I be concern that perhaps splitting the line level output from the audio jack on the computer and feed it to the speaker on the desktop and the receiver in the living room would end up mean that I would get insufficient output to drive both , and especially drive the signal through the 50 foot of cable require to get to the receiver . however , this , combine with a heavy duty 50 foot audio cable I buy here on Amazon -lrb- Premium 2 rca male to 3.5 mm stereo male , 50 ft -rrb- do exactly what I want , and everything work as it should . I notice no reduction in the audio from the desktop speaker , and the receiver be get plenty of input as well . very pleased .