Linux - GeneralThis Linux forum is for general Linux questions and discussion.
If it is Linux Related and doesn't seem to fit in any other forum then this is the place.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
I don't know about a cable. But probably the best solution would be to get a mixer.You would be able to listen to audio simultaneously from multiple sources and control the volume of it. It would also let you connect some input (mic/guitar, etc) easily.
Here is a wikipedia entry for an audio mixer (mixing console). The ones on the photos are professional and expensive ones, but you can buy simple ones probably for around 50 euros.
I think that there is no pre-built cable to do what you need.
You have two solutions:
1) Build the cable by yourself buying the jacks and the cable (for a stereo sound you need 3 cables: a + for each channel and a shared -). This is the cheapest solution, but you need to have a little practice on this kind of do-it-yourself works.
2) Go to a hi-fi shop and ask them to make the cable for you. This is the easiest solution.
Distribution: Mandriva 2009 X86_64 suse 11.3 X86_64 Centos X86_64 Debian X86_64 Linux MInt 86_64 OS X
Posts: 2,369
Rep:
Did youŕe stereo has only one input ?
If yes and you are a handy man you can make a switch box youŕe self.
But remember it must be a make before break contact , if not
if you are switching from one computer to other you get nasty noise in youŕe stereo..
Such boxes are made before there must somewhere a drawing how to make it
Sometimes they call it a passive preamp and than you can also adjust the volumes of the different computer
Distribution: open SUSE 11.0, Fedora 7 and Mandriva 2007
Posts: 1,662
Original Poster
Rep:
I thank both lucazorizi and H_TexMex_H for the replies.
lucazorzi
I have a friend who is good at fixing cables,repairing electronis gadgetry, etc.
He worked with making card readers and similar stuff for a couple of years. He got soldering irons, meters,etc.
I could ask him.
What are those cables?
Are they screened cables?
Do you know more about them?
..............................................................................
H_TexMex_H
I will ask a Hi-Fi about those jack splitters. If I am lucky, I will find a one for a low price.
I don't want to spend 100 dollars for these things.
A device or a cable which is under 25 dollars is worth.
---------------------------------- ronlau9
My stereo is very old. Do you know the old stereos with big amplifiers and big cassette players?
I connected it to the computer.
I don't use it for listening classical music or rather music.
I bought a separate modern,stereo unit to listen to music. I don't want to connect it to the computer.
It is not in the same room, after all.
that would be even more lucky for you to find. Just make sure that's what you need, cuz I can't really tell. A splitter basically just allows you to plug in more than one headphone into a headphone jack ... and this can also be used with computers I'm pretty sure.
Maybe you'd actually stop and think to do something properly for once, like using a decent sound server like PulseAudio? For such a keen guy you seem to only be aware of technology from 15 years ago...
If you are connecting line level outputs from your computer, it shouldn't be a problem using a simple splitter. You will probably see a 6-8 db drop in volume however. The output line impedance is usually 1/2 the input impedance of input devices, so a 10K line output will be connected to another 10K input and a 20K input, for example. That has a combined impedance of 6.6k. Check the specs on your sound card to see if that would be a problem.
Code:
echo 'scale=2; 20* l(2*6.66/16.66)/l(2)' | bc -l
-6.66
You could have a situation where the ground of one computer introduces a buzz, making this solution undesirable.
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.