I have a hearing impaired person in the house and want to equip her with a bluetooth headset while the rest of us listen over the speakers. I am able to connect the headset and get it to play by setting it as the default speaker. Problem is that the speakers are then turned off.
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See if Virtual Audio Cable will work for you. You can basically create a virtual audio device which will send sound to both the speaker & BT headset.
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Here's a good enough working solution on windows 10 that does not require any additional software installation:
- Right click on the sound icon and choose 'Recording devices'
- There should be a device named 'Stereo Mix' in the list. However, if you can't see it, right click somewhere on the list (on a device or on the free space around it) and choose 'Show Disabled Devices'
- Right click on 'Stereo Mix' and Enable the device.
- Right click on 'Stereo Mix' again and go to Properties
- Under 'Listen' tab, check the box that reads 'Listen to this device'
- Finally, on the 'Playback through this device' drop down, choose your bluetooth headphones device.
Now set the Speakers as the default playing device, and the sound can be heard from both the speakers and the bluetooth headphones. Adjust volume of the devices in volume mixer.
I should also note that the quality of the sound in the headphones drop a bit, and a tiny bit of delay is also introduced (i guess it wouldn't work if you're a DJ)
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Jack audio connection kit does that for free.http://jackaudio.org/
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VB-Audio's Virtual Cable is donationware - you can make any donation.
I paid EUR 2 for the drivers and EUR 2 for their excellent mixer software. Once you register, you get two additional audio cables, bringing the total to 3 + 1 for the mixer. It's excellent. I takes a while playing around with Windows' Audio settings (you have to set in the output devices 'Listen to this device' on the virtual audio cables A + B and set these 2 to the 2 devices you want to listen to) and then the standard output to the voicemeter. Then in the voicemeter, set 'A' to MME: cable A for 'B' to MME: cable B and voila.) am sending input from Google Play to laptop speakers + bluetooth speakers at the same time. Great surround!
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We are going to upgrade our current receiver. However, there is one feature which is more or less a deal breaker, and is not easily checked out by reviewing the manuals.
I have excellent hearing, while my husband has less than excellent hearing. Currently, when we watch TV we have the speakers on a moderate level for me, and my husband wears headphones. Output is to both the speakers AND the headphones. Most newer receivers mute the speakers when the headphones are engaged.
I've done a bit of noodling around via Google, and have only found DIY rewirings of headphone jacks to use speaker output jacks. I'm not handy in that way (I'm mainly computers).
1) Is there a newer receiver that will allow us to utilize speakers AND headphones at the same time?
2) If not, is there a workaround so that both speakers and headphones can be used at the same time?
Thanks./ cel
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I've seen and purchased (and returned) TV Ears. My husband doesn't want wireless headphones. He's used them in the past and prefers the audio quality of wired headphones.
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Here's a couple of other options:
(1) If you're keeping the current receiver, than connect the cable/sat box to it with analog cables for the headphones and with HDMI to the new AVR for surround audio.
(2) Connect the analog cables from the cable/sat box to this mixer/amp or this headphone amp along with a RCA to 1/4' adapter and then connect the headphones to it.
(1) If you're keeping the current receiver, than connect the cable/sat box to it with analog cables for the headphones and with HDMI to the new AVR for surround audio.
(2) Connect the analog cables from the cable/sat box to this mixer/amp or this headphone amp along with a RCA to 1/4' adapter and then connect the headphones to it.
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I apologize. I should have been more specific.
We have a cable box, DVD player and PC all outputting audio to our current Technics receiver. We did take a look at the two mixer/headphone amps suggested to see if perhaps they might work. Since we have multiple audio inputs, connecting the amp only to the cable box would not be optimal. My fault for not being more specific in describing our setup.
From reading various threads on various boards, I am not alone in attempting to have sound from both the headphones and speakers simultaneously. As the population ages, the ability to have multiple choices would be nice.
I understand that the Technics brand receiver no longer exists. Are there any receivers that allow audio from both headphones and speakers simultaneously?
Thank you, and sorry for the imprecision./ cel
We have a cable box, DVD player and PC all outputting audio to our current Technics receiver. We did take a look at the two mixer/headphone amps suggested to see if perhaps they might work. Since we have multiple audio inputs, connecting the amp only to the cable box would not be optimal. My fault for not being more specific in describing our setup.
From reading various threads on various boards, I am not alone in attempting to have sound from both the headphones and speakers simultaneously. As the population ages, the ability to have multiple choices would be nice.
I understand that the Technics brand receiver no longer exists. Are there any receivers that allow audio from both headphones and speakers simultaneously?
Thank you, and sorry for the imprecision./ cel
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I'm not aware of any as the speakers must be shut off in order to send only about 1/1000 of a volt to the headphone jack. Yet another work around option (for sources connected to the TV which could be done using a Monoprice 4x2 HDMI switch) would be to connect either analog out or optical out (w/ optical to analog converter) from the TV to a headphone amp. This option would also alleviate the need for HDMI pass through in Standby when the surround speakers are not used (eg. news, sports). Although wired headphones are preferred, he also may want to consider wireless Sennheiser headphones as the higher models provide very good audio fidelity), although sources would also have to be connected with analog inputs in addition to HDMI.
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You can hook up the headphone amplifier to the analogue audio outputs of any receiver that has them. It'll be called something like Rec. out, Tape Out, VCR Out, AV Out, Monitor Out, or something like that. You can also use a recevier with Zone 2 support, this would give you the option of listening to different sources.
The one problem with this is that you'd need to connect all your sources to the receiver using analogue audio cables, but that can be in addition to using HDMI or SPDIF. Hmm.. you might want to go analogue only for audio though, otherwise the audio from the speakers and the headphones might end up being out of sync, producing a noticible echo for the person using the headphones.
The one problem with this is that you'd need to connect all your sources to the receiver using analogue audio cables, but that can be in addition to using HDMI or SPDIF. Hmm.. you might want to go analogue only for audio though, otherwise the audio from the speakers and the headphones might end up being out of sync, producing a noticible echo for the person using the headphones.
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I need to revive this thread. I have a similar issue I am trying to resolve for my Dad and posted about it on another thread. The last post indicates that both analog and digital inputs are required to get sound out of the headphones through the tape loop connection. Is this correct? My Dad's receiver, an Onkyo TX-SR502, has a tape loop out but when I hooked it up I could not get any sound through the headphones. Onkyo customer support indicated that I could not get sound through them from digital sources. Crutchfield told me that's not the case and I should be able to get sound from all sources because that is what a tape monitor does.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Most receivers won't convert digital audio to analogue and output it out of their analogue outputs like these. I don't see any reason to doubt what Onkyo customer support said, while your own experience contridicts what Crutchfield told you.
Note that you don't need to hook up both digital and analogue cables, analogue only will work as well.
Note that you don't need to hook up both digital and analogue cables, analogue only will work as well.
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Most as in all but a handful and they are mid/upper level models only.
Michdeac25 - You are misreading that last post .. which indicates that both digital and analog are required to pass digital to the main zone surround speakers and also analog for the tape out. If only dealing with headphones, then only analog is required.
Most as in all but a handful and they are mid/upper level models only.
Michdeac25 - You are misreading that last post .. which indicates that both digital and analog are required to pass digital to the main zone surround speakers and also analog for the tape out. If only dealing with headphones, then only analog is required.
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We are going to upgrade our current receiver. However, there is one feature which is more or less a deal breaker, and is not easily checked out by reviewing the manuals.
I have excellent hearing, while my husband has less than excellent hearing. Currently, when we watch TV we have the speakers on a moderate level for me, and my husband wears headphones. Output is to both the speakers AND the headphones. Most newer receivers mute the speakers when the headphones are engaged.
I've done a bit of noodling around via Google, and have only found DIY rewirings of headphone jacks to use speaker output jacks. I'm not handy in that way (I'm mainly computers).
1) Is there a newer receiver that will allow us to utilize speakers AND headphones at the same time?
2) If not, is there a workaround so that both speakers and headphones can be used at the same time?
Thanks./ cel
We are going to upgrade our current receiver. However, there is one feature which is more or less a deal breaker, and is not easily checked out by reviewing the manuals.
I have excellent hearing, while my husband has less than excellent hearing. Currently, when we watch TV we have the speakers on a moderate level for me, and my husband wears headphones. Output is to both the speakers AND the headphones. Most newer receivers mute the speakers when the headphones are engaged.
I've done a bit of noodling around via Google, and have only found DIY rewirings of headphone jacks to use speaker output jacks. I'm not handy in that way (I'm mainly computers).
1) Is there a newer receiver that will allow us to utilize speakers AND headphones at the same time?
2) If not, is there a workaround so that both speakers and headphones can be used at the same time?
Thanks./ cel
Assuming your AVR is 7.1 and has Zone II outputs.
Connect the headphones to Zone II, also make sure that the selected source has its analog L/R outputs connected. And the source selected needs to be the same as the primary room.
Just my $0.02..
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Quote:Originally Posted by jdsmoothie
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Michdeac25 - You are misreading that last post .. which indicates that both digital and analog are required to pass digital to the main zone surround speakers and also analog for the tape out. If only dealing with headphones, then only analog is required.
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Michdeac25 - You are misreading that last post .. which indicates that both digital and analog are required to pass digital to the main zone surround speakers and also analog for the tape out. If only dealing with headphones, then only analog is required.
The goal was to preserve surround sound through the digital outputs for the regular speakers in addition to obtaining sound for the headphones.
UPDATE** Last night, I went to my parents' house to again attempt to figure it out. I hooked up the cable box and Blue Ray player up with analogue cables directly to the receiver in addition to the digital outputs. I hooked up the headphones with RCA's to the TAPE OUT on the receiver. No sound through the headphones. I changed the setting on the receiver for the cable box and Blu Ray to stereo (or no setting) and still couldn't get any sound. I also went through the range of settings on the TAPE output and couldn't get any sound.
I then hooked up the headphones through the RCA jacks directly to the TV output. I got full sound for the cable box and XBOX. All I need now is to connect the headphones to the Blu Ray player and I'll be set. Would you recommend just a composite audio switch for that? Really, if there was a cable with two sets of RCA jacks that would allow me to plug into both, it seems like that would be all I need. Sounds quality seemed fine. So perhaps no headphone amp is needed?
Thank you all for your input. This is a huge deal to my Dad who lost a lot of his hearing in a fight with cancer a couple years ago.
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In order for the TAPE OUT to work correctly, your cable box and BDP have to be able to output audio over both the HDMI and analog simultaneously (ie. there may be a setting for that as there is on the PS3).
Otherwise, a composite switch would work or if you have enough inputs on the TV itself just connect the BDP analog inputs to the TV.
Otherwise, a composite switch would work or if you have enough inputs on the TV itself just connect the BDP analog inputs to the TV.
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My husband has the same receiver and we have very nice wireless, surround sound headphones for him. I can hear pretty well, he cannot and the increase in volume makes me crazy. I would like to watch/listen at a lower volume than he, and the headphones were supposed to be the solution.. help!
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If you connect the sources he listens to with analog audio cables to the AVR, and then connect the wireless speaker amp to the analog audio output jacks, that should resolve your issue. Independent volume control to each set of speakers.
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