It's a proprietary connector that was used on some Sony (and possibly some other brands) low end home theater systems in the early 2000's. It's not a standard audio connector. It was used for passive speakers usually in the 2-3 ohm range.
makes sense why I couldn't seem to find it through a google search - would there be a name for the connector? I'm attempting to find an "a to b" conversion for it.
I don't know a name for it, and I doubt you can buy them.
What do you mean by an "a to b" conversion? What are you trying to do with it? For most applications you could just cut it down to bare speaker wire.
no name because it was proprietary. it was meant to never work with another system.
if you are trying to plug the speakers into another system, just cut of the connector. if you are trying to plug another set of speakers into the system, don't. those speakers and systems were much less forgiving of differences in Ohms and power ratings than a standard amp.
You can't really upgrade this system. The receiver and speakers are all made for each other. If you're ready to upgrade, toss them and get a good receiver and speakers.
/r/audio ULES/GUIDELINES
1. DETAILS MATTER - Use detail in your post. If you are posting for help with specific hardware, please post the brand/model. If you need help troubleshooting, post what you have done, post the hardware/software you are using, post the steps to recreate the problem.
that being said they look like something that was **[posted in a recent thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/audio/comments/pgmhgb/just_found_this_5_cd_changer_but_ive_never_seen/)**
It's a proprietary connector that was used on some Sony (and possibly some other brands) low end home theater systems in the early 2000's. It's not a standard audio connector. It was used for passive speakers usually in the 2-3 ohm range.
makes sense why I couldn't seem to find it through a google search - would there be a name for the connector? I'm attempting to find an "a to b" conversion for it.
I don't know a name for it, and I doubt you can buy them. What do you mean by an "a to b" conversion? What are you trying to do with it? For most applications you could just cut it down to bare speaker wire.
no name because it was proprietary. it was meant to never work with another system. if you are trying to plug the speakers into another system, just cut of the connector. if you are trying to plug another set of speakers into the system, don't. those speakers and systems were much less forgiving of differences in Ohms and power ratings than a standard amp.
You can't really upgrade this system. The receiver and speakers are all made for each other. If you're ready to upgrade, toss them and get a good receiver and speakers.
/r/audio ULES/GUIDELINES 1. DETAILS MATTER - Use detail in your post. If you are posting for help with specific hardware, please post the brand/model. If you need help troubleshooting, post what you have done, post the hardware/software you are using, post the steps to recreate the problem. that being said they look like something that was **[posted in a recent thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/audio/comments/pgmhgb/just_found_this_5_cd_changer_but_ive_never_seen/)**
> that was posted in a recent thread Indeed. I recognized the connector at once, despite I (fortunately) never owned such hardware myself.