Quick sound card question

loaded_chambers · 08-05-2003, 12:57 PM

I constantly listen to music and movies through my home theater yet play games and crap through my computer. Is there anyway I can have both hooked up so I don't have to keep switching the audio jack? I have an Audigy MP3+.

Big B · 08-05-2003, 02:29 PM

Depends on how you have it hooked up to the theater. If you're using the SPDIF for the HT setup and the 1/8" jacks for the PC speakers, you're SOL. If you run 'em both from the 1/8" jacks, pick up a "Y" splitter from some place like Radio shack, Best Buy, and the like. 1 male 2 female connectors. If you're running both from the SPDIF, I can't really help as I haven't seen or heard of a "Y" splitter for SPDIF. There's probably a unit that can split it up into multiple streams tho...but they're not gonna run just a few bucks like the 1/8" "Y" splitter.

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loaded_chambers Geek Trainee Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 29 Status: Offline	Quick sound card question I constantly listen to music and movies through my home theater yet play games and crap through my computer. Is there anyway I can have both hooked up so I don't have to keep switching the audio jack? I have an Audigy MP3+. __________________ P4 3.00C 800FSB@3.00 Asus P4C800 Deluxe Geforce FX 5800 Ultra@522/1.15 1gig Corsair XMS 3200 cas2 Maxtor 80 gig ATA-133 8MB Pioneer DVR-A05 Aopen 52X CDRW 350w Antec SL350 Smartblue 3Dmark2003->????

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,640 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Depends on how you have it hooked up to the theater. If you're using the SPDIF for the HT setup and the 1/8" jacks for the PC speakers, you're SOL. If you run 'em both from the 1/8" jacks, pick up a "Y" splitter from some place like Radio shack, Best Buy, and the like. 1 male 2 female connectors. If you're running both from the SPDIF, I can't really help as I haven't seen or heard of a "Y" splitter for SPDIF. There's probably a unit that can split it up into multiple streams tho...but they're not gonna run just a few bucks like the 1/8" "Y" splitter. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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