I am trying to hook up the Insignia NS-HD02 portable HD player to the CC Witness to record but cannot figure it out. Is it possible to record HD radio stations with CC Witness or do you need another recording device? Just wondering if anyone on here knew. I've gotten it to record with cassette tapes using the Line in jack but that's about it.
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Can you connect the Insignia NS-HD02 to CC Witness for recording?
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No reason why it shouldn't work - you need a 1/8" stereo patch cord to connect the headphone jack on the Insignia to the line in jack (upper left side) of the Witness, then start a line-in recording on the Witness. (I think when the file menu is up on the Witness, it goes into line-in mode, but there may be a menu item you have to choose to switch between mic-in and line-in; I don't recall for sure.)
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Darth_vader
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What Fybush said, except that you'll also (probably) have to turn the volume level way up on the Insignia to get an adequate recording. (I assume you're recording from the 02's headphone jack, correct? Or did they actually put a proper line-out port on it? The familiar 01 doesn't have that.)
[size=8pt]That's just a charcteristic of headphone outputs in general, NOT an alleged "flaw" in the Ibiquity architecture. Even my CD player and a couple portable shortwave rigs I have are that way. (Just so the anti-Ibiquity crowd doesn't develop another false delusion.......)
[size=8pt]That's just a charcteristic of headphone outputs in general, NOT an alleged "flaw" in the Ibiquity architecture. Even my CD player and a couple portable shortwave rigs I have are that way. (Just so the anti-Ibiquity crowd doesn't develop another false delusion.......)
I guess that comment was aimed at me. And those who agree with me about HD. A "false delusion?" Is that to be distinguished from a "true delusion?" (Following the logic of the double negative, one supposes a "false delusion" would be another way of expressing "undeniable truth."
Most consumer audio gear, including the Insignia portable, probably have lower audio drive from the headphone jacks...to please lawyers. That way they don't have to worry about liability claims from people blowing out their eardrums. Consumer-protection weenies are already whining about the output from iPods when wearing earbuds.
Most consumer audio gear, including the Insignia portable, probably have lower audio drive from the headphone jacks...to please lawyers. That way they don't have to worry about liability claims from people blowing out their eardrums. Consumer-protection weenies are already whining about the output from iPods when wearing earbuds.
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Darth_vader
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Wrong. It's because of the impedance mismatch between headphone output (4-32 ohm) and line-level input (10K ohm) ports. Even I know that. Nothing AT ALL to do with litigation; please don't tell me you seriously believe that.
As I said, it's an inherent characteristic of such outputs and inputs.
As I said, it's an inherent characteristic of such outputs and inputs.
Actually, it isn't about impedance at all. It is about the voltage swing available at the output of the source device. At this point, audio is merely AC voltage operating at a variety of frequencies.
You can always go from a lower impedance source to a higher impedance load with no problem, assuming you have adequate output voltage coming from the source. To drive a normal high impedance line level input, you usually need anywhere from 0.5 to 1 volt. It is nice to have a bit more available, just for headroom. It is usually no problem to take the headphone output of most modern devices to drive a line level input. It is possible that the Insignia does not have sufficient output level, but I sort of doubt that.
You can always go from a lower impedance source to a higher impedance load with no problem, assuming you have adequate output voltage coming from the source. To drive a normal high impedance line level input, you usually need anywhere from 0.5 to 1 volt. It is nice to have a bit more available, just for headroom. It is usually no problem to take the headphone output of most modern devices to drive a line level input. It is possible that the Insignia does not have sufficient output level, but I sort of doubt that.
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