holmesjd Posted April 9, 2001 Share Posted April 9, 2001 Ok here's my situation. I'm "between" desktop PC's at the moment and living out of a laptop. I plan to have another desktop within the next couple months, but need speakers now. For the money, I'd just soon buy the 4.1 instead of the 2.1, but can I use the 4.1 in the meantime with my laptop running only a 2-channel stereo soundcard? The mini-plug headphone out jack? Can I run only two of the satellite spkrs with the sub just like the 2.1? TIA for any suggestions...jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friend Posted April 10, 2001 Share Posted April 10, 2001 hey holmesjd, i use my promedia with my laptop and it has 2-channel soundcard. i just used the y-splitter!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted April 11, 2001 Share Posted April 11, 2001 quote: Originally posted by holmesjd: Can I run only two of the satellite spkrs with the sub just like the 2.1? TIA for any suggestions...jeff Yes, you can either run just two of the four sats, or split the signal (using what they call a headphone splitter). -djf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajachepe Posted April 11, 2001 Share Posted April 11, 2001 Yes you can run all 4 of them nicely with the splitter suggested above. Make SURE to get a STEREO mini jack splitter,because there are mono mini jacks too, so be specific in your shopping, It should ran you under 4 or 5 bucks for a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalkaos Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 Can't you just plug it into the existing line in the new 4.1 preamps have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajachepe Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 Good call, you'll need an STEREO male to male minijack cord there...I would try both at the small expense,and see wich sounds best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friend Posted April 12, 2001 Share Posted April 12, 2001 quote: Originally posted by totalkaos: Can't you just plug it into the existing line in the new 4.1 preamps have? I think "Y-Splitter" is the way to go, because I heard somewhere in this BB that if you use the "HeadPhone-In" in new preamps, you get sound only from front two speakers. Correct me if I am wrong!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rol1 Posted April 15, 2001 Share Posted April 15, 2001 Mark at 3dsoundsurge.com did a review of a product that lets you run 3 sets of headphones off of 1 weak walkman. http://www.3dsoundsurge.com/reviews/boostaroo/boostaroo.html Dan, Would the Boostaroo be safe to use with the Pros' pre amp? They claim to be very low noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan F Posted April 16, 2001 Share Posted April 16, 2001 It depends on the question. The boostaroo may be helpful if someone wanted to use multiple headphones directly off a wimpy source. I'm interested in it myself because my laptop computer audio output is too low. This product might be just the thing for all sources that are designed to run off a battery. However, most powered products, like desktop computers, televisions, stereos, etc., have an adequate headphone out and wouldn't need the help. The input of the ProMedia doesn't take much current, so it's not likely to load down any device to the point where it needs the boosting. The only applicability I can think of is if the user is using multiple headphones directly off a player, and also wants to feed the ProMedia. Then I can see a booster making a difference (but that's a pretty special case). At the other end, the ProMedia headphone amp itself is pretty robust, and I'd be surprised if it didn't drive multiple headphones by itself; therefore not requiring supplemental boosting. In summary, splitting a TV output is not likely to require additional boosting. And the Boostaroo seems on the surface like a neat product with a good applicability in portable audio. -djf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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