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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:14 am    Post subject: Headphone jack wired to speakers Reply with quote
Hi. I was wondering if there was a product out there that connected to
a standard headphone jack on a laptop and ended in a split speaker wire
so that you could connect two speakers with the red/black cable to a
headphone jack? I have looked and cannot find anything.

Thanks for any help.

James

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Guest
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:46 am    Post subject: Re: Headphone jack wired to speakers Reply with quote
On 2005-07-24, confusid@optonline.com <confusid@optonline.com> wrote:
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Hi. I was wondering if there was a product out there that connected to
a standard headphone jack on a laptop and ended in a split speaker wire
so that you could connect two speakers with the red/black cable to a
headphone jack? I have looked and cannot find anything.

Thanks for any help.

James


Check with Radio Shack. I've done that but with a portable cd player
connected to a pair of speakers for use when washing the car. You
would probable need 2 adapter connections for doing what you wanted.
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wkearney99
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:30 am    Post subject: Re: Headphone jack wired to speakers Reply with quote
Quote:
Hi. I was wondering if there was a product out there that connected to
a standard headphone jack on a laptop and ended in a split speaker wire
so that you could connect two speakers with the red/black cable to a
headphone jack? I have looked and cannot find anything.

Perhaps because it's not all that great an idea? If you're planning on
going right from the headphone jack to bare wire ends clipped into the
speakers directly then it's not going to work. The headphone jacks on most
equipment does not have enough power to drive speakers and, in some cases,
will harm to the laptop if you try. Thus most PC speakers have an amplifier
in them. Those usually take either 1/8" stereo or dual RCA connections.
Plenty of cables are available for that purpose.

So unless you're using an amp it ain't gonna work.
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Guest
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:15 am    Post subject: Re: Headphone jack wired to speakers Reply with quote
Thanks for the advice. Guess it will be best just buying a set of
computer speakers.
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Kalman Rubinson
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:44 am    Post subject: Re: Headphone jack wired to speakers Reply with quote
On 24 Jul 2005 12:14:28 -0700, confusid@optonline.com wrote:

Quote:
Hi. I was wondering if there was a product out there that connected to
a standard headphone jack on a laptop and ended in a split speaker wire
so that you could connect two speakers with the red/black cable to a
headphone jack? I have looked and cannot find anything.

Yes. It's called an amplifier.

Kal
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