Audio Splitter Question ....

[Guest Martin@Home]

I have a two way audio splitter (two 3.5mm females in to 1 3.5mm male out). I have my PC plugged into the one female and my PS2 audio output plugged into the other. The male is then plugged into my "Soundstation" speaker setup...

If I have both the PC and PS2 on, I get the same volume out of both. Ie a PS2 game playing will play at the same volume at the same time as say media player running on the PC will. If, however, I switch off the PS2, I have to crank the volume right up on my speakers to even hear the PC sound ?

The PS2 outputs the same volume whether the PC is on or not and I have tried both 3.5 males in both female inputs and the same happens ????

Any Ideas ?

[Guest morpheus2702]

What happens if you detach the PS2 output from the combiner (which is what you are really using the splitter for)?

I am guessing it is a question of resistances being unbalanced?

I'd advise you get a switched combiner - this kind of set up is always a compromise and something always suffers.

[Guest Martin@Home]

If I detach the PS2 feed the PC audio is the correct volume....

[Guest morpheus2702]

Hmmm, only other thing I can suggest is checking the quality of all your interconnects and connectors, but don't really think that will do a great deal. :?

[Guest Martin@Home]

The splitter only cost me 59p anyways (plus £1.60 P&P) so I'm not massively upset about it.

I think I will buy a switchable one see what thats like....

Cheers for the replies dude... ;)

[Guest morpheus2702]

No problem mate, hope you get it sorted out. Maplin are always good for these sorts of things.

[Guest fraser]

Switchable one will fix it. You aren't supposed to feed two sources into a single input, although feeding two inputs from one source is fine, e.g. two headphones from one stereo.