Problems with transformers
Jorn Nettingsmeier writes: "the transformer solution that ralf suggests certainly works, but it has two major drawbacks:
- transformers, however good, reduce signal strength, possibly impairing sound quality. they may also introduce linear
distortion, i.e. alter the sound like an EQ, and even non-linear distortion (fuzz) when saturated, i.e. when the signal current gets higher than the maximum magnetic flux.
- good transformers sell for no less than 80 deutsche mark per channel. since you need at least two for half-duplex
stereo, that's more than most soundcards cost."