1/8" Audio Out to Speaker Wire?

**crsseyednsmilin** · 09-04-2005, 11:13 PM

I tried searching but this seems to be a hard one to pull any relevant threads up on due to wording...

My 2005.5 Jetta already has a nice 8-channel amp integrated into it and I would like to see if it can work with my pc...

but Im not sure how to go from an 1/8" Audio Out to the Speaker Wire or if it is even possible.

I need to go from the Audio Out jack to:
Left Front +-
Left Rear +-
Right Front +-
Right Rear +-

Thanks in advance... yours truly... nOOb

**wsurritte** · 09-04-2005, 11:21 PM

is the computer's sound card stereo or quadraphonic? if it's stereo youll probably need y adapters. as far as the 1/8" out you just need cable with an 1/8" stereophone connector.

**crsseyednsmilin** · 09-04-2005, 11:30 PM

Its just a plain-jane audio out jack. So stereo.
If you could elaborate a bit that would be greatly appreciated. Especially concerning the connection of the + -. Im trying to go from the sound out stereophone jack to 8 wires.

I have a cable with a 1/8" Sterephone jack on one end and RCA red/white on the other. could I splice that and use it somehow?

**roadhog** · 09-04-2005, 11:46 PM

Have a read of this - HOW TO: Get sound from PC to Car Stereo / Amp

The computer out has 3 wires - Left+, Right+, and Common-
Your amp apparently has 8 input wires - Front Left+, Front Left-, Front Right+, Front Right-, Rear Left+, Rear Left-, Rear Right+, and Rear Right-

Connect the Computer Left+ to the Amp Front Left+ and Rear Left+
Connect the Computer Right+ to the Amp Front Right+ and Rear Right+
Connect the Computer Common- to the Amp Front Left-, Front Right-, Rear Left-, and Rear Right-

All you are doing is splitting the output to each input.

**wsurritte** · 09-04-2005, 11:47 PM

WOW ok. you can do this but youll get the same sound on two speakers.

ok youll need a 1/8" Stereophone connector. this is how i would do it.
If you get the connector here at Radio shack the package will elaborate on the 3 pins

**roadhog** · 09-04-2005, 11:50 PM

In addition, you have may have to find connectors to suit. The cable you show is fine for the computer end, using the 1/8" Sterephone jack.

**crsseyednsmilin** · 09-04-2005, 11:51 PM

Ha thanks for the input guys... I appreciate it

**wsurritte** · 09-04-2005, 11:54 PM

crsseyednsmilin do ya understand all of this

**crsseyednsmilin** · 09-04-2005, 11:56 PM

Well I went searching on RadioShack.com for the connector youre talking about... and got like 500 results. So Im not sure about that.

Also... could I just cut open the RCA ends of my 1/8-RCA cable and splice the wires in that way? (PS which is the (-) on the RCA? In or out)