Sound Splitter?

yelnik · 09-12-2006, 09:46 PM

Is there any hardware that can split a computers sound output from, say, headphones to speakers without having to manually unplug them every time I want to switch? Thanks for help

**The_Other_One** · 09-12-2006, 09:57 PM

I don't know of any right off, but it wouldn't be hard to make at all. You could consider a front audio pannle, as well. Check to see if you have the pins for it on your soundcard(just about all recent motherboards do, and most soundcards) These typically will mute your primary speakers when something's plugged into the front jack.

Or if you want an actual splitter(both going at once) radioshack carries stuff like that.

SirKenin · 09-12-2006, 10:13 PM

You can't plug headphones into your speakers???

diduknowthat · 09-12-2006, 11:08 PM

usually speaker systems come with little remote controlers where you can plug your headphone into.

Bootup05 · 09-12-2006, 11:54 PM

Would this work

http://www.proporta.com/F02/PPF02P05...193&t_mode=des

**The_Other_One** · 09-13-2006, 12:16 AM

That's basically what I was suggesting from Radio Shack... But I don't know if he'd want the sound going though both at the same time or not...

09-12-2006, 09:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I don't know of any right off, but it wouldn't be hard to make at all. You could consider a front audio pannle, as well. Check to see if you have the pins for it on your soundcard(just about all recent motherboards do, and most soundcards) These typically will mute your primary speakers when something's plugged into the front jack. Or if you want an actual splitter(both going at once) radioshack carries stuff like that. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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09-13-2006, 12:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	That's basically what I was suggesting from Radio Shack... But I don't know if he'd want the sound going though both at the same time or not... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

09-12-2006, 10:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	You can't plug headphones into your speakers???

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