Can i use....

Emmo · 25-10-06, 21:55

Hi,
I bought a new headphone today. But I have a problem now. I can not use it together with my speakers. What do you recommend me? Please help.

Joseph · 25-10-06, 22:03

Which headphone? Brand, model...
Which speakers do you have? Brand, model, software...

Emmo · 25-10-06, 23:14

Speaker: Philips MMS321/00

Headphone: Philips SHP805/00

I have a Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 sound card. And I want to connect my headphone together with my speakers.

Geck-o-Lizard · 25-10-06, 23:28

Unless I'm misreading your question, are you asking if it's possible to listen to music through both headphones and speakers simultaneously? I've never heard of being able to use speakers and headphones together without using a special adapter or something. By default, when you plug headphones in, the speakers are silenced and the sound is output through the headphones instead.

Why would you want to do that anyway?

Joseph · 26-10-06, 05:12

No, i see: this Philips speaker set does not have a headphone jack.

Why did you buy this set then i may ask?

You can connect your headphones on the back of your PC: the headphone out plug on your soundcard.

Or buy another set, like this one: Logitech Z-2300.

Emmo · 26-10-06, 08:43

I asked it. Because I don't want to plug my headphone frequently. And there is no headphone out on my sound card. I tried all of outs. But my headphone didn't work. It only worked on speaker out.

Simulation · 26-10-06, 11:31

I had a similar problem in that my speakers did not have a headphone jack. I bought a splitter cable so that both the speakers and the headphones could be plugged into the single Audio Out jack so I didn't have to keep changing over.

PCWORLD Headphone splitter

jamieoliver22 · 26-10-06, 15:13

Yeah, I suggest using an audio splitter like suggested above. I use one, to link together two sets of speakers (2 x 2.1 surround) to make a *fake* surround sound on my computer.

Emmo · 26-10-06, 18:17

Thanks

25-10-06, 21:55	#1
Emmo Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 519	Can i use.... Hi, I bought a new headphone today. But I have a problem now. I can not use it together with my speakers. What do you recommend me? Please help. Last edited by Emmo; 05-01-08 at 01:15.

25-10-06, 23:14	#3
Emmo Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 519	Speaker: Philips MMS321/00 Headphone: Philips SHP805/00 I have a Creative Sound Blaster 5.1 sound card. And I want to connect my headphone together with my speakers. Last edited by Emmo; 05-01-08 at 01:14.

25-10-06, 23:28	#4
Geck-o-Lizard Tomb Raider Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Paisley, Scotland Posts: 14,454	Unless I'm misreading your question, are you asking if it's possible to listen to music through both headphones and speakers simultaneously? I've never heard of being able to use speakers and headphones together without using a special adapter or something. By default, when you plug headphones in, the speakers are silenced and the sound is output through the headphones instead. Why would you want to do that anyway? Last edited by Geck-o-Lizard; 25-10-06 at 23:30.

26-10-06, 15:13	#8
jamieoliver22 Technical Cheese Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Stoke, England Gender: Male Posts: 8,413	Yeah, I suggest using an audio splitter like suggested above. I use one, to link together two sets of speakers (2 x 2.1 surround) to make a fake surround sound on my computer. __________________ I love cheese =]

25-10-06, 22:03	#2
Joseph Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 29,555	Which headphone? Brand, model... Which speakers do you have? Brand, model, software...

26-10-06, 05:12	#5
Joseph Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 29,555	No, i see: this Philips speaker set does not have a headphone jack. Why did you buy this set then i may ask? You can connect your headphones on the back of your PC: the headphone out plug on your soundcard. Or buy another set, like this one: Logitech Z-2300.

26-10-06, 08:43	#6
Emmo Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 519	I asked it. Because I don't want to plug my headphone frequently. And there is no headphone out on my sound card. I tried all of outs. But my headphone didn't work. It only worked on speaker out.

26-10-06, 11:31	#7
Simulation Relic Hunter Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, England Posts: 5,871	I had a similar problem in that my speakers did not have a headphone jack. I bought a splitter cable so that both the speakers and the headphones could be plugged into the single Audio Out jack so I didn't have to keep changing over. PCWORLD Headphone splitter

26-10-06, 18:17	#9
Emmo Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 519	Thanks