Audio Wire Question

[Beulah Land]

A picture of the headphone base would be helpful, that may actually be line level and not headphone level. The RCA/Phono jacks on your DVD player are going to be line level. And you should also not hook those to each other unless you want to damage the DVD player and whatever else you're hooking up.

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[DanKATL]

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Make and model would be helpful too if it's not in the pic.

 

[Beulah Land]

A picture of the headphone base would be helpful, that may actually be line level and not headphone level. The RCA/Phono jacks on your DVD player are going to be line level. And you should also not hook those to each other unless you want to damage the DVD player and whatever else you're hooking up.

It’s this headphone. I think what southern was saying is more what I was leaning towards. I just didn’t know if they made a simple wire that branched into two(don’t know much about wires but I would suppose it would then need an extra set of two wires that goes to the 3.5 which can’t be done)

 

[Beulah Land]

Make and model would be helpful too if it's not in the pic.

 

[The Southern Gentlemen]

I see. So then from there you would just need 2 sets of those cheap rca cables to run one to each device while the 3.5 connects to other side?

Yes, this device will allow you to swap audio inputs to the one you desire

 

[Beulah Land]

The 3.5 plugs into that base which then has a 3.5 at other end that has an adapter for the rca.

 

[DanKATL]

The 3.5 plugs into that base which then has a 3.5 at other end that has an adapter for the rca.

The base on the Sony headphones takes line level up to headphone level (much higher). You need a device (not just a splitter cable) that goes between the two devices. Otherwise, you're hooking two outputs together which can cause damage (it can be over time or immediate depending on the two devices). You need a switcher or a mixer to put between them that will keep the two devices from getting hooked to each other. The little mixer you'd need RCA to 3.5" cables (with a 3.5 to 3.5 cable to go to the headphone base), the RCA switcher, you'd need RCA to RCA cables.

 

[Beulah Land]

The base on the Sony headphones takes line level up to headphone level (much higher). You need a device (not just a splitter cable) that goes between the two devices. Otherwise, you're hooking two outputs together which can cause damage (it can be over time or immediate depending on the two devices). You need a switcher or a mixer to put between them that will keep the two devices from getting hooked to each other. The little mixer you'd need RCA to 3.5" cables (with a 3.5 to 3.5 cable to go to the headphone base), the RCA switcher, you'd need RCA to RCA cables.

If it requires more than a simple cheap fix then good ol unplugging and plugging into other it is lol. I was just hoping for something quick and cheap since it isn’t crucial, just inconvenient.

 

[DanKATL]

If it requires more than a simple cheap fix then good ol unplugging and plugging into other it is lol. I was just hoping for something quick and cheap since it isn’t crucial, just inconvenient.

Here's another switcher (I've not used it) that looks like it would the most simple. it would let you use a combo of cables as needed.

Amazon.com

 

[Beulah Land]

Here's another switcher (I've not used it) that looks like it would the most simple. it would let you use a combo of cables as needed.

Amazon.com

Amazon.com

Is that not the same type of device, except with 4 channels instead of 2, that southern linked? The one he linked has 2 channels and a switch to switch between them.