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Audio from Multiple Sources - Help Plz?

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ngcomputing

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Hi,

I've been diggin around with this for a while to no avail, so I figure someone on the forums might have found a solution or have some recommendations.

First, I'm considering purchasing a new sound system for my mac.

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What I want to be able to do play all the music/sound from the mac out to the sound system -- in addition, I have a directv reciever in a room about 25' away that I would like to hook it into the same sound system in order to play XM satellite music channels (or just listen to the news).
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1) I've considered buying a sound system (speakers) that plugs into the mac, but also has RCA jacks where I can run a 25' cable from the DirecTV reciever into the new sound system.

2) The other option I thought of is just buying a "boom box" and putting FM transmitters on both the MAC and the DirecTV box. So, If I want system/mac sounds & music I tune to one frequency, if I want to listen to XM I tune the "boom box" to a different frequency.


I would like any suggestions on other methods or ideas anyone may have.

In short, play all mac music and sounds through a set of speakers and also play sound from a directv receiver 25' away through those speakers.


Thanks much!

:headphone
 
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you must remember that your setup for y our sound is going to get all screwed up what you need is for your computer and tv to be viewable from the same spot. it is confusing to explain but think about what may happen if your left right chanel get switched or suddenly your left chanel becomes your front chanel and your right becomes your rear
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ngcomputing

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Geez, I'm thinking too hard here. Wonder If I just run the 25' RCA cable into a RCA to 1/4" adapter (I already have a RCA input to 1/4" stereo adapter) then plug that into the line in port. That way, if I want to hear the TV, I just can toggle the line in on and off. All the audio is going to the line out to the speakers, so I could easly turn the satellite sound input on and off through OS/X.
 
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ngcomputing

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The receiver only has L & R output -- RCA plugs. So running that into a RCA female (L&R) to 1/4" stereo male Y adapter -- that would plug right into my PowerMAC.

Only thing I have to consider now, is that is a source of power through the line, hmm, wonder if RShack has a mid-line resistor -- that way if a hit came throught the satellite (not talking about through the wall, which is surge protected) it would blow the resistor on the RCA cable that connects the reciever and the computer.
 

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