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From: Michael_M_Butler@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: stereo sound
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Date: 19 Feb 88 07:41:50 GMT
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Well, I use a self-amplified pair of speakers designed for use with "Walkman"-
style gear, the Mura "High Stepper" (yeesh!) SP-100 2-way power-boosted speaker
set.  I use a battery-eliminator from Radio Shack.  Very little hiss, the out-
put level is fixed (no volume control) but adequate for my quiet room, and the
stereo splitter cable (also from R-S) turns the two RCA connections into one
submini phone jack, just peachy.  Total cost: ca. $30 for the speaker/amps,
ca. $9 for the power suppy, ca. $2 for the cable gizmo.  Worth it.

WARNING:  If you put the speakers too close to the CRT, you *will* magnetize
either the metal frame and/or the shadow mask in the CRT tube itself.  This
may distort the picture and result in unsightly faint blobs of color on the
screen, near the edges.  The new Samarium-Cobalt magnets in these little units
are surprisingly powerful.

If you *do* get such distortion, move the speakers farther away from the CRT.
If the blobs stay, get your screen "degaussed" by a TV repair shop.
Michael [my fancy trailer is at the cleaners] Butler