Music from CPU to multiple rooms

piercwc

piercwc

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I'm building a computer based around the dream to run music out of my CPU to multiple receivers in my house. I'm going to be displaying my itunes on a 50" HDTV in my living room and running the audio to the receiver in my living room and kitchen.

Unfortunately both receivers suck and the best(only) inputs available are RCAs. I was wondering the best audio card to purchase and the best way to split the signal to the two receivers.
 
well, if the receivers are both close together, you could always buy a splitter and then two headphone to RCA cords, those are an easy buy from the source/circuit city or future shop or whatever is in your area. all those cords will drop the quality a tad but not much. as for sound card, just get something good quality. The only point of getting a higher-end sound card is for anything more than 2.1 computer speakers or digital computer speakers (and good sound of course). So just something that will get high sound quality.
Also you could hook your computer up to one receiver and then hook up your other receiver to that one (output from one, input on another). I'd suggest the splitter though.
Hope that helps. wireless stuff is dumb, my step-dad even tried that. If it doesn't work, than don't bother trying to mix stuff together and just get a proper music set up for around the house. 200 disc player or something, and then hook up an ipod or something.
Anyways, that's about all the help I can give. I don't know if your two recievers are in the same room and in cord distance to your computer, but I would suggest against using your computer for a music player even though it is so handy - simpler.
 
From what I understand, you won't get much better sound quality from purchasing a sound card, as the receivers will already do their own work. So, other than trying to split them up, I don't see why a sound card would be necessary.

I'm sure there is bound to be some kind of splitter than goes from the 3.5mm jack to multiple RCA cables, and if not, then maybe you can purchase 2 cables and work them out somehow. You can really do anything these days, so I'm sure it won't be much of an issue!
 
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