Extra speakers

[irishgrizzly]

I've got a set of these Logitech Z-5500 speakers on my Mac Pro 2008. What would be the easiest way to run a 2nd set of speakers off this machine? I want to run speakers right to the other side of the house. So would be thinking about a cheaper wired alternative to these. I'm currently using the optical out for the z-5500s, could I simultaneously use the headphone jack?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

You can't use the headphone jack at the same time.

You could use a splitter, but that would decrease the 5.1 capabilities.

You could buy an external sound card and then run wires.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

You can use the headphone jack on the side of the Z-5500 control pod but that'll disable the input from it's speakers.

 

[irishgrizzly]

Thanks for the replies. I like the sound of a splitter on my optical out, as I wouldn't mind losing the 5.1. Can anyone recommend one?

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I've used a similar (3 instead of 2) version of this.

 

[irishgrizzly]

Thanks, I'll try a similar splitting the audio that way.

If I run an audio wire 20 metres to a set of speakers, do I need an amp?