"2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch"

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000I23TTE
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 30S1-01260
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (124 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Audio & Video Accessories > Connectors & Adapters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 18, 2006

Product Description

2 x RCA "Y" Audio Cable connects PC Sound Cards, portable CD players, MP-3 players or any mini-home stereo audio source with 3.5mm jacks to a stereo receiver or multimedia speakers. Features 3.5mm, nickel-plated connector plugs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cons: Did not give me Super Powers, October 8, 2008

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Jillian Kimberlin (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch" (Electronics)

I used this to hook up my computer speakers to my 40-in Sony Bravia TV, which only had RCA output audio jacks for an external audio source.

Solution: Buy this handy-dandy converter, and I was able to instantly use my computer speakers. Of course, I wouldn't recommend using CHEAP computer speakers, as in, computer speakers that use the power from the computer to power them. That would probably break your TV. Mine were a bit nicer, and had a small subwoofer and had to have it's own power source (ie. a Power cable)

The only problem is that this TV is unlike my old one, which had the capability to have computer speakers hook directly into one of the 'audio outputs' on the back of the TV, so I could control the volume using the TV remote. On this TV (and many others, I assume), by using this converter, my TV thinks that the audio is a separate device with it's own remote.

Downside: I have to get up every time I want to turn up/down the TV. Eh, it's not that bad, considering I play movies/tv shows using my Phillips DivX dvd player. And for those that don't know what DivX is you had better get a word-a-day calendar or something because it is well worth the money.
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UPDATE 6/4/2010 - Product has been going strong for the past couple years. I have started to notice a low 'humming' coming from my speakers, but then again my Logitech speakers are now over 5 years old, so what can you expect?? I hooked them up to my digital piano and the humming was still present, so I know that it is my speakers and not the converter. I stand by my review I made over a year ago: get this if you want a simple way to connect your computer speakers to your TV!
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UPDATE 6/17/2011 - Product still going strong. I still use the same speakers, and I believe it is my TV itself that is producing the low-pitched 'humming' when the TV is on but the cable box isn't. It is not the fault of this product, at all. I also bought a female-to-female extension cord so I can play movies straight from my laptop to the TV (and connect the computer speakers to it while still keeping it behind the TV).

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Allows a headphone from a tv, March 25, 2009

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Matt (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: "2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch" (Electronics)

This is a great adapter as it allows me to use regular "Walkman" headphones to listen to a television. I use an extension cord between this adapter and my headphones to listen to tv while on my treadmill. Perfect.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it works, July 23, 2007

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Harry Anderson "Big Dog" (Little Rock, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "2 x RCA Male / 1 x 3.5mm Stereo Female, Y-Cable, 6 inch" (Electronics)

used this to plug my bluetooth wireless headset into the tv so i wouldn't disturb the mrs while she slept......awesome