iPod direct to amplifier??

[jimmydean]

Originally Posted by AceX

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:

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.