pixelmischief Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I have the stereo RCA ports of my Mega STe connected to the line inputs on the CD channel of my receiver/amp. The sound is...squawky. It sounds overdriven, like when you push an amplified sound source onto something expecting a line -level signal. Any ideas what's up with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillek Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I have the stereo RCA ports of my Mega STe connected to the line inputs on the CD channel of my receiver/amp. The sound is...squawky. It sounds overdriven, like when you push an amplified sound source onto something expecting a line -level signal. Any ideas what's up with that? I can only say that when I was using my Mega STE as my main machine back in the day, I had it hooked up to some nice speakers and I can't really say I had any complaints. I'm not audiophile but squawky... I'd probably have noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SoulBuster Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) A true line in is not looking for amplified signals. If the signal coming out of the STe is amplified you will get overpowered sound through your sound system. If you can, just put speakers on the port and see if it is better. Edited February 15, 2017 by SoulBuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Up to 2 volts is normally what you want when talking about line level inputs. STE putting out more than that? What about the potential for bad capacitors producing tons of distortion? That'll do it too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 This is STE HW bug. I explained it at AF and gave simple solution(s) to fix it: http://www.atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=27440 http://atari-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27452 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 10K resistors ordered. As always, your knowledge and advice are deeply appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelmischief Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 PLM, 10K ohm, 1/4 Watt resistors are the right ones? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-4W-1-4-WATT-Carbon-Film-Resistor-10pc-You-Chose-Resistance-USA-FAST-SHIPPING-/192081931547?var=&hash=item2cb8f9ad1b:m:mGAdfzuMjePFjdaNv50ku6w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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