Clemens and list,
On Apr 30, 2014 12:07 AM, "Clemens Ladisch" <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Bill Unruh wrote:
> >> On 29/04/14 15:52, Balduin Waldmeister wrote:
> >>> So my question is whether it's possible to add the low impedance support
> >>> (16 - 32 ohm) to ALSA for use with the old STX? Currently it stops at
> >>> the normal gain setting (< 64 ohm).
> >
> > That has to do with the capabilities of the amplifier on board the sound card,
> > not the settings of the card. The amplifier needs to be able to deliver high
> > current and have a low output impedence-- ie it is a hardware issue.
> > Not at all sure what the impdence settings on the card would do.
>
> The "impedance" setting just lowers the volume. (<300 Ω and <64 Ω are
> -6 dB and -18 dB.) I didn't think this was worth implementing in the
> Linux driver, but people whined until I did.
>
> It is certainly possible to add a fourth setting.
>
> Being charitable, this might not be a HiFi Voodoo stunt by Asus
> marketing, but an honest attempt at preventing unhealthily loud
> output levels ...
As someone who has benefitted from your incredible support over (at least) the last few years...
Wow. I sit at your feet master to benefit from your teachings on being charitable. Evidently I have a great deal more to learn on this matter (to say the least).
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