Line Out
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Line Out
This has bothered me for quite a while 
... I cannot work out what the 'line-out' port is for on computers/laptops. The port is the same size as the one for headphones and is usually right next to it. Can anyone enlighten me?
Thanks, isi3000
... I cannot work out what the 'line-out' port is for on computers/laptops. The port is the same size as the one for headphones and is usually right next to it. Can anyone enlighten me?Thanks, isi3000
Last edited by isi3000; 14th November 2008 at 15:56.
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Connects to 'line-in'!
Quite simply, 'line out' provides a matching input for, say, hi-fi systems which have a line-in socket. Loudspeakers expect an impedence of 4 - 8 ohms; line-in terminals 600 ohms as I remember. If you have a mismatch you might well have a distorted input - apart from the possibility of blowing your input circuits if you put a lot of power into an amp which isn't expecting it.
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