Headphones and Speakers on PC

[icey_haj]

Hi guys,

I've got my headphones (2 cables - 1 green, 1 pink) plugged into the back of the mobo. However, sometimes I also want to use my speakers (1 green cable). Is there anything I can use to stop me from having to remove the headphone cables and plugging in the speaker cables all the time?

 

[EsaT]

I think there was way to have header for front output connector of case to be considered as separate output by Realtek.
Also using splitter/Y-cable would be possible: Just use Windows voluem setting to adjsut it fir for headphones.

In sound cards separate connector for headphones and front/L-R channel line out is normal feature in higher than budget sound cards, like Sound Blaster Z.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/crea...g-sound-card-oem-30sb150200000-sc-088-cl.html


And quite many speakers have jack for connecting headphones. Do those speakers lack it or do you use headset's microphone?
I guess they're some gaming headset with fashionable low impedance.

 

[hornetstinger]

A AVR works the best. They have front panel headphone amplifier, when you connect headphones the speakers are switched off. Digital connection from computer to AVR means bypassing the onboard sound/noisy PC.