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| Thread ID: 46886 | 2004-07-08 23:39:00 | 3.5mm audio cable splitter | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 250828 | 2004-07-08 23:39:00 | Hi all. Hey - i'm just wondering, does anyone know if you can get 3.5mm audio cable (the ones most speakers, headphones etc use) splitters. Ie, you have 1 output (in this case, 1 set of speakers) and 2 inputs (ie, 2 sound sources) I know you can get 2 outputs - 2 headphones etc) and 1 input (ie, one discman), but i want the opposite. Its just that i've got me some pretty good 6.1 channel pc speakers, that i use on my computer, but i have a ps2 set up right next to the pc, and the speakers came with a console adapter, so i could use them on the ps2, but i don't really wanna be unplugging them and swticthing them around each time i play either the pc or the ps2, so a splitter (and some extension cables) would let me have them set up all the time. So if anyone knows of anything that could help me - that would be great. or, if theres any electricians out there that may be able to make one, let me know - i'll pay ya. Thanks Alex |
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| 250829 | 2004-07-09 00:36:00 | have a look at this page here (dse.resultspage.com) | johnboy (217) | ||
| 250830 | 2004-07-09 00:55:00 | hi there. hey - johnboy - what item are you referring to? the, 'headphone splitter'?? if so, that is the opposite to what i'm after - i'm needing a splitter with 2 'male' plugs (ie, outputs) and one 'female' plug (input - spkeaers) thanks |
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| 250831 | 2004-07-09 01:20:00 | Sorry daydreaming again. been looking for something else earlier and seen headphone splitter :8} | johnboy (217) | ||
| 250832 | 2004-07-09 01:27:00 | Is this it here (www.cablesnmor.com) |
johnboy (217) | ||
| 250833 | 2004-07-09 01:39:00 | If you want to run two output devices at once, I don't think that is a very good idea! With capacitively coupled outputs it will be OK if only one at a time is delivering signal , but competing outputs may create audio distortion due to conflicting feedback signals. If they are direct coupled outputs (and you probably won't know until it is too late) you may damage the amplifier output stages or your speakers. A second set of speakers is a safer option. Forget I said this if your requirements are not as I have intepreted them.:8} Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 250834 | 2004-07-09 02:54:00 | yeah, i thot of that also billy T, but lol, thts not wot i was planning to do. I wanted to have them both hooked up, but i'll only be using one of them at a time (like, i won't be playing games on the PS2 and watching vids/playing games on the pc) And as all the cables are behind the pc and its a hassle to reach around and unplug them each time - i thoght if they were both plugeed in, i wouldn't have to worry about it. or i could set it up with some sort of switch (but i'd still need some sort of splitter) and just switch it over to either pc or ps2. And the speakers i gotr aare pretty good (for my standards!) 6.1 logitech surround sound speakers that i'd like to use both on my pc and ps2 (as they can be used on the ps2) |
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| 250835 | 2004-07-09 02:56:00 | hey cool Johnboy - thanks a heap for that. thats exactly wot i was after! now i hope they ship to NZ. thanks |
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| 250836 | 2004-07-09 03:12:00 | Beware fergie, as what Billy says applies to that device. It can kill the amps in paralles. | godfather (25) | ||
| 250837 | 2004-07-09 03:30:00 | I would emphatically agree with GF and Billy T, Murph's law applies, and your wallet will not be the victor in an unequal contest - what can go wrong, will. The most expensive component will protect the fuse by blowing first. R2 |
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