Headphone quality through speakers

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GN85

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I have a pair of speakers, and also a pair of headphones, which I use both 50/50 of the time. My problem is that when I plug my headphones into the speakers, the sound deteriorates quite a bit, so I just unplug my speakers from my PC and directly connect my earphones instead.

Is it harmful to my sound card to constantly plug and unplug things from it? It might be gold plated, and well it might not be for long if I keep doing this...

Also, are there any other ways to getting maximum sound quality of my headphones? Will a headphone amp help if I keep plugging it to the speakers? Or what would be the sound quality through a splitter cable be like? I'm looking for a cheap solution, what do you guys think I should do?

Thanks.
 
GN85 said:
I have a pair of speakers, and also a pair of headphones, which I use both 50/50 of the time. My problem is that when I plug my headphones into the speakers, the sound deteriorates quite a bit, so I just unplug my speakers from my PC and directly connect my earphones instead.

Is it harmful to my sound card to constantly plug and unplug things from it? It might be gold plated, and well it might not be for long if I keep doing this...

Also, are there any other ways to getting maximum sound quality of my headphones? Will a headphone amp help if I keep plugging it to the speakers? Or what would be the sound quality through a splitter cable be like? I'm looking for a cheap solution, what do you guys think I should do?

Thanks.
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I too experience this problem, and I am awaiting a solution.
 
You can get an extension cable for the mini headphone / speaker jack. That way, the extension cable stays plugged into the card and you do your plugging and unplugging through the extension. Also, less bending down with an extension. Radioshack should have one.

I wouldn't expect the extension cable to cause a noticeable loss of quality, but I really don't know.
 
I had a similar problem, and after a great deal of research and trial, I found a splitter to be my best solution. Right now my setup is...

DESKTOP: Soloz2 "Hotrodded" XFi xtreme music -> [Monster Cable AICYP Mini Y-Adapter] -> A) Silver Klipsch ProMedia 2.0 & B) [Monster Cable A IC IP-7] -> Corda Headfive #454 -> Beyer DT770/80.

The monster y-cable was like $10 at RatShack and the Monster IP-7 interconnect was like $30 at MicroCenter.
 
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