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A phone connector, or headphone jack, is a common electrical connector used primarily for analog audio signals.

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How to plug 2 devices with 3,5mm jack to laptop with only one 3,5mm audio input

I use external speakers (CreativeLab T20) with 3,5mm jack and a headset with microphone also with 3,5mm jack on my laptop (HP Elitebook 840 G8), which only has one input for 3,5mm jack. I want to have ...
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How to record sound coming through left and right channels in a 3.5mm cable in a laptop(Windows)

I want to record sound which is coming from another PC though output(3.5mm jack). I don't want to externally join left or right channels to the microphone slot in the 3.5 mm cable. In the receiver ...
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3.5mm PCIe Headset sound card I.e.same as laptop - not seperate mic socket

I recently built a few new PC's for our home and buying budget motherboards I was surprised I couldn't find any with headset output either for front panel or rear panel connections (its been 5 years ...
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Using MacBook as an audio output mixer so I can combine external input and system audio into one common output source?

So my case such - I have a gaming console with an audio output and an M1 MacBook, and I want to be able to use built-in Macbook speakers as an audio output for external device (console) while also ...
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Win 10 Dell Latitude 3400 - Audio Jack Headphone alone not detecting (Linein is detected)

Laptop Model: Dell Latitude 3400 OS: win10 (last update installed on Mar 2021) Till 2 days back, i was able to use my 3.5mm audio jack headset with my Dell Latitude 3400 laptop for audio. But today ...
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3 ring 3.5mm audio splitter for mic and headphones

I'm trying to find a splitter for my headset (headphones with microphone). I want to be able to connect to 2 different devices. I'd like to connect to my PS4 & phone at the same time, get audio ...
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TRS Mic works on phone but not computer

I got a Remax 200HB headphone which has a built-in mic. It is a Bluetooth device, however, it can also be used using a wire. The package has a TRS jack in it. I also have a wired headphone with TRRS ...
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Difference between "rear" audio and "line out"

My Z370-E motherboard has a black (labeled "rear") and green ("line out") audio output. See the image below (image credit Kit Guru). I can use both with my headphones, but it isn'...
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How to connect speaker/headphone to one 3.5mm jack available on Laptop

My laptop is Asus FX505GE. It has one 3.5mm audio jack. Is it possible to connect my headphone's audio jack (of two jacks) to the audio port of the laptop and use the laptop's built in speaker? If I ...
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Does where I plug in my headphones affect the sound quality?

If I have a 3.5 mm jack on both my generic low end gaming monitor and tower, is the sound still being generated by the tower when going through the monitor? Does the monitor likely have its own sound ...
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Jack microphone doesn't work but USB one does

I have a Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 laptop with Win10 installed (with all the latest updates). Also, I have 2 headphones, both with microphones - one 3.5 jack Chinese noname one and one USB Logitech ...
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Is it safe to use 3.5mm audio splitter for input and output?

Is it safe to plug my headphones (3.5mm) into a audio splitter (1x male to 2x female), then one end of a male-to-male aux cable into the splitter and the other end into my computer headphone jack? a ...
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Sound output from laptop

I have a laptop which has both 3.5 mm jack and type C connector. Is it possible to get sound output from 2 headphones which are connected to 3.5 jack and Type C? Currently when I connect both ...
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Windows 10 headphone volume abnormally loud

Whenever I plug any headphones into the 3.5mm jack, I have to turn down the Windows volume to 2 for the sound to be bearable. I also do not see a 'Headphones' when I click on the sound icon in the ...
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Laptop 3.5mm jack sound quality is terrible

A while ago I bought a Lenovo Flex 5 1570, running windows 10, as well as some audio things like Realtek HD Audio Manager and Dolby Audio. It's a great computer and all, but one day, after trying to ...
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