RE: How do you (really) get 3 stereo pairs from one soundcard?

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Easy....

> A while back there were discussions about using KX Project drivers to
> get 3 stereo pairs from one soundblaster audigy card.  Well I've done
> that and have,currently, 2 pairs feeding into my multiroom amp.
>
> Only problem is... I bought 3 pairs of QED 3.5mm jack to 2 phono
> interconnects.  Fine except that the 3.5mm jack plug barrel is pretty
> wide and 3 will not fit next to each other into the soundcards outputs
> (not enough space between the card outputs to allow for the width of
> the plug barrels side-by-side). So I have 2 pluged into alternate
> holes with the middle one effectively out of commission. Argh!
>

Dont use oversized QED leads there is no need.

The output from the soundcard is low impedance and reasonable high level.
It
could be carried several metres on unscreened cable without picking up
interference.

3.5mm jacks only have a miniscule contact area inside the socket and any
pressure in the wrong direction will cause the plug (any plug no matter how
expensive) to lose contact.

Fitting a lead with a heavy plug and heavy cable will exert a lot of force
on a tiny socket which probably only costs about 5 pence anyway.

Use either a molded 3.5mm to two phonos lead or if you really feen the need
for heavy gauge cables feeding into your amp, get some of the really short
3.5mm to two Phono Socket adapter leads and then plug monster size phono
leads into them.

It is also good practice to anchor the sheath of the cable to the body of
the PC at some point with a cable tie to avoid the weight of the cables
hanging on the plugs.

HTH

Keith