Is it possible to get a coaxial to rca connector?

Question

I want to get my cable hooked into my surround sound. the cable is using coaxial cables. but my surround sound has rca cables. Is there someway to convert them or something? thanks

Answer 1

Radio Shack, Target, Wal-Mart...
All of the above will carry something called an RF Modulator/Demodulator(Under $20). It can take your RF Coaxial Cable input and convert it to Red/White/Yellow (composite) cable output. The best thing to do would be to use the RF Modulator to convert your Coax into Composite, send that signal to your surround receiver, and use the output from the receiver to send the signal to your TV. That way your sound will sync up with your video. Contact me if your TV doesn't have Composite inputs and I can walk you through several other connectivity options, but the above method is the easiest and best.

Answer 2

Radio Shack and other electronics stores carry an attenna spliter that will take your cable signal and split out the FM/AM portion out. This works for cable companies that send out FM broadcasts over cable. This will do nothing if you have digital cable. As long as you are only looking for radio stations no problem. If you want TV then you need a tuner with TV signal RF demodulator built in no amount of cable connection will get those signals into your stereo.

Now the FM/AM connection will not have RCA Jacks. They will have flat U crimp connectors to connect to your attenna jacks on your Tuner. Since you asked about RCA jacks I take it you want to take the audio from the TV broadcast and send it to your surround sound processor. That ain't going to happen without a TV tuner. You can connect it up until hell freezes over and you are going to get at most noise. TV signals are broadcast in the 100+ MegaHertz Frequency range of the radio spectrum. Cable packs those frequencies even closer than free air broadcasts (mostly between channel 11-14. and many spots above that). Those frequencies need to be modulated down and the sound part extracted and sent to the audio channels. Now I don't know about you but I can't hear anything above 18,000 hertz. That is a long way from 100,000,000+ hertz that the TV signal lives. I don't think my dog can hear that either. I could be wrong...he does hear a lot that I can't.

Answer 3

Do you mean an RF coaxial connector (used for a cable box to a TV or a VCR), or a coaxial connector used for a digital connection (i.e. Dolby Digital or DTS)?

The RF to RCA cable is probably not available, but the latter is basically done with a 75-Ohm digital cable with RCAs on both ends. Acutally, just a regular interconnect (i.e. phono patch cable) with RCAs on both ends will work, although may not be sheilded which is ideal for video use.

Answer 4

Coaxial-to-rca Modulator

Answer 5

To be blunt ; NO.
But all is not lost. Do you have a cable box w/audio outputs, or even a vcr would work, this would let you connect the RCA plugs to your receiver. Some TV's have audio outputs , so you could run your cable to your TV , and from you tv to the receiver, but I would only do this for a last resort.

Answer 6

Yes. Both sets of cables are physically the same, the only difference is the colors. When using composite(yellow, red, white) as component (red, blue, green, ) just make sure the cables are going to the matching colors on the tv an dvd player. Remember, with component you will also need to use a seperate cable for audio.

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Is it possible to get a coaxial to rca connector?
I want to get my cable hooked into my surround sound. the cable is using coaxial cables. but my surround sound has rca cables. Is there someway to convert them or something? thanks

Answer 8

Radio Shack

Or electronic supply house

Answer 9

Yes. Go to Radio Shack (or other electronics parts store) and tell them what you need. They are not expensive.