How can I share speakers with multiple computers?

[thecoffeeguy]

Alright. Not sure where to put this, but I figured this would be the place.

I currently have 2 computers at home (all with sound cards) and one set of speakers that are currently plugged into one computer.
What I was wondering if there is some way I can "share" my speakers with all the computers? Is there some sort of device, sorta like a KVM, that the speakers plug into and then each computer plugs into the device?

Anyone know how I can do that? Is there another way?

I appreciate your help.

The Coffee Guy

 

[Shooters]

Just get a 1/8" miniplug splitter.

 

[0roo0roo]

you can get switchboxes at electronics shops. even for headphone jack plugs

 

[Lonyo]

Do you want the speakers to respond to both computers at the same time, or just to switch between so it either does Comp A or Comp B's audio?

 

[thecoffeeguy]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Do you want the speakers to respond to both computers at the same time, or just to switch between so it either does Comp A or Comp B's audio?

Just make it so if Im working on Computer A, I can use the speakers for that computer, and vice versa for computer B.

Thanks.

TheCoffeeGuy

 

[thirdlegstump]

Well you can grab a pretty cheap audio mixer and use them all at once. Behringer makes some cheapies but goodies. You'd prolly have to use 1/8" stereo to Y 1/4" mono adapters to make the right connections unless you have pro-audio cards installed.

Take your computer audio outs and connect them into the line inputs on the mixer using the adapter. Then you hook up your speakers to the main outputs on the mixer and voila.

 

[Gunbuster]

Just get a 1/8" miniplug splitter.

 

[EeyoreX]

I use a short cable with 1/8" mini-plugs on each end and connect one end to the Line Out of one PC and the other end to the Line In on my main rig. Cost me like $3 and two minutes.

\Dan