Line in input issues
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sony_apm_fan
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So, you are connecting your iPod to the line in of a boombox?
Typically genuine iPod devices put out about 30mW of power per channel, which IMHO is more than enough to exceed line level inputs.
Even with low level recorded music, and minimal signal loss over RCA cables it is easy to overdrive the line in path.
There are industry standards regarding line in volatges, impedance and line in levels. Most iPod type devices should be able to exceed these levels out of their headphone stage.
Perhaps a louder boombox is they key here....
Typically genuine iPod devices put out about 30mW of power per channel, which IMHO is more than enough to exceed line level inputs.
Even with low level recorded music, and minimal signal loss over RCA cables it is easy to overdrive the line in path.
There are industry standards regarding line in volatges, impedance and line in levels. Most iPod type devices should be able to exceed these levels out of their headphone stage.
Perhaps a louder boombox is they key here....
http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8217
Every boomboxes has different input sensitivity and input impedances so your mileage will vary with different devices. Your portable device probably doesn't output enough voltage. MW is a power figure represented by the product (multiplication) of volts and amps. The thing is that a device with a high input impedance doesn't care about current so much as it does voltage. As you might gather, low volts x high current can be equal to high volts x low current.
Anyhow if you want higher power to inject into the boombox, they do sell small line buffer amps that installs between the MP3 device and the line-in jacks. Member mellymelsr has one that from my understanding, works very well. You might want to contact him to see where he got it from. I think he said it costed like $20.
Every boomboxes has different input sensitivity and input impedances so your mileage will vary with different devices. Your portable device probably doesn't output enough voltage. MW is a power figure represented by the product (multiplication) of volts and amps. The thing is that a device with a high input impedance doesn't care about current so much as it does voltage. As you might gather, low volts x high current can be equal to high volts x low current.
Anyhow if you want higher power to inject into the boombox, they do sell small line buffer amps that installs between the MP3 device and the line-in jacks. Member mellymelsr has one that from my understanding, works very well. You might want to contact him to see where he got it from. I think he said it costed like $20.
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