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From: olson@endor.harvard.edu (Eric K. Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac -> stereo
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Date: 4 Feb 88 14:32:58 GMT
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Many people have responded to this question to say "Just hook it up with
the appropriate cable."

It's my understanding that the Mac audio output is not a line-level signal
(the kind your amplifier wants on it's AUX input)-- it is a little too
"loud" to be considered line level.  That's why everyone says "Start with
the control panel volume way down" and "watch out for the boot beep (which
ignores the control panel setting)."

Radio Shack does have a more appropriate cable, called a mini-phono to
RCA _Attenuating_ cable.  If you use this cable, you can set the control
panel to any volume you like, and the boot-up beep will be bearable.

Most modern amplifiers can take a lot of abuse, so you can get away with
using a non-attenuating cable-- but don't complain if your amplifier fries
some day during a noisy (machine-gun) system crash.

-Eric



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