Another headphone question
 

Hello

I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites) but as
is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no headphone socket
(why is that?)

Can I add a headphone output somewhere or is there a decent pre-amp/switch
type solution for this?

Thanks in advance
Tim

Another headphone question
 

In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites) but
as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no headphone
socket (why is that?)

Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is likely
to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

--
*I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Another headphone question
 

In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites) but
as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no headphone
socket (why is that?)

Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is likely
to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

--
*I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Another headphone question
 

more from the 'Tim Sampson school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Hello

I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites)
but as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no
headphone socket (why is that?)

Can I add a headphone output somewhere or is there a decent
pre-amp/switch type solution for this?

Thanks in advance
Tim



there's an aricle he
http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/b-out

otherwise, a if your speakers use normal speaker wire (instead of moulded
plugs like a few do) it's dead easy to buy/make a little switch box to sit
between the amp and speakers.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

Another headphone question
 

more from the 'Tim Sampson school' of uk.rec.audio-ism:

Hello

I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites)
but as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no
headphone socket (why is that?)

Can I add a headphone output somewhere or is there a decent
pre-amp/switch type solution for this?

Thanks in advance
Tim



there's an aricle he
http://www.spodesabode.com/content/article/b-out

otherwise, a if your speakers use normal speaker wire (instead of moulded
plugs like a few do) it's dead easy to buy/make a little switch box to sit
between the amp and speakers.

--
Jim H jh
@333
.org

Another headphone question
 

Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites)
but as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no
headphone socket (why is that?)

Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is
likely to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

But the pc headphone socket generally doesn't provide enough output to drive
the headphones and in any case, it is often tucked away in a computer
cupboard or on the floor. Speakers that have a headphone socket are much
more convenient.

Cheers
Tim

Another headphone question
 

Dave Plowman wrote:
In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
I have some fairly decent PC speakers (sub-woofer and 4 satellites)
but as is often the case with PC speaker systems, they have no
headphone socket (why is that?)

Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is
likely to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

But the pc headphone socket generally doesn't provide enough output to drive
the headphones and in any case, it is often tucked away in a computer
cupboard or on the floor. Speakers that have a headphone socket are much
more convenient.

Cheers
Tim

Another headphone question
 

In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is
likely to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

But the pc headphone socket generally doesn't provide enough output to
drive the headphones

? Then it's not a headphone socket. ;-)

and in any case, it is often tucked away in a computer
cupboard or on the floor.

But so would be the amp?

Speakers that have a headphone socket are much more convenient.

Ah - so you'd like a headphone outlet on one of the speakers?

A few things. Each speaker has only that channel arriving at it. And most
PC systems use small speakers with a separate 'sub', so only the mid and
HF is fed to each close speaker. So to provide a headphone feed would need
an additional stereo amplifier.

--
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn

Another headphone question
 

In article ,
Tim Sampson wrote:
Because they usually plug into the PC headphone outlet which is
likely to be more convenient than one on the speaker amp?

But the pc headphone socket generally doesn't provide enough output to
drive the headphones

? Then it's not a headphone socket. ;-)

and in any case, it is often tucked away in a computer
cupboard or on the floor.

But so would be the amp?

Speakers that have a headphone socket are much more convenient.

Ah - so you'd like a headphone outlet on one of the speakers?

A few things. Each speaker has only that channel arriving at it. And most
PC systems use small speakers with a separate 'sub', so only the mid and
HF is fed to each close speaker. So to provide a headphone feed would need
an additional stereo amplifier.

--
He who laughs last, thinks slowest.

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn