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Moving music from desktop to another room
I will soon have a desktop machine in one room with a nice sound card that's
got preamp in & out connections. The stereo system's in another room. Other than running preamp-level wires, what are some other ways of sending music from the computer to the stereo, or vice versa? It's an old stereo, not one of the network-ready units I'm seeing these days. |
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Moving music from desktop to another room
There's a variety of RFI FM generators which can broadcast to any FM radio
in a moderate range... L8R Skip "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... I will soon have a desktop machine in one room with a nice sound card that's got preamp in & out connections. The stereo system's in another room. Other than running preamp-level wires, what are some other ways of sending music from the computer to the stereo, or vice versa? It's an old stereo, not one of the network-ready units I'm seeing these days. |
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Same situation here. This is what I did. I bought a 75 foot audio cable with
rca plugs on one end with a male micro connector on the other end. The rca plugs go into my Auxillary on the stereo, and the male micor end goes into the line out on the computer. I then play internet radio through my stereo speakers. Now if you are wanting to go from the stereo to the computer, though I cannot imagine why, I don't have a clue how you will do that with an older radio that has does not have line out on the back. Is it possible that where you plug in your speakers you could just run an audio cable from there into your line in on the comp? I don't know, maybe. It almost sounds like you have xm radio and you want to record it to your computer. If so, you will also need special software like CoolEditPro, which is owned by Adobe now and has had a name change. "Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... I will soon have a desktop machine in one room with a nice sound card that's got preamp in & out connections. The stereo system's in another room. Other than running preamp-level wires, what are some other ways of sending music from the computer to the stereo, or vice versa? It's an old stereo, not one of the network-ready units I'm seeing these days. |
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"Obie San San" wrote in message
... Same situation here. This is what I did. I bought a 75 foot audio cable with rca plugs on one end with a male micro connector on the other end. The rca plugs go into my Auxillary on the stereo, and the male micor end goes into the line out on the computer. I then play internet radio through my stereo speakers. Now if you are wanting to go from the stereo to the computer, though I cannot imagine why, I don't have a clue how you will do that with an older radio that has does not have line out on the back. Is it possible that where you plug in your speakers you could just run an audio cable from there into your line in on the comp? I don't know, maybe. It almost sounds like you have xm radio and you want to record it to your computer. If so, you will also need special software like CoolEditPro, which is owned by Adobe now and has had a name change. The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. |
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The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA
plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. Ah - didn't get that before. A simple two-RCA to one-mini plug adapter, and however long the cable to the computer. I did the same thing (but the deck was right there) with cassettes... And, of course, if you know Drew Kaplan you know that there are very good pop and hiss assassins out there. Otherwise it's just good software to make Dolby look amateurish... L8R Skip -- -- The Society for the Preservation of Tithesis commends your ebriated and scrutible use of delible and defatigable, which are gainly, sipid and couth. We are gruntled and consolate that you have the ertia and eptitude to choose such putably pensible tithesis, which we parage. Stamp out Sesquipedalianism |
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Moving music from desktop to another room
"Skip Gundlach" skipgundlach at gmail dotcom wrote in message ... The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. Ah - didn't get that before. A simple two-RCA to one-mini plug adapter, and however long the cable to the computer. I did the same thing (but the deck was right there) with cassettes... And, of course, if you know Drew Kaplan you know that there are very good pop and hiss assassins out there. Otherwise it's just good software to make Dolby look amateurish... L8R Skip Hiss and pop??? There are a number of people from my past who are missing their hands from the wrists down because they didn't handle the records carefully. There may be one or two that are noisy.... :-) |
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Moving music from desktop to another room
On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:34:12 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote: The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. For this purpose I advise not trying to take the signal any distance at all, make your recordings with the record player and preamp sitting right next to the computer.... would be a shame to digitally immortalize a poor signal from a long cable, plus it's bound to be more convenient to have control of the computer and record player simultaneously without running back and forth. |
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Skip Gundlach wrote:
The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. Ah - didn't get that before. A simple two-RCA to one-mini plug adapter, and however long the cable to the computer. I did the same thing (but the deck was right there) with cassettes... And, of course, if you know Drew Kaplan you know that there are very good pop and hiss assassins out there. Otherwise it's just good software to make Dolby look amateurish... L8R Skip Also you might run your stereo and computer from the same mains outlet. (assuming a good quality ground pin). |
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"kony" wrote in message
... For this purpose I advise not trying to take the signal any distance at all, make your recordings with the record player and preamp sitting right next to the computer.... would be a shame to digitally immortalize a poor signal from a long cable, plus it's bound to be more convenient to have control of the computer and record player simultaneously without running back and forth. Exactly what I was thinking. Also, aren't there a whole range of devices that will take sound and video from a PC to a stereo via wireless? :-) |
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Moving music from desktop to another room
"Sjouke Burry" wrote in message ... Skip Gundlach wrote: The stereo is a Hafler preamp, so it's got line level outputs with RCA plugs. The purpose would be to begin putting vinyl albums into digital format, in case of fire or theft. I'll store copies off-site. Ah - didn't get that before. A simple two-RCA to one-mini plug adapter, and however long the cable to the computer. I did the same thing (but the deck was right there) with cassettes... And, of course, if you know Drew Kaplan you know that there are very good pop and hiss assassins out there. Otherwise it's just good software to make Dolby look amateurish... L8R Skip Also you might run your stereo and computer from the same mains outlet. (assuming a good quality ground pin). Actually, they're on the same circuit. But, I *could* run an extension cord and run them from the exact same outlet. This activity will only happen for 3-4 hours a week. |
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