dealmaker
Standard Member
Guys,
I've catalogued my whole CD collection onto my PC and I now want to find a way of efficiently distributing the audio around my house (I know I will only be able to listen to the same stuff in each room)
I've had an early bash at it by purchasing a KVM console extender and connecting these via CAT5 cable to the main PC - so I now have remote access of the PC from my kitchen - I used another run of CAT 5 to carry an audio signal from the 3.5mm jack plug of my soundcard and connected this to a powered speaker set up in the kitchen.
SO I now have 1 room sorted i.e I can select and listen to music in the kitchen when my PC is located in my office.
Next question though is how I can continue my quest to have this music available in other rooms.
I can daisy chain more KVM console extenders so that takes care of the VGA element in each room - not particulary cheap or efficient though.
So now I need to find a way of getting multiple outputs from my PC's sound card (or maybe buy a new off-board sound card with multiple simultaneous outputs?)
Question is - is anyone aware of a box which I can connect via, ideally 3.5mm jack plug, which will give me multiple, preferably PHONO, outputs - so I can run AUDIO over regular CAT5 and distribute this around the house to different rooms where I'll locate powered speaker systems? (Maybe something like Acoustic Energy Aego 2.1)
I'm also thinking of how I could drive a similar set-up from my bathroom with in-ceiling speakers (including in a shower/steam enclosure) - so anybody with experience of this - your advice would be most welcomed. (maybe buying a cheapish tablet touch screen P.C and connecting that so that it mirrors my main PC???)
Thanks
I've catalogued my whole CD collection onto my PC and I now want to find a way of efficiently distributing the audio around my house (I know I will only be able to listen to the same stuff in each room)
I've had an early bash at it by purchasing a KVM console extender and connecting these via CAT5 cable to the main PC - so I now have remote access of the PC from my kitchen - I used another run of CAT 5 to carry an audio signal from the 3.5mm jack plug of my soundcard and connected this to a powered speaker set up in the kitchen.
SO I now have 1 room sorted i.e I can select and listen to music in the kitchen when my PC is located in my office.
Next question though is how I can continue my quest to have this music available in other rooms.
I can daisy chain more KVM console extenders so that takes care of the VGA element in each room - not particulary cheap or efficient though.
So now I need to find a way of getting multiple outputs from my PC's sound card (or maybe buy a new off-board sound card with multiple simultaneous outputs?)
Question is - is anyone aware of a box which I can connect via, ideally 3.5mm jack plug, which will give me multiple, preferably PHONO, outputs - so I can run AUDIO over regular CAT5 and distribute this around the house to different rooms where I'll locate powered speaker systems? (Maybe something like Acoustic Energy Aego 2.1)
I'm also thinking of how I could drive a similar set-up from my bathroom with in-ceiling speakers (including in a shower/steam enclosure) - so anybody with experience of this - your advice would be most welcomed. (maybe buying a cheapish tablet touch screen P.C and connecting that so that it mirrors my main PC???)
Thanks