[Gllug] reduce modem volume?

[Dylan]

On Sunday 24 November 2002 15:12, Sean Burlington wrote:
> >>That suggestion re. the headphone jack is brillant :) Never occurred to
> >> me.
> >
> > If someone suggested putting an unterminated jack plug in the socket
> > (i.e. with no speaker or headphone attached) in order to open the speaker
> > switch then it's brilliantly illadvised. Unterminated audio circuits lead
> > to amplifier degradation over time, and the cheaper the amp chip/circuit
> > the quicker it happens! As a temporary bodge it's OK, but not a permanent
> > fix.
> >
> > Dylan
>
> been working fine for the last 4-5 years :)

I figure on a modem, since the spkr gets muted at connection, it wouldn't be 
that much of an issue, but in a sound card, or worse a HIFI, it's potentially 
bad news. Also, of course, the audio sig on a modem is much less complex...

Dylan


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