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From: W^3 on 25 Jan 2010 02:07
I have a G4 ibook (early 2007 model) running Tiger 10.4.11. Using a Y
audio cable, I have tried plugging the headphone out from the ibook
into the Tape Monitor and Video inputs of my home stereo receiver
(Onkyo TX-8511) in the hopes of being able to listen to Pandora and
other streaming music, as well as iTunes, through a higher fidelity
system. The results have been disappointing. The volume level is low
through the receiver, but more importantly, the sound is muffled
noticeably. The high end sparkle has just been lopped off somehow.

I'm wondering if anyone else here has run into this problem, or if
anyone has ideas as to what may be causing this problem.
From: isw on 25 Jan 2010 03:20
In article <aderamey.addw-B6A035.23063424012010(a)News.Individual.NET>,
W^3 <aderamey.addw(a)comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a G4 ibook (early 2007 model) running Tiger 10.4.11. Using a Y
> audio cable, I have tried plugging the headphone out from the ibook
> into the Tape Monitor and Video inputs of my home stereo receiver
> (Onkyo TX-8511) in the hopes of being able to listen to Pandora and
> other streaming music, as well as iTunes, through a higher fidelity
> system. The results have been disappointing. The volume level is low
> through the receiver, but more importantly, the sound is muffled
> noticeably. The high end sparkle has just been lopped off somehow.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone else here has run into this problem, or if
> anyone has ideas as to what may be causing this problem.
external
How does the receiver sound with other sources fed into the same inputs
-- CD player, MP3 player, portable radio, etc.?

Isaac
From: Howard Brazee on 25 Jan 2010 07:50
On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:07:04 -0800, W^3 <aderamey.addw(a)comcast.net>
wrote:

>I have a G4 ibook (early 2007 model) running Tiger 10.4.11. Using a Y
>audio cable, I have tried plugging the headphone out from the ibook
>into the Tape Monitor and Video inputs of my home stereo receiver
>(Onkyo TX-8511) in the hopes of being able to listen to Pandora and
>other streaming music, as well as iTunes, through a higher fidelity
>system. The results have been disappointing. The volume level is low
>through the receiver, but more importantly, the sound is muffled
>noticeably. The high end sparkle has just been lopped off somehow.
>
>I'm wondering if anyone else here has run into this problem, or if
>anyone has ideas as to what may be causing this problem.

I use an alternative - the Air Port Express has an audio output which
I connect to my stereo.

--
"In no part of the constitution is more wisdom to be found,
than in the clause which confides the question of war or peace
to the legislature, and not to the executive department."

- James Madison
From: Warren Oates on 25 Jan 2010 08:03
In article <aderamey.addw-B6A035.23063424012010(a)News.Individual.NET>,
W^3 <aderamey.addw(a)comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a G4 ibook (early 2007 model) running Tiger 10.4.11. Using a Y
> audio cable, I have tried plugging the headphone out from the ibook
> into the Tape Monitor and Video inputs of my home stereo receiver
> (Onkyo TX-8511) in the hopes of being able to listen to Pandora and
> other streaming music, as well as iTunes, through a higher fidelity
> system. The results have been disappointing. The volume level is low
> through the receiver, but more importantly, the sound is muffled
> noticeably. The high end sparkle has just been lopped off somehow.

You won't get anything out of the Video input on your amp. On the Mac,
turn the output up as high as it goes (all your bits are belong to you)
and control the "volume" from the amp. Turn off any Dolby stuff at the
amp. I know other people have reported the same problems as you, while
yet others report that it sounds "awesome." Our MacBook Pro sounds great
through the headphone out to our QED amp, y-cable like yours, NS10
speakers.
--
Very old woody beets will never cook tender.
-- Fannie Farmer
From: W^3 on 25 Jan 2010 17:56
In article <isw-61DBB9.00202125012010@[216.168.3.50]>,
isw <isw(a)witzend.com> wrote:

> In article <aderamey.addw-B6A035.23063424012010(a)News.Individual.NET>,
> W^3 <aderamey.addw(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > I have a G4 ibook (early 2007 model) running Tiger 10.4.11. Using a Y
> > audio cable, I have tried plugging the headphone out from the ibook
> > into the Tape Monitor and Video inputs of my home stereo receiver
> > (Onkyo TX-8511) in the hopes of being able to listen to Pandora and
> > other streaming music, as well as iTunes, through a higher fidelity
> > system. The results have been disappointing. The volume level is low
> > through the receiver, but more importantly, the sound is muffled
> > noticeably. The high end sparkle has just been lopped off somehow.
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone else here has run into this problem, or if
> > anyone has ideas as to what may be causing this problem.
> external
> How does the receiver sound with other sources fed into the same inputs
> -- CD player, MP3 player, portable radio, etc.?

CD player and FM radio sound great.
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