Here is my current problem(?) I have two sets of 'multi-media' powered speakers, both of which have "line level" inputs. I have yet to find a (cheap, 2nd hand)...
Dear Jack (TrolleyNut), OK, this is one where I will capitulate to Jim giving a technically more correct answer, but for a basic guide... "Line Level" outputs...
Typically, the headphone output is controlled by the volume control, while a line output is not. They should both be fairly low impedance. The line-level...
Hey Jack, Others may tell you just exactly 'how close', but I will say for your purposes the headphone output on a cheesy CD player IS the line level output....
Hey professor, You must be referring to another Jim, when have I ever been able to give a technically more correct answer than you:)? I think you are...
... your purposes the headphone output on a cheesy CD player IS the line level ... intend to drive both sets of media speakers with the output of a single CD ...
... should vary ... volume. OK, THAT I can do. ... recorded with ... probably ... How about "Storm over the Canyon" from Gorfe's "Grand Canyon Suite"? :>))...
Dear Jim, OK, here's what I've found. 1: Yes, the extremely cheap walkman/diskman/auto-scan radio sets come with 32ohm+ headphones, and use the direct line...
Dear Modellers, "Hotbox" fans, OK, they are a bit grotty in terms of audio and distortion, but here's some more hotbox detector noises to listen to online. ...
Hey Professor, Thank you! As with most of your posts, I had to reread most every sentence to glean the full info from it (there's just so much info there!), ...
Hey Jack, Yup, then you can drive those amplified media systems directly from the outputs of most anything that says either 'line' or 'headphones' on its ...
... from the outputs of most anything that says either 'line' or 'headphones' on its ... professor's advice and always start out with the front end's volume ...
Dear Modellers, Sound Techs, While recovering from an emergency dentist's visit last week, I thought I'd use my ears rather than my mouth, and try to get a...
Hey all, The title says it... Les has some neat plans for his layout, he may need to ask a question or two from time to time. I lied and told him he'd get...
While listening to some sound samples this evening (thanks for the links Professor) it occured to me that one of the most distinctive sounds in railraoding is...
Well, if your were to use the ESU programmable decoders you could upload rail-clack sounds into one function and run it. You might have to use several...
Hey Rod, Don't you just miss the old PFM approach!? Maybe if we work really hard we can develope something that is as much fun:). You know they sounded...
... (or...:). < ... squeal 'in the layout' on that long grade (or wheel and flange squeal at that big curve) triggered by the passing train:). < Chris and Jim,...
... they ... initially ... Yes, the late Bob Longnecker was a genius in developing the PFM and later the PBL system. Funny thing is 30 years later it still ...
Hi all, Personally I think you’d want to have the self-loading cargo type sounds to emanate from a station, preferably only while there is a train there. I ...
Dear Rod, Modellers, Techs, For those who prefer "Scale Sound", I have heard it argued that using metal wheels on one's models, and notching the railhead at...
... session, with a ... as it's ... to face ... with a few ... had added ... The Marquis de Sade would be proud of you! :>)) Ye Olde Trolleynut Still loose in...
Hey Professor, Are you saying that Modeltronics has an onboard system with wheel clickety clack? Is this a stock system/item? Others are likely more familiar...
Dear Jim, As far as I can tell, Modeltronics was a company that did steam and diesel onboard sound rigs, and onboard lighting things back in the late...
Dear Modellers, Sound Techs, RE Rail Click Systems, Recall that Derek Verner did an article in MRR a number of years ago, using cheap digital memo notetaker...
Professor,et al I'm one of the lurkers, defined in my case as electronicly challenged and thechnologicly incompatent, and unwilling to run spell check. I have...
Hey John, Glad you're here... whether or not you lurk:). I too got into the lists to learn. As a big fan of the PFM/PBL systems, I'll take a stab at ...
Thanks Jim, for a lucid, easy to understand explanation... I needed that !!!! ole Ron R (another lurker, but learning with every post) ... From: Jim &...
Hey all, John's post got me thinking, he said he had been lurking. I understand this completely. I join groups where I simply want to learn what is going on,...
<snip> John's post got me thinking, he said he had been lurking. I understand this completely. I join groups where I simply want to learn what is going on,...
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