Using a 3.5mm Audio Splitter

[Smolt]

I change my audio between speakers and headphone a lot. What I want to do is get a 3.5mm audio jack splitter (the one that has two females and one male) and just have them both plugged in at all times, however I have a few questions. Will the quality decrease? Will I need an amp? and Will a splitter damage audio hardware (I'm using my only motherboard jack) ? Thanks in advance.

 

[_Glitch]

Don't think the quality is gonna be reduced, but the max volume on your headset will properly take a hit.

 

[Darren]

As long as it's of semi decent quality then audio quality should be relatively unaffected. I wouldn't expect a volume drop but it is possible.

 

[Smolt]

Is there any chance that I can damage the audio hardware on my motherboard?

 

[Darren]

Nope