Re: Is there an application that...

["David G. Miller" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aaron Konstam <akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 19:02 -0600, David G. Miller wrote:
>   
> > > Is there an application or method (e.g., command the drive to "play 
> > > audio") that lets me spin an audio CD in my CDROM drive and listen via 
> > > headphones plugged into the drive's audio jack?
> > > 
> > > The speaker setup I have plugged into my primary desktop does not 
> > > provide a bypass audio jack.  Unfortunately, this means I need to become 
> > > a hermit and close up my office if I want to listen to tunes while my 
> > > wife watches the tube.  I find the sound quality acceptable using the 
> > > audio jack on the CDROM but I need a way to spin the disk and NOT have 
> > > the sound come out the sound card.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dave
> >     
> What stops you from plugging a headphone into the output jack of your
> audio card.
It's a traditional system so the sound card is on the back of the case 
which sits in a desk and is a royal pain to get to.  That's the one down 
side of having a desk with a specific spot for a system.  cdplay seems 
to fit the bill.  I can spin CDs and listen using the drive's audio 
jack.  I just mute the sound card.  If I don't need to be under the 
headphones, I just un-mute the sound with no contortions trying to reach 
the back of the computer case.

Cheers,
Dave

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