An Simple Audio Output Multiplug

[Choto Cheeta]

Recently I went out for a little vacation, I took my ZUNE 30 with me… As I was with my cousin brother, and while on a long distance bus ride, seating beside him enjoying the zune, a question came to my mind…

Why cant we both enjoy the same music or video ??

Infact there is a nifty little tool which makes sure that we can enjoy 2 head or ear phones with a single output device such as ZUNE or iPOD…

Same tools also works for another purpose… Suppose you have a notebook which only has support for single output or rather 2.1 support and you want to run 5.1 / 4.1 on the 2.1 channel supported speaker !

The technology is really simple… Multiplug… Same idea as what you may see at wall mounted electrical solutions…

The idea is, take a single input, and provide 2 or more out puts… Bellow is a simple diagram or the idea for Audio out put layout for most of the notebook / Laptop or 2.1 supported motherboard…



As you may see A is Line in, B is line out (which is the jack where you plug the speakers or head phone or ear plugs), C is Mic in…

So basically what this multiplug does is, it gives you 2 outputs in place of one, so that in case of a portable Music player (PMP), such as Zune / iPOD / Zen, 2 ear plugs or head phones may work simontaniously…

And in case of a notebook, it allows you to plug in 5.1 speakers to a single output… As 5.1 speakers would have 2 audio plug or jacks, Rear speaker connector and front speaker connector… ! So now you may plug in both the Rear and front speaker to the notebook via this multi plug…

How does a multi plug look like ??

Its a nifty little tool…





How much one costs me ?

In local Kolkata (India) computer market is between Rs. 5/- to 10/-… Which is USD 0.25 each…

If you feel confuse, and have any question, drop them as comment !

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[topgear]

@ choto thnks for the info.
Can you give a name of a shop ? @ chadni

[enticer86]

^^ where to get such a thing in Delhi? pls do NOT mention nehru place

[anand1]

You can go for a multiplug. But there might me problem for sound distortion. It's good to look for the specifications first then to go for it.

[xbonez]

yeah, its a pretty nifty tool. i had bought one for rs 15 from Nehru Place...there's no noticeable loss in quality though volume output reduces slightly

[Choto Cheeta]

with my ZUNE it actually helps in Radio receiving when both the ear plugs are pluged in...

[xbonez]

^^lol! thats odd

[Choto Cheeta]

^^lol! thats odd

why is it odd ?? as i guess you know the ear phone acts as an antena for the radio so 2 is better than one (by theory offcouse) may be thats the case

[dOm1naTOr]

@Choto Cheeta
try plugging in some alluminium thin bar in one of them without shorting R nd L. I wanna do someth to increase the FM reception om ma phone....the signals is very weak in ma area.

[infra_red_dude]

Yes, Saurav its a very nifty utility and priced very well

Same tools also works for another purpose… Suppose you have a notebook which only has support for single output or rather 2.1 support and you want to run 5.1 / 4.1 on the 2.1 channel supported speaker !

And in case of a notebook, it allows you to plug in 5.1 speakers to a single output… As 5.1 speakers would have 2 audio plug or jacks, Rear speaker connector and front speaker connector… ! So now you may plug in both the Rear and front speaker to the notebook via this multi plug…

Btw, you can't connect a 5.1. It has 3 separate connectors. What you can connect is 4.1 setup. However, it will not be a true 4.1. It will be pseudo-4.1. Meaning the same signal is replicated both in the front and rear speakers.

However, my experience with this has been somewhat tricky as far as speakers are considered. I tried 2 separate ones, bought from different shops (different models). With ear/headphones they are fine but with pseudo-4.1 setup the sound was distorted.

[topgear]

@ choto thnks for the info.
Can you give a name of a shop ? @ chadni

Hey choto, Will you please reply

[Choto Cheeta]

Hey choto, Will you please reply

Sorry going to a through time anyway, in the foot paths of behind the building of email, near the sabir hotel

[sashijoseph]

Avoid those footpath wala stuff for anything audio.For audio connectors buy atleast MX stuff.....5-10 bucks costlier but decent quality.
You'll get it at Naresh Radio(but beware he's a cut-throat)

[topgear]

Thanks Choto
Thanks sashijoseph for your suggestion