My problem with my source

[eggplant of doom]

Hi!
My name is Jonathan, and I would like to illustrate my situation for you:

-first of all I find and old sansui amp and pre amp, apparently not fully functional.
I reflect about getting them repaird. - my first step into higher fidelity music.

-next, I find (with the amps) two not-working AR speakers.
Then, and get this, I decide to build my very own 3-way speaker system.
No, I am not menatally deficient.

-I research a lot about speakers-building (in this fourm too btw), and the project is about to move from theory&planning to actual building, if you care to know.

-Note that I have not yet repaird those sansui amps.

So the problem with my source is (and this is why, if you have started to wonder, I have posted this in the "source" fourm), the lack of one. you have heard correctly - after all that, no source, except, for my beloved ipod (3rd jen). which was, btw, my first real step into really listening to music.

So my question is: would it be fine to use my ipod as a source? considering the fact that in fact, all my music is ripped mp3, high sampling rate (320-256 kbs).

p.s
very sorry if the first part was much off-topic and annoyed you greatly, but I just had to say it all, get it off my chest, it kind'a cleared things up for me too.

thanks,
Jonathan

 

[ampgalore]

Sure, you can use your ipod as your source. The only thing is, the line out signal from the ipod might not be as strong as the line out from a home CD player deck. In this case, you may have to turn up the volume on the pre-amp higher than usual.

 

[eggplant of doom]

thanks.
But sound-quality-wize, wouldn't it be like pluging my junk-of-an-onboard sound card to the amp?
I mean is the pod considered to be a high-fid source?

 

[ampgalore]

Quote:

Originally Posted by eggplant of doom thanks. But sound-quality-wize, wouldn't it be like pluging my junk-of-an-onboard sound card to the amp? I mean is the pod considered to be a high-fid source?

Yea, that's what you are doing basically. ipod doesn't have a true line out, that might be another problem. But doesn't Apple sell a dock for the iPod, I remember there is a line out on the dock. People please correct if I am wrong.

 

[eggplant of doom]

there is indeed a dock, but I bought the 10 gig pod, which came without one.
What do you mean by a "lineout"?
So the signal quality that comes out of the pod is inferior to say a pioneer CD player or something of the sort?

 

[Wodgy]

The iPod is a more than capable source. Check out the Stereophile review. The iPod measures as well as a basic standalone CD player.

There is a true line out on the dock. You can buy a dock for a reasonable price if you bought an iPod that didn't come with one.

 

[eggplant of doom]

*cough*40$*cough*

what is a lineout and what is the difference between one and an earphone port?

 

[Lostlamb]

Lineout is set at a specific voltage whereas your earphone out is variable and doesn't usually go as high in terms of voltage.