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From: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: APPLE IIGS SPEAKER OUTPUT
Message-ID: <7808@reed.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 27-Nov-87 23:36:48 EST
Article-I.D.: reed.7808
Posted: Fri Nov 27 23:36:48 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 30-Nov-87 01:03:06 EST
References: <8711170209.AA02996@wpi>
Reply-To: kamath@reed.UUCP (Sean Kamath)
Organization: Reed College, Portland OR
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In article <8711170209.AA02996@wpi> TMURPHY@WPI.BITNET writes:
>
>The problem with recording is probably the impedance of the outputs/inputs
>used.  I don't know what the GS has, but if it's a speaker connection it's
>probably 8 ohms, while a microphone input would be a few thousand ohms.
>In other words, they don't like each other.  A standard audio input (line
>level) should work, otherwise try a phono level input.
>
>Chris Murphy
>Worcester Polytechnic Institute
>Bitnet:  TMURPHY@WPI
>Arpanet: tmurphy%wpi.bitnet@talcott.harvard.edu

And the propable answer to this problem is to take a 10 ohm resister and
short the leads, while it's hooked up to the microphone, to give it a ~8
ohm impedance.  However, the question is, how many watts is the output
power?  . . .

I think I'd use a bigger resister, but. . .

Sean




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