Using wireless headphones with Samsung tv

[Christine71]

I have a Samsung tv, model UN32J5003AFXZA version LS03. I have a wireless headphone system from Sony model MDR-RF995R. It has the 3.5mm jacks and I do have RCA cables with a 3.5mm end as well. I need to know what I need to hook the headphones up to the tv with no audio out inputs. It has 2 HDMI, 1 optical, and 1 USB inputs. I currently have a VIZIO speaker that will not work with the headphones, but my Sony DVD player does work with the headphones. I need specific answers for converters and connecting wires to get the headphones to work (hopefully, so one of us can use headphones and the other just the auxiliary speaker or tv)

 

[americanaudiophile]

The only audio output you have on the TV is optical audio, You can connect a Toslink optical cable to that output. Check the TV manual on how to activate and use it. Set the TV to output in PCM stereo.
The toslink cable would go to the input of an optical to analog converter.
https/www.amazon.com/Digital-Optical-Analog-audio-converter/dp/B004C4WPXA
The RCA output of the converter would connect to the Sony headphone transmitter.
On some TVs you have to turn off the TV speakers to get the audio output to work. If that's the case then you could split the audio output of the TV or the converter and connect a soundbar for others to listen to at the same time you use headphones.