make a CD-RW audio Y cable?

[sdeyoreo]

I want to have 2 CD-RWs playable ( not at the same time though). I
have one CD audio connector on mobo. It also has an AUX audio
connector I want for DVD player audio. Can I just make a Y cable from
2 CD-RW audio cables?

 

[jeff findley]

I want to have 2 CD-RWs playable ( not at the same time though). I
have one CD audio connector on mobo. It also has an AUX audio
connector I want for DVD player audio. Can I just make a Y cable from
2 CD-RW audio cables?

If you're not going to be using them to play audio CD's at the same
time, what's the point of hooking them both up at the same time?

Seriously though, there are Y adapters you can buy, but when I tried
one, it sounded terrible. I ended up hooking only one drive's audio
up to the motherboard. I found that I never really needed the second
drive's audio to work.

Jeff

 

[BudMan]

Most sound cards and mb's with onboard sound have two or three input
connectors. One each for CD, AUX, and sometimes TAD. When I build with two
drives I plug one into CD and the other into AUX. Works fine with no custom
cables to mess with.

 

[tomcas]

Yes you can make one but it cannot simply be a parallel connection. It must
have built-in protection against signal feedback or else you may damage you
drives. It's easier to just buy one.
http://www.cablesnmor.com/dual-cdrom-audio-cable.html

 

[sdeyoreo]

I kinda suspected something like that, but I didn't realize I don't
need them at all. I can get audio thru IDE. I didn't know that. Live
and learn! Thanks for the info.

 

[Matter of contention]

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 22:44:06 -0500, (e-mail address removed) wrote:

|I kinda suspected something like that, but I didn't realize I don't
|need them at all. I can get audio thru IDE. I didn't know that. Live
|and learn! Thanks for the info.

Just by checking the "Enable digital CD audio" box via device
manager. 9-)

|On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:41:38 GMT, "tomcas"
|
|>Yes you can make one but it cannot simply be a parallel connection. It must
|>have built-in protection against signal feedback or else you may damage you
|>drives. It's easier to just buy one.
|>http://www.cablesnmor.com/dual-cdrom-audio-cable.html
|>
|>|>> I want to have 2 CD-RWs playable ( not at the same time though). I
|>> have one CD audio connector on mobo. It also has an AUX audio
|>> connector I want for DVD player audio. Can I just make a Y cable from
|>> 2 CD-RW audio cables?
|>