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That reminds me. I found the greatest internet station which only plays old cowboy westerns. I just love having it on. I have forgotten to turn it on, though. I have nearly all of Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers, etc cds. If I had someone very smart around me, I would get him/her to plug in my late hubby's surround system. He paid thousands of dollars for it and it has not even been turned on since right before he died in July 2006. I can find the wires but I do not have any clue as to where they go into whatever the electronic thingy is. Shows how much I know. I would probably blow up everything if I tried to do it. He bought a 62” tv, 2 huge speakers with the black netting like stuff, 2 smaller ones, the huge sub-woofer, and something that sits on top of the tv. Maybe an amplifier? A friend said this one was one of 3 sets in town. He use to turn the tv to the golf channel, turn the sound on the tv down and put in 5 cds and lay back and listen to the music while watching golf. I'm sorry but this is just making me so sad.

FIRST, my deepest sympathies for your loss. And Huntsville is a great town, but I prefer Athens just West of you (I lived and worked and played in Alabama for 24 years, B’ham and Anniston areas).

If I were in your position, needing a sound system hooked up, I’d call the AV department at U of A Huntsville and ask for help. OR ... make a drawing of everything, every socket, every color, every lettering on the panel where the wires would be plugged in, then take THAT to the nearest Radio Shack and ask them based upon the wires and plugs and colors of panel and speakers what should go where.

If I had someone very smart around me, I would get him/her to plug in my late hubby's surround system.

Ah... I'll bet YOU can do it, with just a little help!

Your computer sound plays thru your computer speakers, and there is a jack on your computer where this audio comes out:

If you have a desktop computer, locate the sound jacks on the rear panel.

The OUTPUT one will say LINEOUT, or SPEAKER, or HEADPHONE, or GREEN colored

(A notebook computer there may be only one or two jacks, usually located on the side or rear of the computer. The sound output jack is usually identified by a drawing of headphones or a speaker. )

Using a standard computer audio connection cable, (You can get this most anywhere - Wal-Mart will have them in the video/music/tv/computer area.)

insert the mini-plug into the audio output jack. (or the GREEN one if you have a desk computer)

Your husband's music system should have audio inputs similar to what is seen here.

insert the red/white jacks into the same colors on his stereo, and you now have success!

Note what LABEL is associated with those jacks so you select the correct INPUT when trying to hear your station.

Good luck!