I hope that makes sense.
I currently have both onboard audio and a dedicated soundcard.
PC Speakers are where the PC is (surprise)...
I also have an extension lead going into the lounge to another set of speakers to play audio from the computer, all works fine as intended and much cheaper than getting an amp with Hifi speakers etc.
What I would like to do, is connect the extension lead to the onboard audio and have VLC for example playing through that through to the lounge while I can still do other stuff through the PC speakers. Makes sense so far?
If possible, being able to do this "Ad-hoc" with minimal fuss would be awesome.
Needs to be "Wife friendly" too.
I know it all sounds a little "Heath Robinson", it is
Why the Windows audio stack cannot do this in this day and age is beyond me but I suppose is too much of a niche feature for Microsoft to put any time into it, but I think many would use it if it was an option.
The PC is my audio hub and with all the processing power it as, running two separate audio devices should not be a problem in this day and age.
For my current needs/cost constraints, PC speakers are fine for the job. Running an AMP with Hifi speakers just adds too many zeros to the cost when you can get an adequate PC bookshelf set of speakers for £75 (Looking at you, my beautiful Edifier 2.0s). An AMP would not solve the problem fully anyway.
Thanks for any input.
I currently have both onboard audio and a dedicated soundcard.
PC Speakers are where the PC is (surprise)...
I also have an extension lead going into the lounge to another set of speakers to play audio from the computer, all works fine as intended and much cheaper than getting an amp with Hifi speakers etc.
What I would like to do, is connect the extension lead to the onboard audio and have VLC for example playing through that through to the lounge while I can still do other stuff through the PC speakers. Makes sense so far?
If possible, being able to do this "Ad-hoc" with minimal fuss would be awesome.
Needs to be "Wife friendly" too.
I know it all sounds a little "Heath Robinson", it is
Why the Windows audio stack cannot do this in this day and age is beyond me but I suppose is too much of a niche feature for Microsoft to put any time into it, but I think many would use it if it was an option.
The PC is my audio hub and with all the processing power it as, running two separate audio devices should not be a problem in this day and age.
For my current needs/cost constraints, PC speakers are fine for the job. Running an AMP with Hifi speakers just adds too many zeros to the cost when you can get an adequate PC bookshelf set of speakers for £75 (Looking at you, my beautiful Edifier 2.0s). An AMP would not solve the problem fully anyway.
Thanks for any input.
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