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Where to plug in the jack on a PC

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Hello audio experts, so here are my speakers that have a jack plug, so my question is which port should I plug it into, the black one at the top of the tower or the green one on the motherboard? Thank you in advance for your answers.

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    AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582
     
    Hi,
    You say that the black jack socket is at the top of the tower. In the front? It must be a headphone output, because if your PC is equipped with analog outputs for 5.1/7.1, the outputs in question should be in the same place as the green output on the motherboard.

    So if it is indeed a headphone jack, you actually have the choice between this one and the green output at the back, which is a line output. Both outputs work the same way; one is designed for headphones while the other is more for multiple uses, such as being connected to an amplifier or a mixing desk, for example... whether you use one or the other doesn't change anything in practice, even if a line output is not electrically equivalent to a headphone output. If the black jack is indeed at the front of the case, it's mainly a matter of ergonomics: are you going to need to unplug your audio system?
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    1. predator_6837 Posted messages 29 Status Member 1
       
      Thank you for your response. No, I'm not going to move my box, so basically if I plug the wire from my speakers into the black or green jack, it doesn't change anything in terms of sound performance?
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      1. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582 > predator_6837 Posted messages 29 Status Member
         
        No, it doesn't change anything in the listening.
        If you want to improve the audio quality, that's not where you should focus.
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      2. predator_6837 Posted messages 29 Status Member 1 > AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
         
        OK, thank you for getting back to me quite quickly.
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      3. AluMinioume Posted messages 3107 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   582 > predator_6837 Posted messages 29 Status Member
         
        You're welcome^^
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