might be a silly question...

sticks-stones · 5 Jul 2006 at 13:49

hi. can someone recommend me a good (stereo?) cable to connect my iPod (from its headphone port) to my amplifier please? thank you

Clarkey · 5 Jul 2006 at 14:03

you want to avoid doing that tbh. For input to your amp, you want to get a dock with a line-out and use that.
Anyway, since these are not exactly hi-fi devices, i'd say any old 3.5mm>RCA interconnect will do fine. If you want to be flash you could get a QED Qunex or similar but tbh I don't think you would tell the difference.

Conman · 5 Jul 2006 at 14:13

JVC or belkin one would be fine. I would recomend at least gold plate connector which should cost less than 10 GBP.

sticks-stones · 5 Jul 2006 at 16:09

Clarkey said:
you want to avoid doing that tbh.

how come?

kidloco · 5 Jul 2006 at 16:16

because by using the headphone out you arnt getting the proper line out level, depending how you set the volume will effect the sound coming through your hi-fi, to loud and it will distort etc.

by using a dock and a cable you are transfering the music via line out, the same as say a cd seperate would use to an amp

sticks-stones · 5 Jul 2006 at 16:44

kidloco said:
because by using the headphone out you arnt getting the proper line out level, depending how you set the volume will effect the sound coming through your hi-fi, to loud and it will distort etc.

by using a dock and a cable you are transfering the music via line out, the same as say a cd seperate would use to an amp

ah ok. thank you

will look into buying a dock. is the apple universal dock a good bet? does it come with the cable too do you know?