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Echo Audio Gina20: What sort of output jacks are these?
Hey, after hearing so many good things about the quality of stereo output on the Echo audio pci cards, I got a retro Gina20 (with cable and breakout box) on eb@y to try out the sound.
The breakout box has jacks that require plugs that I'm not familiar with: they're clearly not micro plugs and they don't look like RCA plugs. They most closely resemble the size of output required for a full-size headphone connector. I want to use good quality closed-can headphones and a decent pair of 2 channel pc speakers (later I might hook it up to my main stereo). I'm trying to find out what sort of adapter plugs I need to get from the electronics store to connect a full-size headphone jack and to split the pc speakers' micro jack to left/right stero. Thanks!
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22-10-2004, 14:48
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Most likely you are referring to 1/4" balanced analog outputs. They are very common in pro-grade audio equipment, for normal home stereos and multimedia you will need a special cable or converter which you can find in most shops that sell professional audio goodies.
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22-10-2004, 15:51
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http://www.echoaudio.com/Downloads/Manuals.php
Can't find the 20 there - only the 24, or Gina in the "Archived Manuals" section... Some good info and pictures of current models on the site
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22-10-2004, 16:24
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Like scarecrow says what you got is an old professional audio interface wich comes with balanced outputs/inputs, to connect your headphones to this card you´ll need an external pre-amp or a small mixer.
If you just want great audio quality and you´re not into audio production check out the m-audio revolution cards or even the soundblaster audigy series used with the KX Project drivers instead of the ones that come with the card can produce a clear audio signal with very fine quality.
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22-10-2004, 16:30
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23-10-2004, 01:51
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Copyrights It means that you have a right to make a copy Pc specs;p4,xp-sp2,2Gb ram,nec nd-3540A 16 x speed,revo7.1 audio card,,dsl 5mb down-1 mb up This info is posted in case i run into some pc problems which is happening relatively often...lol
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23-10-2004, 22:32
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Replacing a Gina with a Revo is surely NOT an option... Gina is a real pro-grade card, while Revo is just a hi-grade consumer card. Piping balanced outputs to common, unbalanced analog inputs is not an expensive solution. And surely enough NO special preamp needed.
I have an Echo MIa (the old model, without MIDI) which also uses balanced output sockets, and all I had to do to connect it to my Plinius integrated amp was buying the right cables.
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