# Where can I find a 5.1 mini jack splitter? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317 "2006-10-13T15:53:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/1 "2006-10-13T15:53:16Z")
I just got a new pair of 5.1 sorround sound headphones for my PC in anticipation of late nights playing Neverwinter Nights 2. They sound awesome! The only real problem I have right now is that in order to use them I have to unplug my 5.1 sorround speakers first which takes a few minutes and is a real pain. Unfortunately the manufacturer of the headphones does not offfer a splitter, so I’m stuck trying to find one and have had no luck so far. What I need is a 5.1 mini jacksplitter. Essentially three male mini jacks that will connect to the center/sub,front, rear out of my PC soundcard and split that signal to 6 mini jack female plugs which I can then use to output to both my headphones and my speakers. Any ideas where I can find this? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/2 "2006-10-13T16:52:57Z")
Won’t three conventional “Y” adapters work? ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/3 "2006-10-13T16:59:00Z")
[QUOTE=astro] Won’t three conventional “Y” adapters work? [/QUOTE] Hmmm, I thought about that for a moment, but I wasn’t sure if the signal from the PC sound card is compatible with standard y adapters. In other words, will I still get the correct channels per connection? ---
**Author:** ![hksj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/858c86/32.png) [@hksj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hksj)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/4 "2006-10-13T17:15:59Z")
PC cards don’t put out a different analog signal than CD players, it’s all the same; Y-adapters work fine on them. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/5 "2006-10-13T18:40:16Z")
Thanks guys! Heading over to Radioshack. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-5-1-mini-jack-splitter/376317/6 "2006-10-13T18:44:49Z")
[QUOTE=Kinthalis] Thanks guys! Heading over to Radioshack. [/QUOTE] BTW be aware than your audio output level will decrease on both the speakers & headphones if both items are hooked up simultaneously.