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Looking for an amplifier?

  • 11-08-2006 8:43pm
    #1
    L31mr0d
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭


    Ok I mainly use my PC for gaming, and as such I usually only use headphones, when I want to watch movies I have the sound connected into my TV via a RCA Connector. Is it possible to just buy an amplifier for a computer that has an input for my headphones and an RCA output (alternatively it could just be an amplifier with 2 x 3.5mm Stereo jack inputs). I've been looking around and all I seem to be able to find is speaker sets.

    Any recommendations?


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  • #2
    cornbb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Presume you mean an output for you headphones? Technically it doesn't need to be an amplifier, the sound won't need to be amplified, just sent as a line level signal to your TV or headphones. You might get away with using RCA/Minijack converter cables like this, if I'm not misunderstanding you:
    http://www.autotoys.com/pics/thumbs/t_35minimale.jpg

    I'm no expert BTW - you might get a better response over in the Home Entertainment forum :)


  • #3
    irlrobins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    cornbb wrote:
    you might get a better response over in the Home Entertainment forum :)
    Indeed. Off we go!!!!


  • #4
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,378 ✭✭✭andy1249


    Presume you mean an output for you headphones? Technically it doesn't need to be an amplifier, the sound won't need to be amplified, just sent as a line level signal to your TV or headphones. You might get away with using RCA/Minijack converter cables like this, if I'm not misunderstanding you:

    Line level is typically 1v peak to peak and usually needs to be amplified , the headphone output is normally amplified and thats why its generally a bad idea to feed this to a line level input as that means amplfying twice with the resulting distortion and possible speaker damage.

    Line level sent to a TV assumes that the TV will use its own amplifier to produce the output , likewise with any standalone amp or reciever.

    For the original OP , the cheapest option for yourself would be one of the bundled amp and speaker sets , I know of no standalone amp with that few inputs/outputs , but maybe someone else does ?


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