[sdiy] speaker to line out conversion

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Friday 20 July 2007 21:30, Paul Perry wrote:
> Replace the speaker by an 8 ohm resistor & then run wires from the two ends
> of the resistor to the jack (have one wire go via a 50 microfarad cap).
>
> Might be a bit below line level, but not much.
>
> Paul perry Melbourne Australia
>
> (some people just leave the speaker in place. You can do that if it isn't
> annoying, or put a switch to choose speaker/resistor). Some people glue the
> speaker solid, but that is barbaric!)

Some speakers,  notably those little "beeper" types,  aren't eight ohms.

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