surround sound speakers

[fruitsalad]

why is it when i use my surround sound speakers with my hi fi they dont work but when plugged into tv they do, i am using red and white audio leads for connection to both.

[Sidney 1664]

Hi Fruitsalad,

Your Hi-Fi Has To Have 5.1 Or Better Decoder Built Into It...
I Think Most Late Hi-Fi Systems Have One Built In, Nothing To Do With Red & White Leads ...?
Hope This Helps .... Sidney 1664

[sarnieken]

Am probably asking a dumb question here but the red and white sockets on your hifi, what do they say?

Most hi-fis, if they are cable of 5.1 have the speaker outputs for each individual speaker.
It sounds like you're maybe plugging your surround speaker system into the Aux in, or audio in socket on your HIfi.
This is for connecting your tv, game console or dvd to your hifi and having sound go into the hifi, not out.

If I'm wrong then I stand corrected :).

[fruitsalad]

thanks guys yep you are right sarnieken i was trying to connect to aux in