Re: Confused on which DTV converter box... (Zenith Box Audio)

On 5/12/2008 12:56 PM PT, David typed:

> I have a DTT900 Zenith box (Feb '08 manufacture) and there is indeed an 
> audio problem on the baseband audio from the RCA jacks. It appears they 
> apply the 75 micro-second pre-emphasis to the audio as required by the 
> NTSC standard for the channel 3,4 modulator, but also send the 
> pre-emphasized audio to the RCA baseband outputs. The error is in both 
> channels (not just the left channel as re****ted on some forms). The 
> board layout allows an easy fix for this. The series impedance between 
> the audio driver and the output jacks is 4300 ohms composed of 1K and 
> 3.3K resistors. You need to shunt the audio outputs with 0.018 
> microfarad capacitors to get the response flat. If you are handy with 
> soldering surface mount capacitors, there are places on the top of the 
> board to mount them. If not, you can solder leaded capacitors directly 
> across the audio outputs or use external capacitors.

Am I going to notice this problem with cheap/TV internal speakers? Or 
are these only noticeable on high-end speakers?
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