Dual Stereo Speakers Setup Question

[jdfriesen]

Hello all,

First by way of introduction, I was registerd WAY back on the old boards, but due to not having any space for a cabinet, sort of stopped browsing and posting.  However, I now DO have space.

I've collected just about all the arcade hardware that I need, however, I've got a sound card question.  I'm building a cocktail cabinet, and want to have stereo sound on each end of the cabinet.  So, can anyone recommend a sound card to me that will supply essentially 2 duplicate stereo outputs?

Thanks for your time,
John Friesen

[GadgetGeek]

Just use two sets of matching speakers and a headphone splitter plugged into your soundcard.  Should work just fine that way.

[jdfriesen]

Well, don't I feel stupid now, lol.  Sometimes the easiest solutions are the best ones.  Thanks for pointing my brain in the right direction GadgetGeek.

[rchadd]

does doing this half the power output of one set of the speakers?

[jdfriesen]

does doing this half the power output of one set of the speakers?

I wouldn't think so, as long as your using powered speakers.  Of course, I'm more than willing to be corrected if I'm wrong!

[MnMCaputo]

well its really not POWER, the power is not from your sound card, its from the amp of your speakers, its more of signal strenght, yes your signal strength will drop a little, but i'm sure the sensitivity of your amp and voice coil will be able to handle it, just spend the extra 20 cents at radio shack and get the gold plated splitters just in to be safe  

[AlanS17]

Make sure you get a stereo splitter, though. Some splitters simply split the signal into individual left and right mono channels.

You can tell by the connections. Mono plugs have two contacts and stereo plugs have 3 contacts. Of course, the stereo male plug is visible, but it'll be hard to see whether the 2 female connections are mono or stereo without really good eyes and a flashlight or (hopefully) a good explanation on the package.

Fabricating your own as a last resort shouldn't be difficult, though. Radio Shack sells all the parts you need so do such a thing,