So, I have a mostly built gainclone via a mostly salvage operation (http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=81239). Now, I have new n00b questions...
So, I got this sony dvd player for $0.50 at a garage sale. I am using it to test my lm3875 gainclone. If i take the headphone output, and run it to my gainclone, it rocks away (kinda surprisingly loud for what I *think* is just 20w).
However, if I take the "raw" line level output from the dvd player, and run that to my gainclone... I get no sound.
So, apparently a pre-amp is like... required!? That is boggling my mind. Why did I hear (literally) nothing?
So, I got this sony dvd player for $0.50 at a garage sale. I am using it to test my lm3875 gainclone. If i take the headphone output, and run it to my gainclone, it rocks away (kinda surprisingly loud for what I *think* is just 20w).
However, if I take the "raw" line level output from the dvd player, and run that to my gainclone... I get no sound.
So, apparently a pre-amp is like... required!? That is boggling my mind. Why did I hear (literally) nothing?
have you tried that output with another amp? or with the audio inputs of a TV?
if you get sound on the tv or other system => something wrong with your amp. i don't know what, since you can get sound with the headphones output...
if you get no sound either (chances are this is the case) => that's why you got that player so inexpensively. those outputs are dead.
of course, check the volume control first.
if you get sound on the tv or other system => something wrong with your amp. i don't know what, since you can get sound with the headphones output...
if you get no sound either (chances are this is the case) => that's why you got that player so inexpensively. those outputs are dead.
of course, check the volume control first.
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