Wire an Audio Input Jack in a stereo

icytenia · 5th January 2010, 08:40 PM

Hey all,

I have a decent sound system for my computer, but I want to add my stereo to it. I don't really care about the radio part of my stereo, I just want the speakers. How do I wire an audio input jack so that I can plug a 3.5mm Male-Male cord directly from my laptop to my stereo?

ice

jleaman · 5th January 2010, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by icytenia

Hey all,

I have a decent sound system for my computer, but I want to add my stereo to it. I don't really care about the radio part of my stereo, I just want the speakers. How do I wire an audio input jack so that I can plug a 3.5mm Male-Male cord directly from my laptop to my stereo?

ice

just buy a 3.5mm y adapter, for this.

icytenia · 5th January 2010, 10:02 PM

The problem is that I don't have an input jack right now. All I have is a headphone jack.

Enzo · 6th January 2010, 05:06 AM

Your stereo has no inputs?

icytenia · 6th January 2010, 05:13 AM

No, it's an old stereo boombox. no inputs whatsoever

Pano · 6th January 2010, 05:29 AM

No Inputs... Hmm...
Well you could get one of those cassette adapters made for car stereos. You know the kind with the wire coming out of it. Plug that into the computer.

Or buy one of the little FM transmitters made for the same purpose.

jleaman · 6th January 2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by panomaniac

No Inputs... Hmm...
Well you could get one of those cassette adapters made for car stereos. You know the kind with the wire coming out of it. Plug that into the computer.

Or buy one of the little FM transmitters made for the same purpose.

Not a bad idea, the fm thing would probably be the best choice. I have one, mine's a Belkin, worked very good.

chris661 · 12th January 2010, 03:11 PM

If you fancied dismantling it, the casette deck has 3 wires comming from it - left, right and ground. You could connect a 3.5mm jack there and put the casette thingy in. That would probably be the best solution long term, but you miss out on buying gadgets.

jleaman · 12th January 2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chris661

If you fancied dismantling it, the casette deck has 3 wires comming from it - left, right and ground. You could connect a 3.5mm jack there and put the casette thingy in. That would probably be the best solution long term, but you miss out on buying gadgets.

Probably don't want to do that, there would be so much gain! Would distort very easy!

5th January 2010, 08:40 PM	#1
icytenia diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Wire an Audio Input Jack in a stereo Hey all, I have a decent sound system for my computer, but I want to add my stereo to it. I don't really care about the radio part of my stereo, I just want the speakers. How do I wire an audio input jack so that I can plug a 3.5mm Male-Male cord directly from my laptop to my stereo? ice

6th January 2010, 05:29 AM	#6
Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	No Inputs... Hmm... Well you could get one of those cassette adapters made for car stereos. You know the kind with the wire coming out of it. Plug that into the computer. Or buy one of the little FM transmitters made for the same purpose. __________________ Take the Speaker Voltage Test!

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chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	If you fancied dismantling it, the casette deck has 3 wires comming from it - left, right and ground. You could connect a 3.5mm jack there and put the casette thingy in. That would probably be the best solution long term, but you miss out on buying gadgets. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

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5th January 2010, 10:02 PM	#3
icytenia diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	The problem is that I don't have an input jack right now. All I have is a headphone jack.

6th January 2010, 05:06 AM	#4
Enzo diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lansing, Michigan	Your stereo has no inputs?

6th January 2010, 05:13 AM	#5
icytenia diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	No, it's an old stereo boombox. no inputs whatsoever

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