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    From NY@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 30 00:15:35 2023
    Is this possible...

    I have a friend who wants to able to play sound (eg music, or a fitness
    video) on a PC, and have two sets of Bluetooth headphones play that
    sound so two people can listen to it.

    Bluetooth normally allows you to *pair* more the one device with a
    player (eg a Windows PC) but only allows one device to *connect* at a
    time: if one device is connected and you connect another, it disconnects
    the first one.

    Is there a way round that restriction? Corded headphones and a Y-shaped connector (one input from the PC's headphone jack, two parallel outputs
    to headphones) would work, but the cords would get in the way,
    especially during fitness videos. It needs to be cordless.

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  • From VanguardLH@21:1/5 to me@privacy.net on Sun Oct 29 21:33:27 2023
    NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:

    Is this possible...

    I have a friend who wants to able to play sound (eg music, or a fitness video) on a PC, and have two sets of Bluetooth headphones play that
    sound so two people can listen to it.

    Bluetooth normally allows you to *pair* more the one device with a
    player (eg a Windows PC) but only allows one device to *connect* at a
    time: if one device is connected and you connect another, it disconnects
    the first one.

    Is there a way round that restriction? Corded headphones and a Y-shaped connector (one input from the PC's headphone jack, two parallel outputs
    to headphones) would work, but the cords would get in the way,
    especially during fitness videos. It needs to be cordless.

    https://youtu.be/nA7bnT5W5do

    That talks about pairing a Android or iOS smartphone to 2 BT headphones.
    It mentions Dual Audio just for Samsung on Android, so I don't know if
    other brands have a similar feature, or if Samsung has it just for them.

    For a PC, the only solution I can think of at the moment is a BT media
    hub. Typically the USB media hub connects to audio outputs on a device,
    like a TV, stereo, or PC's audio jacks. Multiple BT headphones can
    connect to the BT media hub.

    https://www.meeaudio.com/ConnectHub/

    They show a pic of 2 people watching the same TV while listening at the
    same time to the audio output of the TV with the BT hub in TX (transmit)
    mode. I've also seen these called Bluetooth router to connect to a
    single source (in TX mode) to stream to multiple BT devices. I've only
    seen passing mention of the Cassia BT hub.

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to me@privacy.net on Mon Oct 30 02:08:50 2023
    In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:15:35 +0000, NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:

    Is this possible...

    I have a friend who wants to able to play sound (eg music, or a fitness >video) on a PC, and have two sets of Bluetooth headphones play that
    sound so two people can listen to it.

    Bluetooth normally allows you to *pair* more the one device with a
    player (eg a Windows PC) but only allows one device to *connect* at a
    time: if one device is connected and you connect another, it disconnects
    the first one.

    Is there a way round that restriction? Corded headphones and a Y-shaped >connector (one input from the PC's headphone jack, two parallel outputs
    to headphones) would work, but the cords would get in the way,
    especially during fitness videos. It needs to be cordless.

    I recently read the instructions for something which said you could do
    this with it, play on two devices. I can't remember what, but whatever
    it is, it may be spreading, with time.

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to VanguardLH on Mon Oct 30 07:53:29 2023
    On 2023-10-30 03:33, VanguardLH wrote:
    NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:

    Is this possible...

    I have a friend who wants to able to play sound (eg music, or a fitness
    video) on a PC, and have two sets of Bluetooth headphones play that
    sound so two people can listen to it.

    Bluetooth normally allows you to *pair* more the one device with a
    player (eg a Windows PC) but only allows one device to *connect* at a
    time: if one device is connected and you connect another, it disconnects
    the first one.

    Is there a way round that restriction? Corded headphones and a Y-shaped
    connector (one input from the PC's headphone jack, two parallel outputs
    to headphones) would work, but the cords would get in the way,
    especially during fitness videos. It needs to be cordless.

    https://youtu.be/nA7bnT5W5do

    That talks about pairing a Android or iOS smartphone to 2 BT headphones.
    It mentions Dual Audio just for Samsung on Android, so I don't know if
    other brands have a similar feature, or if Samsung has it just for them.

    For a PC, the only solution I can think of at the moment is a BT media
    hub. Typically the USB media hub connects to audio outputs on a device,
    like a TV, stereo, or PC's audio jacks. Multiple BT headphones can
    connect to the BT media hub.

    https://www.meeaudio.com/ConnectHub/

    They show a pic of 2 people watching the same TV while listening at the
    same time to the audio output of the TV with the BT hub in TX (transmit) mode. I've also seen these called Bluetooth router to connect to a
    single source (in TX mode) to stream to multiple BT devices. I've only
    seen passing mention of the Cassia BT hub.

    I was thinking of using two TV wireless headsets, each with its own transceiver. But this one you propose is way more sensible, didn't know
    of its existence.

    Certainly being able to connect two headphones to a computer has some
    interest.


    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to me@privacy.net on Mon Oct 30 14:33:50 2023
    NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:
    Is this possible...

    I have a friend who wants to able to play sound (eg music, or a fitness video) on a PC, and have two sets of Bluetooth headphones play that
    sound so two people can listen to it.

    Bluetooth normally allows you to *pair* more the one device with a
    player (eg a Windows PC) but only allows one device to *connect* at a
    time: if one device is connected and you connect another, it disconnects
    the first one.

    Is there a way round that restriction? Corded headphones and a Y-shaped connector (one input from the PC's headphone jack, two parallel outputs
    to headphones) would work, but the cords would get in the way,
    especially during fitness videos. It needs to be cordless.

    As VanguardLH mentioned, look for a device which is commonly known as
    a 'Bluetooth transmitter' (or Bluetooth receiver/transmitter) and which
    allows simultaneous connection (not just pairing) to two (sets of)
    Bluetooth headphones.

    I've one - receiver/transmitter - which says it can pair to two
    headphones and implies it can connect to two, but I've not actually
    tested that. Mine was EUR 30, so you could even buy two and use a
    Y-shaped connector/cable.

    There are many brands and pseudo brands, so it's better for you to search/check what you can actually buy where you live, than for me to
    give details about the pseudo-brand device which I happen to have here
    in The Netherlands.

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