Florian Faber wrote: > On Sunday 13 April 2008 12:51:54 James Courtier-Dutton wrote: > > >> Are the output levels from the line out/speaker out connectors really >> any different between pro and cheap sound card? >> > > The electric levels do differ. But that's not the point. The point is > that you usually have active speakers and 0dB means full throttle. You > don't have anything to alter the volume between the sound card and the > speakers. > > To give you an impression: My main out is -40..-36dB for work. If I want > to talk to another person in the same room, I have to dim to -46dB max. > If I throw a party, it might go up to -20..-15dB. 0dB will just pop out > the ear drums. > > All active speakers act as a combined amp and speaker. If you have a 50W active speaker, your -36dB for work might be right. But, if you have a 300W active speaker, your -36dB will probably be way too loud. This is essentially my point that the sound card cannot really decide which is a sensible level to output. James _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel
