Speaker question?

sup2jzgte · 07-14-2006, 01:22 AM

Ok now I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this question and I also know this is going to be a REALLY stupid question. Can I hook up 2 sets of computer speakers at once with a splitter? I have the stock audio card that came with my Compaq. If I do this will I do any damage to anything?

holyjunk · 07-14-2006, 03:03 AM

Ya, you can. It won't damage anything.

dillon157 · 07-14-2006, 02:54 PM

That's a very interesting idea, I had never thought of that. Even if both sets of speakers are equivalent though does splitting them decrease sound quality or would it depend on the quality of the splitter?

sup2jzgte · 07-14-2006, 03:19 PM

Well this is interesting, I have 2 sets of Boston Acoustic BA 735 hooked together now, so I have 2 subs and 4 speakers going out once, with the volume set exactly the same. I must say it sounds really good, from what I can hear there is no volume decrease in either, this sounds really good

bloke911 · 07-29-2006, 12:03 AM

More connections/splitters = more leakage = worse sound quality. Can you tell a difference, that soley depends on the ears listening.

spamdos · 07-29-2006, 02:28 AM

there will be worse sound quality when you split the speakers, and even more so with on board sound. also speakers are made to perform together in a set, which means often that using more than one set on the same jack, can mess around with the sound. yes it is possible, but i wouldnt do it because of the sound quality issues.

07-14-2006, 01:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
sup2jzgte Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Gay State Age: 26 Posts: 1,596	Speaker question? Ok now I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this question and I also know this is going to be a REALLY stupid question. Can I hook up 2 sets of computer speakers at once with a splitter? I have the stock audio card that came with my Compaq. If I do this will I do any damage to anything?

07-14-2006, 03:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
holyjunk Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 1,622	Ya, you can. It won't damage anything. __________________ pentium 4 1.5GHz 512mb pc133 19inch crt monitor Radeon 9200se X-Fi Extreme Music LOGITECH Z-5300E!! *family pc, hope to get mine in a year or so.

07-14-2006, 02:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
dillon157 Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 115	That's a very interesting idea, I had never thought of that. Even if both sets of speakers are equivalent though does splitting them decrease sound quality or would it depend on the quality of the splitter? __________________ Mobo: AOpen AK77- 400N CPU: AMD Athlon XP 3000+ RAM: Corsair XMS 1GB (2 x 512MB) \| Corsair Value Select (512MB) Drives: Maxtor 160 GB \| Seagate Barracuda 120GB (7200) Video: ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (256MB)- Dual Monitor Setup Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Headphones: AKG K240s

07-29-2006, 12:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
bloke911 New Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 13	More connections/splitters = more leakage = worse sound quality. Can you tell a difference, that soley depends on the ears listening. __________________ Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-SLI nForce4 AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Patriot 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 XFX GeForce 7900 GT 256MB PCI Express DDR3 SONY19" 16ms LCD Monitor Logitech G5 Laser Wolf King Warrior

07-29-2006, 02:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	there will be worse sound quality when you split the speakers, and even more so with on board sound. also speakers are made to perform together in a set, which means often that using more than one set on the same jack, can mess around with the sound. yes it is possible, but i wouldnt do it because of the sound quality issues. __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

07-14-2006, 03:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
sup2jzgte Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Gay State Age: 26 Posts: 1,596	Well this is interesting, I have 2 sets of Boston Acoustic BA 735 hooked together now, so I have 2 subs and 4 speakers going out once, with the volume set exactly the same. I must say it sounds really good, from what I can hear there is no volume decrease in either, this sounds really good

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