Originally Posted by Fred Lynch, Arc Audio

We have done quite a few systems with the use of a IPOD of IPAD as an interface....


The most important thing here is to not use the headphone jack as the audio out on the system. We have exclusively used some parts from PAS/Peripheral company to accomplish the best sound out of these applications.....

We use a part called IS-76 which uses the 18 pin cable on the bottom of the Ipod or Ipad..... then we use another piece called the LC-1 which is a inline RCA based level control..... ... Then typically we will use an item line a XEQ or KEQ7 processor so we can have some tuning for the system and also to bump up the voltage into the amplifier since the Ipad and Ipod's only have milivolts of power to provide as signal power..

Then right into the amplifier...


Hope this helps..

Fred LynchArc Audio Inc

Originally Posted by AceX (Post 4488725)

As mentioned, you CAN do it, but it is not the best way to do it. You have very limited ability to tune, and the signal coming from the iPod is just a few millivolts. You'll send the amps into clipping very quickly. Clipping = bad

My friend Fred from Arc Audio has done several high end systems using the iPod as the only source. Here's his email reply when I asked him about this subject:

Originally Posted by jimmydean (Post 4490165)

Interesting, I don't have an iPod, but my Sansa MP3 player didn't cause issues in my last system at all with clipping. Granted, I'm not showing my system, but I also know how to tune it, too. And maybe I just got lucky.

My '66 will be an interesting test since it might get shown a little when it's all done. I'm not saying the audio jack is the best way, just the easiest.