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Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music, but ignorant on
all the options. I had planned to buy a new receiver after Xmas, but I
got a 32 gb Ipod as a gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to
pass on the receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers. Would
this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an Ipod if I get decent
speakers ?

[MiNe 109]

In article om,
wrote:

Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music, but ignorant on
all the options. I had planned to buy a new receiver after Xmas, but I
got a 32 gb Ipod as a gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to
pass on the receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers. Would
this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an Ipod if I get decent
speakers ?

They'd have to be powered speakers (with a built-in amplifier). If
you're not up on audio gear, it might be easier to get a receiver with a
dock for your player. There are also interface devices of varying cost
and quality, the simplest being a headphone to RCA interconnect, that
can be used with any receiver with a line input.

You'll need to know whether you want stereo or multichannel. Stereo is
easier.

Stephen

[R. Stanton]

On Dec 26, 5:11 pm, MiNe 109 wrote:
In article om,

wrote:
Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music, but ignorant on
all the options. I had planned to buy a new receiver after Xmas, but I
got a 32 gb Ipod as a gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to
pass on the receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers. Would
this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an Ipod if I get decent
speakers ?They'd have to be powered speakers (with a built-in amplifier). If
you're not up on audio gear, it might be easier to get a receiver with a
dock for your player. There are also interface devices of varying cost
and quality, the simplest being a headphone to RCA interconnect, that
can be used with any receiver with a line input.

You'll need to know whether you want stereo or multichannel. Stereo is
easier.

Stephen

Bose sells a nice Ipod docking station. Just plug your Ipod into it and
it becomes a stereo player. I listened to one at BJ's. Liked the way it
sounded, good base and clear mids.

Bob Stanton

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R. Stanton wrote:
On Dec 26, 5:11 pm, MiNe 109 wrote:
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Bose sells a nice Ipod docking station. Just plug your Ipod into it and
it becomes a stereo player. I listened to one at BJ's. Liked the way it
sounded, good base and clear mids.

Bob Stanton

Yes, the manufacturing price-point does have excellent base
for the shareholders.
Happy New Year!!

[MiNe 109]

In article . com,
"R. Stanton" wrote:

On Dec 26, 5:11 pm, MiNe 109 wrote:
In article om,

wrote:
Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music, but ignorant on
all the options. I had planned to buy a new receiver after Xmas, but I
got a 32 gb Ipod as a gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to
pass on the receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers. Would
this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an Ipod if I get decent
speakers ?They'd have to be powered speakers (with a built-in amplifier).
If
you're not up on audio gear, it might be easier to get a receiver with a
dock for your player. There are also interface devices of varying cost
and quality, the simplest being a headphone to RCA interconnect, that
can be used with any receiver with a line input.

You'll need to know whether you want stereo or multichannel. Stereo is
easier.

Stephen

Bose sells a nice Ipod docking station. Just plug your Ipod into it and
it becomes a stereo player. I listened to one at BJ's. Liked the way it
sounded, good base and clear mids.

That would be like getting a big table-top radio. There are similar
products from Apple, Klipsch, etc.

If you want something a step up in class, there's the Arcam Solo with
rLEAD. Add the best speakers you can find and enjoy.

Stephen

[Arny Krueger]

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Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music,
but ignorant on all the options. I had planned to buy a
new receiver after Xmas, but I got a 32 gb Ipod as a
gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to pass on the
receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers.

What purpose do you have for the 4 speakers? There are only 2 channels
coming out of the iPod.

Would this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an
Ipod if I get decent speakers ?

The speakers need to have an external source of power, as the iPod has very
little power of its own. It can just barely power the earphones it came
with.

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Arny Krueger wrote:
wrote in message
ps.com
Excuse my extremely limited knowledge. I'm into music,
but ignorant on all the options. I had planned to buy a
new receiver after Xmas, but I got a 32 gb Ipod as a
gift. I'm now thinking that I may be able to pass on the
receiver altogether, and just get 4 good speakers.

What purpose do you have for the 4 speakers? There are only 2 channels
coming out of the iPod.

Would this work? Can I get good enough sound out of an
Ipod if I get decent speakers ?

The speakers need to have an external source of power, as the iPod has very
little power of its own. It can just barely power the earphones it came
with.