Recommend a cheap PC audio splitter? (multiple PCs, one set desktop speakers) \ VOGONS

Reply 1 of 11, by Aideka

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:03

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http://www.lunashops.com/goods.php?id=1103. No idea if the shop is reliable, but at least the adapters do exist.

Reply 2 of 11, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:17

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Sorry, I meant something more like a switch, not a splitter (like a KVM for desktop speakers). I'll try to edit the subject line to fix that.

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Reply 3 of 11, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:18

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Do an eBay search on "AV switch" or "AV splitter".

They use RCA, but that shouldn't be an issue 😀

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Reply 4 of 11, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-07-29, 13:22

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PhilsComputerLab wrote:
Do an eBay search on "AV switch" or "AV splitter".

They use RCA, but that shouldn't be an issue 😀

I'd need to get RCA to 3.5mm adapters then, right? My sound cards and speakers are all 3.5mm, no RCA connectors.

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Reply 5 of 11, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2016-07-29, 14:12

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Yup.

I used this before giving up on all the cables. Now I just plug in whatever and whenever I need it: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-in-1-AV-Video-Au … ~sAAOSwLzdWRaee

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Reply 6 of 11, by MMaximus

Posted on 2016-07-29, 14:18

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There are some suggestion in the following thread, if it fits in your budget:

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Reply 7 of 11, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-07-29, 14:19

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Cool, thanks. I found these. Very inexpensive, don't know how reliable they'd be 😀
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300895140295?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201560286670?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
$8.50 total, shipped.

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Reply 8 of 11, by dirkmirk

Posted on 2016-07-30, 03:59

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This

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-PORT-Manual-Swit … XYAAOSw2XFUgDIC

Looks expensive compared to the AV splitters.

Reply 9 of 11, by clueless1

Posted on 2016-07-30, 04:27

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dirkmirk wrote:
This

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-PORT-Manual-Swit … XYAAOSw2XFUgDIC

Looks expensive compared to the AV splitters.

Nice. No need for RCA to 3.5mm adapters, but still over 2x more. Do you have experience with this? Any particular reason you recommend it over the other?

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Reply 10 of 11, by PhilsComputerLab

Posted on 2016-07-30, 04:49

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clueless1 wrote:
Cool, thanks. I found these. Very inexpensive, don't know how reliable they'd be :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/300895140295?_trks […]
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Cool, thanks. I found these. Very inexpensive, don't know how reliable they'd be 😀
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300895140295?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201560286670?_trksid= … K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
$8.50 total, shipped.

I have the first model 😀

I used it in some MIDI comparison videos, switching back and forth between units.

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Reply 11 of 11, by Sammy

Posted on 2016-07-30, 08:36

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If you use a TFT-TV with more inputs then you can use them..

I have one with 2 hdmi inputs (audio via hdmi)
and 1 vga input audio input via 3,5mm connector.

Speakers are connected to the headset output of the TV.

When i switch video source, audio source is switched too.

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