audio jack extensions

[DisrupTor75]

Anyone know of or where to get some kind of extension plug running from back of my soundcard jack's to an easier place that i can plug in to? reason being it's awkward having to drag the pc out every time i need to swap between headphones and speakers. There are 2 jack sockets in my old speaker's wire-remote but the mic one does not work. :/

Looking into getting some new speakers anyway but just in case i have the same problem with them i could do with some extension thingymebob.

 

[DisrupTor75]

Ta Lemin but it's not the same thing. it's a type of extension plug i am after not a splitter. Something similar to this i suppose would be best to describe it.

http://www.overstock.com/Electronic...ble-Pack-of-2/5458279/product.html?cid=133635

I would need two of them: one for the headhphone's and one for the mic.

As for "best bet is to use google." well that was really helpfull thanks i never thought of that

 

[DisrupTor75]

Before i had this sound card i could use the front panel, as it ran the onboard sound on the motherboard, which is fine. But with the card it no longer works as i have to plug the speaker jacks directly into the sound card, like i did with the ones that come with the motherboard.

The only real issue i am having is that it just makes swapping between either speakers or headphones awkward as the computer has to be dragged out and im rummaging around with a torch trying to plug them in

Regarding my current speakers they are getting on a fair bit in age, had them nearly 5 years (an old creative set) and on the remote the mic socket wont work, can use the headphones but not the mic which is a pain if you want to do any gaming with friends. so was looking to get some new speakers with all the modern bells and whistles that go with them and, hopefully, alble to use both mic and headphones at the same time (it's a headset with 2 jack's on it)

Failing that, some kind of extension leads that i can plug into the back of the sound card for the audio / mic ports that reach around and i can plug them in there.

 

[DisrupTor75]

Extensions are by far the easiest way to do this.
I just used to use an extension hanging to the side of my PC which was easy to get to, although still a bit of a pain it worked.

That would be the easiest solution for me Tealc thanks.

as mentioned by tealc , i have a switch that plugs into my sound card, then has inputs for a headset and speakers, you then switch between whichever one you want to use.

unit has decent length cables on it so it runs from the back of the pc and sits on top of my desk.

Does the length of the extension cause any problems? just a 1 - 2ft extension shouyld be fine i think

Does your soundcard not have a socket into which you can plug the front panel audio headers? That'd solve all your problems, unless I'm missing something?

Actually that's a good point i rushed the soundcard into the machine and didnt know it does have a slot for the front panel.

http://www.asus.com/Multimedia/Audi...cts/FiWODUF4uhiJVJKD/rynYTfbvfm6qvU5X_500.jpg

It's The Asus Xonar DG 5.1 card. And while it does support this, an extension is still the better solution for me. but at least that option is open.

 

[DisrupTor75]

Thanks guys got 2 ordered and on the way.