[LAU] OT: unbalanced to balanced

[Ricardus Vincente]

On Tue, 2009-09-08 at 16:55 -0500, Josh Lawrence wrote:

 If it is for a basic pair of computer speakers the 1/8" connection is
NOT balanced.  It's just a common 1/8th inch TRS connector wire for
unbalanced stereo.  Typically Tip is Left, Right is Right, and sleeve in
ground.

 Beyond that it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

 Rich....


> This is so way-OT, but I trust the knowledge on this list in general,
> so I'm hoping someone can help me...
> 
> I've extracted a little mono amp out of a pair of computer speakers
> that I would like to use as a general practice/noise amp.  It
> currently has a balanced 1/8" input.  The wires going to the input
> are:  black, white, and a braid of wires (I'm assuming shield?).  I'd
> like to cut this 1/8" plug off and add a 1/4" female jack so I can
> plug stuff into it.  But where do I solder the wires to?  (i.e., black
> to tip, white to sleeve, that kind of thing)  I have access to stereo
> and mono 1/4" jacks.
> 
> Thanks, and sorry again for the OT.
> 
> PS - I've read that the proper way to do this is to use an audio
> transformer, but that's WAY overkill for this project, I just want
> sound to come out, nothing audiophile or anything like that.
>