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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Line out vs headphone jackRe: Line out vs headphone jack
From: Bradley Alexander <storm_at_tux.org>
Date: 01 Apr 2003 20:17:07 -0500 On Mon, 2003-03-31 at 23:38, Michael O'Quinn wrote: > Are you sure it's the Jukebox and not the car stereo? Have you tried > plugging something else into the line out jack to see if it works? I just > plugged some headphones into the line out jack, and I heard the music, > although not very loud. But it was enough to verify that the signal was > present in both channels. I have not plugged in headphones, because they were not readily available, but I have tried it in two different cars. Added to the fact taht the cassette adapter worked in the headphone jack of the Archos but not the line. > In general you won't burn anything out connecting the headphone output to > a line input. In fact, I do it all the time. I have an amp that is a > good amp, but it's input is not terribly sensitive, so the extra boost > from the headphone amp in the Jukebox (such as it is) give the input stage > of the amp a signal more to it's liking. > > The voltages are actually pretty close. The difference is that the > headphone jack is (a) adjustable, and (b) capable of supplying more > current, and (c) capable of supplying a slightly higher voltage signal. > Since a line input has a high impedance, it draws very little current from > either output jack, so there's no problem. The signal will become > horribly distorted before it gets high enough to damage your equipment. Excellent. I was brought up in the "never ever ever use a phone output to a line input because of the voltage/current difference" days. > You can test if it's the jack by just wiggling the plug while it's > playing. If you hear anything, even just crackling that changes as you > move it, I'd suspect something mechanical like the plug, jack, or cord. > OTOH, since you heard a sudden pop out of the blue, followed by a dead > channel, I suspect something is most likely blown. I'll give that a try. Thanks Michael. > Michael -- --Brad ============================================================================ Bradley M. Alexander | Debian Developer, Security Engineer | storm [at] tux.org Debian/GNU Linux Developer | storm [at] debian.org ============================================================================ Key fingerprints: DSA 0x54434E65: 37F6 BCA6 621D 920C E02E E3C8 73B2 C019 5443 4E65 RSA 0xC3BCBA91: 3F 0E 26 C1 90 14 AD 0A C8 9C F0 93 75 A0 01 34 ============================================================================ "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." Dedication plaque, USS Defiant, NX-74205Received on 2003-04-02 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |