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Article #24801Re: Mac -> stereo
From: Robert N. Berlinger
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1988 21:13
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1988 21:13
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In article <1006@thorin.cs.unc.edu> glassner@unc.cs.unc.edu (Andrew S. Glassner) writes:
>I'd like to hear my Mac on my stereo, but the fellow at the computer
>shop said I should not simply use a cable with the appropriate plugs
>at the two ends (mono 1/8" to 1/4"), though he couldn't justify this
>claim. He did make doom and thunder sounds should I be foolish enough
>to ignore his words (okay, too many spooky games!).
That's right. The point is to use a high impedance input on your stereo only.
What can blow out the Mac is connecting it directly to an 8 ohm speaker -
there's just not enough resistance on the line and it overloads the Mac.
Hooking it to the AUX input of your stereo presents no problem.
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Robert N. Berlinger naftoli@aecom.yu.edu
Supervisor of Systems Support
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Compuserve: 73047,741
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!linus!philabs!aecom!naftoli From: naftoli@aecom.YU.EDU (Robert N. Berlinger) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Mac -> stereo Message-ID: <1602@aecom.YU.EDU> Date: 4 Feb 88 21:13:04 GMT References: <1006@thorin.cs.unc.edu> <428@lakesys.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY Lines: 16 Summary: High Impedance only