Hello everybody.
I got a doubt. If I want to connect my Laptop PC to the multichannel
amplifier (Denon) and I haven't the line out connector on the PC, is it
possible to connect it using the headphones output without the risk of
damaging the amplifier?
I know that's a stupid question, but I don't want to waste 1000 euros to
buy another amplifier.
Thanks a lot.
Emanuele.

Emanuele wrote:

If I want to connect my Laptop PC to the multichannel
amplifier (Denon) and I haven't the line out connector on the PC, is it
possible to connect it using the headphones output without the risk of
damaging the amplifier?

You have a laptop computer that has separate line and headphone
outputs? That's pretty unusual. And even more unusual that they're
different connectors. I suspect that what you think is the line output
is actually something else. You won't hurt anything by using the
headphone outupt. Just keep the volume control down on the amplifer
until the music on your conmputer starts playing, then bring the volume
up. That way you won't get blasted.

"Mike Rivers" wrote ...
Emanuele wrote:

If I want to connect my Laptop PC to the multichannel
amplifier (Denon) and I haven't the line out connector on the PC, is it
possible to connect it using the headphones output without the risk of
damaging the amplifier?

You have a laptop computer that has separate line and headphone
outputs? That's pretty unusual.

I think Emanuele said that there is NOT a line output on the laptop,
which would make it the same as 99.8% of all the other laptops
on this planet.

The answer to the original question is that most likely taking
the headphone output from your laptop and running it into any
line-level input on a typical consumer audio integrated amplifier
will work just fine. In the event of interference (hum, buzz, etc.)
use of a isolation transformers would be in order. Radio Shack
sells a unit just for this purpose, perhaps something similar from
mass-market electronics shops in your country?

Richard Crowley wrote:

I think Emanuele said that there is NOT a line output on the laptop,
which would make it the same as 99.8% of all the other laptops
on this planet.

I guess English isn't the same the world around. I read "the" as
there's one there but I don't have the mating plug. If he had said "a"
I would have interpreted it correctly.

The answer to the original question is that most likely taking
the headphone output from your laptop and running it into any
line-level input on a typical consumer audio integrated amplifier
will work just fine.

What I said.

"Mike Rivers" wrote in news:1145966730.938137.17120
@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com:


Richard Crowley wrote:

I think Emanuele said that there is NOT a line output on the laptop,
which would make it the same as 99.8% of all the other laptops
on this planet.

I guess English isn't the same the world around. I read "the" as
there's one there but I don't have the mating plug. If he had said "a"
I would have interpreted it correctly.

The answer to the original question is that most likely taking
the headphone output from your laptop and running it into any
line-level input on a typical consumer audio integrated amplifier
will work just fine.

What I said.


That's true. I'm Italian and my written English isn't so good as I would it
to be.
So forgive me for my mistakes. I'm sorry.
By the way I haven't Line-out connector. So thanks everybody. You're all
good "interpreters".
Emanuele.

Emanuele wrote:

Hello everybody.
I got a doubt. If I want to connect my Laptop PC to the multichannel
amplifier (Denon) and I haven't the line out connector on the PC, is it
possible to connect it using the headphones output without the risk of
damaging the amplifier?

Yes.

The headphone output voltage may be a little higher than line level though
so don't turn it up full until you've got used to the setup and checked it
out.

Graham