DeadTrying
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I read this in the Portable Audio Section and it didn't seem to be getting any answers. I figured you guys might have a better idea of what a line out actually is (and what it is NOT) and how it should be implemented (curcuit-wise).
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Sweet Spot Said Man, all of this talk is frustrating. I'm tired of people claiming to know what the answers are, when their only proof is fancy words and pictures of amps, DSP stages and signal paths. Seems to hardly make any sense unless we know a few basic things such as: What is considered by the experts in the audio world, and not some DIY audio geeks (no offense, I'd gladly wear that title) to be the meaning of a line out. What does the term encompass, and what are the hacks that can make one "fake" ? Till I know that, I consider everything to be heresy. quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The iPod and miniPod technically have line-outs without a dock if you buy a Sik Imp/Din cable. the line-out does bypass the internal iPod amplification. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This confuses me. What about the cable enables it to bypass the line out ? Wouldn't the signal have to be traveling on a different path all together in order to bypass the line out ? Since the DSP stuff is still being processed, and making it through to the final stage, it would seem that this is not the case, but I dunno. Now, the question I have being an IHP owner is, if the IHP's op amp is what's shaping the sound characteristics (warm, bright etc..) then by all means if the "line out" is real, then using an external amp and having the IHP up to 40 (as people have claimed to be the way to a real line out) would enable the external amps op amp section to take over in that dept, thus the IHP's overall sound characteristics would be totally different right ? Somehow, I don't see this happening with the iHP though. Another question. If a port is to be considered a "real" line out, to what extent is it being powered by the internal amplifier ? Is it just the op-amp which is bypassed ? Or does it depend on the configuration, meaning that there's more than one way to skin a real line out ? Can someone with a NJB3 please plug some high and low impedance cans into the line out and tell me what the results are ? I'm just curious. (Wish I still had mine now) Blah. |
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