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| Thread ID: 35400 | 2003-07-11 06:35:00 | Getting computer sound to play through my stereo system? | PoWa (203) | Press F1 |
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| 158889 | 2003-07-11 11:05:00 | I'm a little confused ?:| So I need one of those car adapter things that are actually used for portable cd players? If I put the tape thing in my stereo, it would sorta be chopping off the cord? Sounds useable though. Can you get these things in like 4m length?? |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 158890 | 2003-07-11 11:19:00 | if the speakers are detachable u could wire them to the computer being left and right speakers .. | nomad (3693) | ||
| 158891 | 2003-07-11 11:32:00 | > So I need one of those car adapter things that are > actually used for portable cd players? Yup. > If I put the tape thing in my stereo, it would sorta > be chopping off the cord? Wouldn't think so. The cord is generally flexible and is actually made of stranded/twisted wire (which would stand up to kinking, etc.) rather than a solid copper core. It really depends on the cassette tape door lid. I suspect your problem would be if the door did not close properly to engage a mechanical switch that is usually there. Try this: tape a short length of bell wire, etc. to any cassette and see if you can get it playing. If yes, then DS is your uncle. Otherwise, either the switch cannot be engaged or the tape would be a bit out of alignment and the sound would end up garbled. > Sounds useable though. Can you get these things in > like 4m length?? Don't think so - remember, the idea is to have the portable player somewhere in your centre console or glovebox and the car stereo in your dash (unless you have one of those stretch limos). Expect it to be < 1.5m. If you are daring enough, you can cut it in half and slice a similar length of wire. I'd suggest you don't cut too close to either cassette or plug ends; give about 100mm allowance. There is an electronic coil/device (sorry - I'm not that familiar with the term) at the bottom of that adapter that 'mates' with the read head of your tape deck - handle that end with care. It is the 'transducer' that coverts the electrical signal from the CD player into magnetic signal that is read by the tape head and re-converted into electrical signal all over again. Hope this helps Tom |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 158892 | 2003-07-11 11:37:00 | that's SPLICE not 'slice' ok? what a difference a p makes :^O |
Tom McB (832) | ||
| 158893 | 2003-07-11 11:43:00 | Good point Lohsing, it all depends. The car kit is really designed for use on car players. Anyway, Tom has given useful information for Powa. Nomad: where are you comming from? Are you suggesting that the pc soundcard will drive speakers, (even detachable), without some amplifier or stereo?? Please tell. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 158894 | 2003-07-11 11:46:00 | true .. the amplifier issue. the pc soundcards are weak if they in fact have a amplifier.. | nomad (3693) | ||
| 158895 | 2003-07-11 11:48:00 | i suppose its too weak. yes i thought of pc soundcard drive the speakers thru a rca splitter cable. not the best idea thou .. is it possible to amplify it while still being attached to the sound card?? |
nomad (3693) | ||
| 158896 | 2003-07-11 11:51:00 | The stereo is connected as a unit. Yopu can't separate the speakers or anything. Its similiar to a ghetto blaster or whatever ;) I don't think any cords are going to fit around the edges of the tape player. Its a pretty tight fit. About 1 mm room allthe way round. |
PoWa (203) | ||
| 158897 | 2003-07-11 12:16:00 | Good thought Nomad, but do some research or reading on audio levels. The 'line' levels for audio are approx 1 volt or less. As such they required an 'amplifer' to produce the several watts to drive speakers. And yes, it is very practical to connect the PC soundcard line output to an amplifier (or stereo with line input) for driving speakers. While on the subject, the microphone levels are very different. Only about 1/10 of a volt. And so you see that a preamp is necessary to lift that to line level. The PC soundcard mic input has a preamp to do that. |
Bazza (407) | ||
| 158898 | 2003-07-11 12:26:00 | Final thought Powa: If the sound quality is important for you, look for a mini stereo with "line input". The line out from the pc will connect to the line in of the stereo, and provide excellent sound. Thats the way to go. I can recommend that setup. I have similar, using a surround sound mini stereo with subwoofer. Another bonus is being able to record on the stereo tape casette any pc sounds or music. |
Bazza (407) | ||
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