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Stereo Tape Head Preamplifier For Pc Sound Card

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Here is a stereo tape head preamplifier circuit for your PC sound card that can playback your favourite audio cassette through the PC. Audio signals from this circuit can be di Here is a stereo tape head preamplifier circuit for your PC sound card that can playback your favourite audio cassette through the PC. Audio signals from this circuit can be directly connected to the stereo-input (lineinput) socket of the PC sound card for further processing. The circuit is built around a popular stereo head preamp IC LA3161. Circuit diagram: Stereo Tape Head Preamplifier For Pc Sound Card Circuit Diagram Weak electrical signals from the playback heads are fed to pins 1 and 8 of IC1 via DC decoupling capacitors C1 and C6, respectively. Components between pins 2 and 3 and pins 6 and 7 provide adequate equalisation to the signals for a normal tape playback.  The amplified and equalised signals available at output pins 3 and 6 of IC1 are coupled to the inputs of line amplifier circuit built aro...