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   audioinstaller2004@gmail.com to Douche Bag   
   Re: Advent AV570 powered speakers...   
   14 Oct 12 22:31:07   
   
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   On Wednesday, January 8, 2003 9:05:51 PM UTC-6, Douche Bag wrote:   
   > I recently purchased a pair of Advent AV570 powered speakers from   
   > Wal-Mart to use as auxilary speakers attached to my Sanyo DS27880 TV.   
   > I am not savvy in this field, but I did do the necessary research   
   > before buying these speakers and thought that I had all the bases   
   > covered. Turns out I was wrong.   
   >   
   > The RCA (red/white) audio output on the back of my TV (this is where I   
   > originally thought I may have a problem) readily accepts the two   
   > red/white jacks that are at one end of the cord that came with the   
   > speakers. But what's got me baffled is... at the opposite end where   
   > the red/white RCA jacks are, resides a single jack similar to a   
   > headphone jack that is supposed to plug into the back of either one of   
   > the powered speakers. Well... it's never going to happen. Would you   
   > believe that the damn jack is one micrometer too big to plug into   
   > either speaker?... and this is the actual cord that came with the   
   > speakers.   
   >   
   > Should I haul the speakers and cord up to RadioShack to verify that   
   > I'm not a total idiot? Does/would RadioShack set them up and test them   
   > for me on the premises and help me find the proper cord?   
      
      
   NO, they wont, but I tell ya what, I'll just be nice an take them off your   
   hands!   
      
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