Someasy@lemmy.world to techsupport@lemmy.world · 11 months agoHeadphone jack on desktop PC snapped when I tripped over my headphone cable. It's broken (tho could be fixed as it works with tape). How can I configure one of the other jacks to work with headphones?message-squaremessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up17arrow-down1message-squareHeadphone jack on desktop PC snapped when I tripped over my headphone cable. It's broken (tho could be fixed as it works with tape). How can I configure one of the other jacks to work with headphones?Someasy@lemmy.world to techsupport@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoHeadphones Out is an amplified signal - it’s powering the headphones Line out is an unamplified signal - it’s to connect to an externally powered amplifier You might be SOL here unfortunately
minus-squareimaqtpieAlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoCould also buy an external headphone amplifier and use the line out. Audiophiles will tell you the onboard amplifier is shit anyways.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoYeah I meant as far as rerouting the signals. A USB headphone adapter is cheap and will get the job done for sure
minus-squareSomeasy@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThink I’m just going to have to do this. Thanks
Headphones Out is an amplified signal - it’s powering the headphones
Line out is an unamplified signal - it’s to connect to an externally powered amplifier
You might be SOL here unfortunately
Could also buy an external headphone amplifier and use the line out. Audiophiles will tell you the onboard amplifier is shit anyways.
Yeah I meant as far as rerouting the signals. A USB headphone adapter is cheap and will get the job done for sure
Think I’m just going to have to do this. Thanks
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