Re: Connect home audio receiver to computer

["JW" <jweb@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like I may have been off on the hi Z value...been a while since I
thought of this stuff.
"JW" <jweb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Tony, You're not understanding the difference between high and low
> impedance inputs/outputs.  The only thing you should connect to the
> speaker outputs is speakers which are low impedance (4-8 ohms).
> Everything else is high impedance (70k ohms). With this in mind, just
> connect the line out from the receiver to the line in on the card and line
> in on rec. to line out on card. Think of it as flow in a hose, in to out
> and out to in.  Using the tape monitor jacks will do fine but there are
> other configurations you could use as well. Keep in mind, to hear what is
> playing from the card, the monitor button needs to be in. Hope this helps.
> "treeloaf" <tdickson9353@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Mitch,
>> First, thanks for the reply. When you say a "line level input", the
>> only options on this particular receiver are:Tape-In, Tape-Out, Aux,
>> Phono, Poweramp In, PreAmp Out( I know it isn't these two) and of
>> course the mounts for the speakers. I was going to cut the RCA ends
>> off, and attach these to the speaker Right and Left channel post and
>> connect the other end to the sound card. Am I still headed in the wrong
>> direction?
>> Thanks again,
>> Tony
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