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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1689345">I hate to correct Nick, as he's terribly smart and helpful, but in this case he's wrong on both counts.As a former Apple tech, I saw MANY MANY examples of people plugging amplified sound output into their mic/universal 3.5mm analog sound port on their MacBooks et al and PROMPTLY blowing the sound chipset, which turns into an expensive logic board repair. Un-amped input is probably safe, I couldn't say for sure, but this is *precisely* why I recommend a digital-analog converter (DAC) and the USB ports rather than using the analog sound board, which is set for &quot;mic in&quot; rather than &quot;line in.&quot; The iMic adjusts for either with a little switch on the device.Also, your monophonic records will *not* magically become stereo when you convert them, but depending on what software you use, you may well end up with &quot;split mono&quot; or two-channel sound -- mono on both the left and right. This is, of course, not stereo.(faux-audiophile pedantic nitpicking, I know) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1689345"] I hate to correct Nick, as he's terribly smart and helpful, but in this case he's wrong on both counts. As a former Apple tech, I saw MANY MANY examples of people plugging amplified sound output into their mic/universal 3.5mm analog sound port on their MacBooks et al and PROMPTLY blowing the sound chipset, which turns into an expensive logic board repair. Un-amped input is probably safe, I couldn't say for sure, but this is *precisely* why I recommend a digital-analog converter (DAC) and the USB ports rather than using the analog sound board, which is set for "mic in" rather than "line in." The iMic adjusts for either with a little switch on the device. Also, your monophonic records will *not* magically become stereo when you convert them, but depending on what software you use, you may well end up with "split mono" or two-channel sound -- mono on both the left and right. This is, of course, not stereo. (faux-audiophile pedantic nitpicking, I know) :) [/QUOTE]

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