3 sets of speakers from one 5.1 sound card/chip - is it possible?

Mickey123Mickey123 UK
edited July 2006 in Hardware
Hi there,

I have an Asus A8N SLI premium Mobo with built in sound.

I want to have 3 pairs of speakers in 3 different rooms each playing the same sound/mp3 at the same time so nothing overly technical.

Is it possible I can use 3 of the 5.1 outputs that come with the Mobo to be set to either stereo or mono outputs so I can acheive this?

If not anyone any other ideas or know of a soundcard that will do this?

Thanks,

Mickey

Comments

  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    what you could do,..is plug in a 3 way splitter (or two two way splitters) into the front speaker output... then its a straight shot from there
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    Yeh, follow the KISS rule.

    Just get 2 - 2 way splitters, or one three way spliter and do it that way, and you shouldnt run into any problems, although, im not sure what that will do to the impedance loads or if that even matters since it is only a pre-out.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    You need to watch out, there are current limits. You need to keep the system resistance about right, so be careful of the series-parallel connections.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    You might consider getting a cheap amp or even a receiver, then run the output from your sound card into it. You'll want to keep the gain low on the soundcard.

    You could then run the speakers right off the amp.
  • Mickey123Mickey123 UK
    edited July 2006
    Hi, thanks for the replies - I have bought a spliter today.

    Much apreciated,

    Mickey
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