Clueless in Seattle
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I've got a couple of computers sitting side by side on the floor next to my desk. I have them connected to a single monitor, keyboard and mouse with a powered KVM switch.
So I've got two sets of powered computer speakers cluttering up my desk with their wires and power supplies. I'd like to get rid of one of the speaker sets, but I'm disabled by severe chronic muscle and joint pain, so it would be difficult for me to get down on my hands and knees on the floor behind the computer cases and swap the speaker mini-plug from one computer to the other.
A Google search turned up a speaker switch for $31.75 (including shipping) that would allow me to share a single set of speakers between two computers.
SPEAKER SWITCH - Share 2 Computers with One Speaker Set
I'm a disabled senior trying to scrape by each month on a small Social Security disability pension, and all of my electronics and computer equipment consists of hand-me-downs from generous friends, neighbors and even strangers I've met online. So, even though $31.75 doesn't sound like much to most folks, for me it represents bit of a bite out of my monthly budget.
Some fellows at another web site called MyCE (My Consumer Electronics) have suggested I just use a simple "Y" connector between the computers and a single speaker set. I'm worried that doing that might allow voltage from one sound card to leak back into the other sound card and damage it.
I know next to nothing about electronics so I'm wondering if this is a valid concern.
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"
So I've got two sets of powered computer speakers cluttering up my desk with their wires and power supplies. I'd like to get rid of one of the speaker sets, but I'm disabled by severe chronic muscle and joint pain, so it would be difficult for me to get down on my hands and knees on the floor behind the computer cases and swap the speaker mini-plug from one computer to the other.
A Google search turned up a speaker switch for $31.75 (including shipping) that would allow me to share a single set of speakers between two computers.
SPEAKER SWITCH - Share 2 Computers with One Speaker Set
I'm a disabled senior trying to scrape by each month on a small Social Security disability pension, and all of my electronics and computer equipment consists of hand-me-downs from generous friends, neighbors and even strangers I've met online. So, even though $31.75 doesn't sound like much to most folks, for me it represents bit of a bite out of my monthly budget.
Some fellows at another web site called MyCE (My Consumer Electronics) have suggested I just use a simple "Y" connector between the computers and a single speaker set. I'm worried that doing that might allow voltage from one sound card to leak back into the other sound card and damage it.
I know next to nothing about electronics so I'm wondering if this is a valid concern.
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"