Re: How to split a bog-standard analogue stereo signal without distortion

["theboyguk5" <ukha_d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All phono.

Comes out of the Wii phono, need to get into both amps as phono. I've got
one of these - http://www.cables4all.co.uk/ekmps/shops/cables4all/images/rca_2-1_adaptor_1_%28197_x_150%29.jpg

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Tracey Gardner"
<tracey.gardner@...> wrote:
>
> Are we talking about 3.5mm stereo jack plugs and sockets?
>
> Tracey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "theboyguk5" <ukha_d@...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 5:23 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: How to split a bog-standard analogue stereo
signal
> without distortion
>
>
> > None of yer resistor talk here m'lad - all gibberish to me :-)
> >
> > What I need is a product that I can exchange for hard cash to
sort this
> > out methinks. Something automatic or 'dumb'
> >
> > I'm just taking the Wii analogue signal, splitting it, and then
passing
> > each feed to the 2 home cinema amps. For sure, something's not
right when
> > both are connected.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Keith Doxey" <ukha@>
wrote:
> >>
> >> Shouldn't be any distortion doing that unless the amps you
are feedint
> >> into
> >> short unused inputs to ground thereby overloading the source.
> >>
> >> Take the signal and feed each amp through a resistor of
between 100 ohm
> >> and
> >> 1kohm, you may get a slight loss of signal but nothing
noticable and it
> >> will
> >> prevent either of the amps from overloading the source.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> >> > On Behalf Of Gareth Cook
> >> > Sent: 09 February 2010 16:30
> >> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> > Subject: [ukha_d] How to split a bog-standard analogue
stereo
> >> > signal without distortion
> >> >
> >> > Here's the thing - I need to split an analogue stereo
audio
> >> > signal (usual phono connectors) into 2 stereo feeds.
> >> >
> >> > I've put a el cheap 50p phono splitter in place, but I'm
> >> > getting distortion. I presume there's some sort of
> >> > termination required ? I have a stereo signal source,
and I
> >> > want to send to 2 x amps.
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone recommend anything ? Passive would be nice
but
> >> > perhaps I need a powered solution ?
> >> >
> >> > tia
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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