Computer generated sound to home stereo system!

Thanks Ray,
Since there is only one line out port from the sound card for the front speakers, and only one for the rear speakers and both are currently being used by the pc. Do you know what kind of adapter, or device I can use to keep what I have and connect the RCA cable necessary to connect to the stero receiver?
Dom

If you are a music purist you would not want to connect two in parallel, because it MIGHT slightly reduce the quality of the music. HOWEVER the music from the computer has already been substantially compressed, and putting another line in parallel if the load is fully matched in impedance might make no noticeable difference. You should be able to compensate with the volume control on the systems.

People actually connect from speaker connections and seem to be happy [a terrible match 4 ohms versus 1000 ohms]. I'm so old that my ears have no fidelity at all. LOL

I assume that you don't also have an AUX output from the computer. That would be the same as line out.


Radio Shack will likely have something that would adapt to two lines in parallel [two stereo lines].

Thanks again Ray,


I went to BestBuy. There I purchased a top quality headphone splitter, a 3.5mm2RCA two into one adapter, and 25 feet of their best RCA cable.
I am not a music purist, being born 100 percent deaf in one ear (what stereo?). Being 63 years old myself, as long as it sounds good to me that's all that matters.
Anyway, everything turned out awsome. There were no complaints from the rest of the family on the quality of the sound either. Alls well that ends well!
Appreciate the help!
Dom

to disregard what I said about distortion. I had my mind on something else and got off track.

Your set up should not introduce any distortion.

Glad that made everyone happy.

Main problem is that I do not remember the diameter of the line out plugs used for the computer. The first link gives an adapter that would require you to change the plugs on the one to the rear speakers, however one of the other links may be exactly what you can use.


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103237&cp=2032058.2032231.2032280&pg=14&parentPage=family


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102597&cp=2032058.2032231.2032280&pg=19&parentPage=family


http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102527&cp=2032058.2032231.2032280&pg=19&parentPage=family

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062454&cp=2032058.2032231.2032280&pg=23&parentPage=family