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Originally Posted by warpdriver
I might be headphone amp-less for a while. If I can control the volume level using the Windows volume control, can I plug my active speakers directly into the output of the Micro DAC? (original 9V model) Is it completely safe to do that in the electrical sense? Will the impedance match be ok? Will there be any degradation besides the fact I'm using Windows mixer?
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That should work okay. It's possible that the output from the Micro DAC may be a bit hot (high voltage) for the self-powered speakers; if it is, you'll get crunchy noises at the program peaks. Oh ... come to think about it, if you are going to adjust the volume with the k-mixer that won't be a problem. Do your active speakers have a volume control? If so I'd suggest turning the k-mixer volume up as high as you can without any distortion and then ust the powered speaker volume control for volume adjustment.