The second option is to connect the turntable to a LINE input on your amplifier via a separate phono preamp. The first option is to connect the turntable to the PHONO input on your amplifier, if there is one. A turntable that outputs a PHONO signal only. I've done it, and it works fine for background listening (unless you're using uncompressed files - then it should be as good as most sources). There are essentially two ways to connect a turntable that doesn’t feature a built-in preamp. You can then treat it like any other audio source. It's a lot simpler than connecting up a deck, pre-amp, and amp system with aux input for your iPhone/iPod. The amp's main power comes directly from the battery. By doing so, you bypass the cheap internal amp of the iPod and send a straight lineout signal to the amp. The Navone part takes switched power and chassis ground, and supplies switched power and ground to the PAC connector plus the power (turn-on) signal to the amp. I also have a huge song collection on my Mac desktop - I figured you all would know the best approach.ĭo you have an iPod dock? if so, check one of the iPod mini to RCA cables on the market (Kimber Kable's looks nice and not too expensive), dock the iPod and connect the cable mini end to the line out mini jack on the back of the dock and the RCA ends to you integrated. all due apologies in advance.Īnyone have ideas on the best connectivity & setup options to plug my IPod into my integrated amp (suggestions, links, articles, etc.)? Detail, balance, musicality, rock, vocals, jazz, electronica, you name it. I realize this is a subjective exercise, and indeed, the other brands are superb as well. If you can think of anything else, I'd be much obliged.Īs an aside, the Cayin amp is incredible - I did a comparison with all the usual integrated suspects (Ayre, Simaudio, McIntosh/tube, etc.), and was blown away by the sound quality. So I'll take a look at the suggested cables - many thanks. As noted, not the best option, but not a complete wash. Many of my recordings were done in the lossless format when it became available. I think there are a number of solutions out there to achieve this, but I use Apple's own cable which allows you to charge from a USB charger at the same time as playing through your Hi-Fi. I figured the Forum might offer a reasonable alternative. Much the best way to get quality sound from an ipod is to connect using a dock connector to RCA (phono) cable. $1500 was the tally on my Amazon cart after culling through the used bins & low price vendors for similar esoteric/out of print CDs, MFSL, DCC and SACDs, etc. I should have explained a bit more - I am trying to get my computer-bound recordings, gathered over the years from iTunes and various friend's CD collections, into my system without doing an all-too-massive CD purchase. Thanks for the insight & hearty laughs - one of the best Thai restaurants in San Francisco is located next door, so getting off my significantly large hindquarters will always be an issue.
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