Re: Computer audio and external speakers

[Pat Farrell <pfarrell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Renato wrote:
> I'd like to connect my computer to external speakers, so I can enjoy
> MP3s in some other rooms in the house. My house is wired for audio,
> which means I have ceiling speakers with volume control or audio
> outlets (for banana plugs) on the walls available in some rooms.
>
> Speakers require two wires (usually black and red ?), but I noticed the
> audio output from my computer is composed by just one single outlet,
> which uses 1/8'' plugs. I also noticed that both the left and right
> computer speakers that I have connected to my computer today are
> sharing the same audio output.

Its a stereo mini jack. Three wires, left, right and common ground.

Go look at the slimdevice's squeezebox.
Does what you want more directly.
http://www.slimdevices.com/

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Pat