Xitle (I'm not sure of the spelling) makes a hi-fi digital/analog converter for about $50 that connects to a usb port and has rca connectors at the far end. It's pretty slick.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of alex Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 1:40 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect toyourcomputerthathasanoutputRCA connection for use with a recever? Just the concept of conversion splitting and runing a preamplified signal into it poses distorsion and volume differences. ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:46 AM Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect toyourcomputerthathasanoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? > High Alex, > I have been doing this for quite a few years, I've never run in to > that problem. > You may have the main volume control on your sound card turned up a > little to high. > Lower the main volume control on your sound card, and you should be fine. > It should be sat at 50% or lower to get red of access clipping or > distortion. > John Price. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:51 AM > Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect to > yourcomputerthathasanoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? > > >> Yes but that creates distorsion (it does not sound really good). >> Sorry if I sound like an audio quality freak but i really like clear >> audio. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gary Petraccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 10:31 AM >> Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect to your >> computerthathasanoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? >> >> >>> Get a cord with two male rca plugs on one and a stereo one-eighth >>> mail mini stereo plug on the other. Plug the rca's into your >>> stereo's aux input jacks and your one-eighth plug into the computer's line out. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: alex >>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 7:09 AM >>> Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect to your computer >>> thathasanoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? >>> >>> >>> I wanted to have the computers output go to my receaver. And as i >>> said wen u start with the converters (headset to RCA) it distorts >>> the sound. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >>> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:39 PM >>> Subject: Re: How do you get something to connect to your computer >>> that hasanoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? >>> >>> >>> > High Alex, this is John. >>> > You can get an RCA to 1-8th ench stereo adapter cord from: >>> > http://www.radioshack.com >>> > for about $7. >>> > You plug the 1-8th ench end of the cord in to the line in jack on >>> your > sound > card. >>> > The RCA end of the cord plugs in to your tape player or what have >>> you. >>> > I hope this helps. >>> > John Price. >>> > >>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>> > From: "alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio Discussion >>> List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:13 >>> PM > Subject: How do you get something to connect to your computer >>> that has > anoutput RCA connection for use with a recever? >>> > >>> > >>> >> How do you get something to connect to your computer that has an >>> output >> RCA connection for use with a recever? >>> >> >>> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> >> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >> >>> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus >>> found in this incoming message. >>> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> >> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.1/1051 - Release Date: >>> >> 10/5/2007 >>> >> 12:27 PM >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> > http://www.pc-audio.org >>> > >>> > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1053 - Release Date: >>> 10/6/2007 10:18 AM >>> >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1053 - Release Date: >> 10/6/2007 >> 10:18 AM >> >> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]