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Not to beat a dead horse, but here is a link to my old guru at the, now defunct Tascam BBS, regarding soundcard outputs: http://php.indiana.edu/~lrobins/attenuat.htm

Many PCs come with unamplified speakers. I rest my case.

Most PCs supply SPEAKER level power, not LINE level. You are best off with attenuaters, but you might get by by reducing volume to a minimum and bringing it up very slowly.

I can't believe that some of you to think that this is any more than a typo.

It was not clear from the original post whether the system in question was to be used for a live performance or for recording monitors. If for monitors, you need far less power handling capability for both amp and speaker.

What needs to be matched is output impedance of amp to speaker impedance, Amps may have different connections for various output impedances (4. 8. 16 ohms). The speaker should also be capable of handling the power (watts) of the amp. It is unlikely you will ever operate most amps or speakers...

While I have used a mini-synth and special electronic circuits to produce the kinds of sounds you are looking for, I prefer to create sounds the old fashioned way. I suggest you experiment with your equipment to determine what you can do with it. You can also find many sites with a google...

Electromagnet= Use a bulk tape eraser with a piece if steel separated from the degauser by a paper thin tab of foam. Record as steady sound and use pan contols to make it move. Add reverb to make "big" Slide a househod iron across a cookie sheet. Add reverb. Unless object is moving at a...

It's a bit less reflective than ceramic tile.

I have been collecting and producing sound effects for over thirty years. Give me an example of what you want.

If your VU meter lights up, you're getting power. Hunt around and see if you can find a fuse.

I am not familiar with that machine but if it is old it may be that a rubber drive belt stretched or slipped off its pulleys.

Use your stereo adapter and try feeding audio into just one and then just the other RCA jack. If, in either case, you get sound out of both speakers, you have a mono sound card.

The top pic is a stereo to mono converter. the bottom is a stereo ADAPTER, The mini phone plug on the right is a TRS connector. (Tip-Ring-Sleeve)

Switching the wand On close to the heads is not as serious as switching it OFF too close to the heads (or other parts of the tape path). The wand works by supplying an alternating magnetic field that aligns the magnetinc domains in the material being demagged. first with one polarity, then with...

There are three problems with cold storage. The first is that some electronic components change value. The second is that the lubricants thicken up. The third is that, when brought in from the cold, moisture condenses on metal parts. All of these can be overcome by allowing the machine to...

Here is a site for average pricing on Tascam gear. Unfortunately, it does not list the models you mentioned. http://www.prepal.com/data/Tascam.htm

Am I missing something? Certainly, degaussing with the power on will overpower the electronics, but how does it magnetize any part of the tape path? Done as described, it can only DEmagnetize these parts.

I just LOVE these happy endings!

If they occur in different places. the missing audio speck on one is filled in by the other. This is such a small improvement that it probably cannot even be measured, but theoretically, it IS an improvement.