How to Connect Your Computer to Your Home Stereo

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How to Connect Your Computer to Your Home Stereo

Want to listen to Internet radio or music you have downloaded on your home stereo system? Try connecting your computer to your stereo.

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Step1
Determine the distance between your computer and your stereo. If your computer is within 12 feet of your home stereo, you can directly connect them.


Step2
Make sure there is a free set of inputs on the back of your stereo. This should be a label that says "Input" and two connectors (usually red and white). Alternateively, they could be labeled "Aux," "Tape" or "CD." This is the source that you will select on the front of your stereo when you wish to listen to sound from your computer.


Step3
Determine the length of cable you need. Measure the distance between the back of your computer to the back of your stereo. The cable generally comes in 3-, 6-, and 12-foot lengths.


Step4
Go to a home electronics store and purchase a Y adapter cable of the proper length. At one end the cable will have a plug to go into the headphone jack of your computer. (The plug will look like the plug on the end of any pair of headphones.) At the other end, the cable will have two RCA-type plugs (red and white). These go into your stereo.


Step5
Plug the computer end of the cable into the headphone jack on your computer. There may be a few jacks; the headphone one is usually green. Connect the other end of the cable to the free set of inputs on the back of your stereo. Be sure to match red to red and white to white.


Step6
Turn on your stereo and set the volume pretty low so you don't accidentally make a REALLY loud noise.


Step7
Select the input to which you connected the Y adapter. For example, if you connected to "Aux," press the "Aux" button on the front of your stereo.


Step8
Adjust the volume of your computer to around 80 percent. You should hear the sound of your computer playing through your stereo.

If Your Computer is Not Near Your Stereo

Step1
Keep the faith. If your computer is not near your stereo there is still hope.


Step2
Try an RF audio transmitter. These can be purchased in home electronics stores and do basically the same thing described above, without using a cable. These come with a manual detailing their setup.


Step3
Purchase a device that plays the music stored on your computer through your stereo by retrieving the music on your computer, if you have a wireless home network. These can be bought in home electronics or computer stores, and will come with a manual detailing their setup.

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