerup, curbs, and garage sales will yield many nice sets for next to nothing

@Matthew Sisk that is so true. Paid 400 usd for my Ikegami TM20-90RH that is like new but my regular crt sets. I paid $5-20 and that's it. There are way to many for free on offerup and Facebook, yes more people are looking for them so you have to act fast. I am done looking for more, these are all I need unless a new in box lands at my feet, lol.

@@RetrofIex Damn, those are some great models. I am like you in space, if I had room. I would have them all on display plus more. Thanks for sharing, have a great weekend.

They have to be 1" from the tube to effect it, I have them in front of the big Toshiba and to the side of the monitor with no issues. I use the speakers all the time, I am using them now to view a movie on an old cell phone. Now the only issue I have is the bass is loud so now matter the source. It will sound like you are in the movie theater even at low volume. Super clean audio with a kick. Since this video was posted, many viewers from Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram have reported they use them with no issues themselves.

Lol, do you have the speakers hooked to the stereo out plugs coming from the Playstation cables?

@@JoeRetroWorld yeah, the subwoofer has cinch/RCA input so one video cable goes to tv and two audio to speakers :D

@@SharkKowalski nice, do the speakers have a built-in amplifier?

@@JoeRetroWorld I'm not much into audio systems but I think so as the subwoofer needs to be connected to electricity :P The model is Creative 2.1 I-TRIGUE 3220

@@SharkKowalski I looked up those speakers. They are ok, not the best from what I read. For the ps1, it should be enough to enjoy yourself. If you find some Roland Computer Speakers for cheap. I would buy them.

I have those. They are grey in color. DO NOT USE THEM! They will damage your crt tv.

I just want to make sure you did not buy them, checking back with you.

I bought to use with my laptop as it a PC speaker. I tried it out of curiosity and yeah it distorted the image a bit not to much. It's kinda hard to pin point which speaker is shielded or not

@taniaroman1511 it is hard, even if they say it doesn't mean it has it. Only expensive ones for sure have it.

@@just_passing_through ok, I did not know that. Thank you for letting me know.

I move the speakers closer to the tv slowly. Once I see discoloration from the magnetic field. I move the speakers double the distance away. So if the speakers discolor the television at 5 inches away. They will need to be at least 10 inches away to be perfectly safe.

A lot of the old manuals for unshielded subwoofers recommend keeping it 18 inches away.

@@necronomitom ok thanks. Reason I ask is I have a large floorstanding Klipsch speaker right next to my crt. Even though I don’t see discoloration when the tv is on, I want to ensure it’s still a safe distance away because I’m 95% sure the speaker is unshielded

@@JoeRetroWorld thank you. The issue though is that I don’t see discoloration. But I’m almost positive my large speaker is unshielded. And I watched a retro rgb video recently where he mentioned magnetic field effects aren’t always visible

No, it has a hugh magnet that will break your crt tv or monitor. The wires are about 5 feet long so you will be able to place the sub woofer down next to it or behind the tv stand in a safe far away location. I hope this helps you.

It's working, good thing i asked you before i made a mistake, Thanks !!! Btw, do you know any cables or devices that let you control the volume for headphone ? This logitech z313 doesn't let you infortunately, shame...but i'm glad i finally have speakers for my ikegami.

@nomprenom440 I used headphones with built-in volume control. Will Google you a External volume control box adapter.

You can use this with your headphones. Koss 155954 VC20 Volume Control, Standard Packaging a.co/d/6bZbWae

When using headphone, i have the feeling those old games aren't meant to be play with headphone, it's too loud !!! It's sound more natural with speakers now...Probably and pretty sure that playing snes or psone with headphone wasn't possible in 90s, anyway...So I guess speakers are the normal way to play, tho i still need want to play with headphone correctly.