How to connect two pairs of headphones to a computer

Surely every computer user knows how to connect a stereo headset to your device. But what if there is a need to listen to music or a movie not in one pair of headphones, but in two? Depending on what type of connection your headset uses, you can select several ways to connect two headphones to one computer at the same time:

• use a splitter (for wired headsets);
• connection using Virtual Cable (for wireless headsets)

Splitter

Most simple and in a cheap way connecting two pairs of headphones is the purchase of an ordinary audio splitter. You can buy it at any major electrical store. If you have experienced difficulties in the search and for any reason could not find a splitter on sale, order the device via the Internet.

As a rule, such an adapter has a rather short wire, which imposes restrictions on computer users. The short distance at which connected headsets can be used is an obvious disadvantage of this method. For lovers of listening to media content from a distance, the next synchronization option will do.

Virtual Cable

How to connect two pairs of wireless headphones to one computer at the same time using Virtual Cable? To get started, download the specified program to your computer and perform the installation, following the instructions supplied. When the installation is complete, launch Virtual Cable and follow these steps.

1. Launch the “vcctlpan” application and initialize any sound file being played on your device.
2. Change the device that plays the sounds in the system to "Line Virtual". To do this, open the tab “Hardware and Sound” in the control panel of your computer.
3. After completing step 2, your device will stop playing sounds using a standard device and redirect them to the Line Virtual splitter.
4. Launch the “audiorepeater” application, which is located in the root folder of the Virtual Cable, and connect the Line Virtual sound device and your Bluetooth headset.
5. By repeating step 4, add other audio headsets to the Line Virtual sound device. Their number can reach 3-4.

Evidence that all actions were performed correctly will be characteristic jumps. LED line on the screen of your monitor and the presence of sound in the connected headphones or speakers.

Disadvantages of wireless connectivity

Despite all the positive aspects, the program Virtual Cable has a number of significant drawbacks, which can affect the amount of enjoyment from joint listening to audio or video material:

• the presence of a delay in playback;
• extra noise and other sound effects;
• resynchronization broadcast.

Resynchronization occurs due to the so-called “time division” mode: the sound is distributed over headsets in blocks of several milliseconds, which causes this effect. The more headphones you use, the more resynchronization will be.

Despite these shortcomings, this method will be an excellent solution for those who have a relatively powerful laptop or computer and plans to connect no more than two headsets at the same time. In this case, the “noise” in the headphones is smoothed out, and the delay of a few milliseconds ceases to affect the pleasure derived from watching movies.