OT - kinda, that is.

savagcl · 19th November 2004, 17:27

I have looked all over town and the interenet for a small (shelf or Mini) stereo system with a line-out. No Luck. Anyone know of a system like this?
Really need a cd-player, cassette player and a line-out all in one unit.
Wife has some cassette tapes that she wants to put onto a CD in MP3.
I can use winamp (and other programs) to put music on to a cd but not from a cassette player unless it has a line-out.
I'm beginning to think a system like this doesn't exist.

thanks,
savagcl

gaekwad2 · 19th November 2004, 18:51

Get separate components, the quality is a lot better most of the time, and they all have a line out.

savagcl · 19th November 2004, 19:23

Well, yea, thats one solution but it has 2 problems - space and money.

Space i can work around but money is something else (thats why i'm looking for a mini or shelf system).

thanks,
savagcl

JonnyMac · 19th November 2004, 19:50

Moved from Winamp Tech. Support to General Discussions, although Winamp tech related this "classified ad" is not really a tech support issue.

BTW I have used the headphone out (from my portable stereo box) to the Line In with very little problems. Adjust the unit's/box's volume a little bit below a comfortable listening level.

CaboWaboAddict · 19th November 2004, 20:03

What about building a cassette into your system, like this?

$149
here

Mattress · 19th November 2004, 20:08

cassette deck for your pc, that's awesome. Can you save regular files onto cassettes with it? They are just magnetic tape so technically you should be able to. That would be kinda cool, dumb and probably useless, but still cool.

gaekwad2 · 19th November 2004, 20:10

Maybe you could use it to read old C64/Spectrum/etc. data cassettes.

JonnyMac · 19th November 2004, 20:23

Quote:

Originally posted by gaekwad2
Maybe you could use it to read old C64... ...data cassettes.

SID files

savagcl · 19th November 2004, 23:59

JohnnyMac,
Sorry for the miss-post. Iwont do it again.

A cassette for the PC - well, it would do what i want but then it would get very
dusty for a long time and probably never be used again. Kind of a dead end street.

The headphone thing might work (???) but right now, i dont have anything with
a headphone out either. Actually i dont have anything except the PC. Not counting
the auto players.

savagcl

yenerich · 20th November 2004, 00:21

Canto you get the same music from other source? The sound will be very bad, if its unique (you children voices, per example) the do it, but if you can get this same music from a CD or gnutella go for it, the cassette to PC will sound opaque and old.

gaekwad2 · 20th November 2004, 00:47

Quote:

Originally posted by JonnyMac
BTW I have used the headphone out (from my portable stereo box) to the Line In with very little problems. Adjust the unit's/box's volume a little bit below a comfortable listening level.

This may actually be the best solution as normal line out levels often clip the soundcard input.

I recently recorded a few vinyl albums and had to run the signal through a cassette deck to attenuate it.

Cognition · 20th November 2004, 02:17

I have a JVC UX-J60 Microsystem, and I think the UX-J50 has the same stuff but smaller speakers. It's a little bigger than most microsystems but still a lot smaller than a minisystem, and it has CD, cassete and AV plugs (Line Out) as you require.

[edit]No wait, the AV is Line In obviosuly. I'm not thinking. But pretty much any system has a headphones out, and as was said earlier you may just be able to use that. So you could probably get some thing pretty cheap.[/edit]

savagcl · 20th November 2004, 12:03

Gognition,

This is what i'm finding also. Some will have an AV in or nothing.
None have a line-out.

Guess its another way of stopping people from copying cd's.

Ah, well, back to the search.

thanks, guys,
savagcl

yenerich · 20th November 2004, 16:03

The cassette players named 'decks' have many times some audio line out.

savagcl · 20th November 2004, 16:17

Havent found one yet. Most have cd players and cassette decks but no line-out.
Some will let you record from the cd-player to cassette or vise-versa but none
with a line out.
Some will have an "Optical Digital Output".
Which i'm reading as: You can output digital (from the cd player only) to another
unit with a digital input (SPDIF??) but not from a cassette since its not digital.....

How far off am i thinking this?

thanks,
savagcl

gaekwad2 · 20th November 2004, 16:30

spot on

savagcl · 20th November 2004, 16:42

thanks, gaekwad2.
At least i'm not completely in left-field.

clif

19th November 2004, 17:27	#1
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	OT - kinda, that is. I have looked all over town and the interenet for a small (shelf or Mini) stereo system with a line-out. No Luck. Anyone know of a system like this? Really need a cd-player, cassette player and a line-out all in one unit. Wife has some cassette tapes that she wants to put onto a CD in MP3. I can use winamp (and other programs) to put music on to a cd but not from a cassette player unless it has a line-out. I'm beginning to think a system like this doesn't exist. thanks, savagcl clif

19th November 2004, 19:23	#3
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	Well, yea, thats one solution but it has 2 problems - space and money. Space i can work around but money is something else (thats why i'm looking for a mini or shelf system). thanks, savagcl clif

19th November 2004, 19:50	#4
JonnyMac Moderator Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 14,385	Moved from Winamp Tech. Support to General Discussions, although Winamp tech related this "classified ad" is not really a tech support issue. BTW I have used the headphone out (from my portable stereo box) to the Line In with very little problems. Adjust the unit's/box's volume a little bit below a comfortable listening level. Please do not PM me for tech support. Any request for tech support through PM will be ignored. Read the Stickies ---> \| \| \| \| <--- Knowledge is power

19th November 2004, 20:03	#5
CaboWaboAddict Forum Sot (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Marietta, Ga. U.S.A. Posts: 3,916	What about building a cassette into your system, like this? $149 here Idiot's Advocate My site (under construction)

19th November 2004, 20:08	#6
Mattress Forum King Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 4,577	cassette deck for your pc, that's awesome. Can you save regular files onto cassettes with it? They are just magnetic tape so technically you should be able to. That would be kinda cool, dumb and probably useless, but still cool. Besides shooting out a big blank from your buttock, you can feel as if your root chakra leaked sweet hot mucus.

19th November 2004, 18:51	#2
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	Get separate components, the quality is a lot better most of the time, and they all have a line out.

19th November 2004, 20:10	#7
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	Maybe you could use it to read old C64/Spectrum/etc. data cassettes.

19th November 2004, 23:59	#9
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	JohnnyMac, Sorry for the miss-post. Iwont do it again. A cassette for the PC - well, it would do what i want but then it would get very dusty for a long time and probably never be used again. Kind of a dead end street. The headphone thing might work (???) but right now, i dont have anything with a headphone out either. Actually i dont have anything except the PC. Not counting the auto players. savagcl clif

20th November 2004, 00:21	#10
yenerich Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 295	Canto you get the same music from other source? The sound will be very bad, if its unique (you children voices, per example) the do it, but if you can get this same music from a CD or gnutella go for it, the cassette to PC will sound opaque and old.

20th November 2004, 02:17	#12
Cognition Some Random Guy (Major Dude) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NZ Posts: 1,245	I have a JVC UX-J60 Microsystem, and I think the UX-J50 has the same stuff but smaller speakers. It's a little bigger than most microsystems but still a lot smaller than a minisystem, and it has CD, cassete and AV plugs (Line Out) as you require. [edit]No wait, the AV is Line In obviosuly. I'm not thinking. But pretty much any system has a headphones out, and as was said earlier you may just be able to use that. So you could probably get some thing pretty cheap.[/edit]

20th November 2004, 12:03	#13
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	Gognition, This is what i'm finding also. Some will have an AV in or nothing. None have a line-out. Guess its another way of stopping people from copying cd's. Ah, well, back to the search. thanks, guys, savagcl clif

20th November 2004, 16:03	#14
yenerich Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 295	The cassette players named 'decks' have many times some audio line out.

20th November 2004, 16:17	#15
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	Havent found one yet. Most have cd players and cassette decks but no line-out. Some will let you record from the cd-player to cassette or vise-versa but none with a line out. Some will have an "Optical Digital Output". Which i'm reading as: You can output digital (from the cd player only) to another unit with a digital input (SPDIF??) but not from a cassette since its not digital..... How far off am i thinking this? thanks, savagcl clif

20th November 2004, 16:30	#16
gaekwad2 Foorum King Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: bar2000 Posts: 11,457	spot on

20th November 2004, 16:42	#17
savagcl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: kentucky Posts: 187	thanks, gaekwad2. At least i'm not completely in left-field. clif clif

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