Why does ipod music sound horrible in my stereo?
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Here is my issue. When ever I plug in my iPod to my receiver via the red and white RCA's the sound coming out sounds terrible. There is excessive bass and the sound is distorded. I have lowered bass on the receiver and in the iPod (settings/EQ). I have also lowered the volume on the iPod, but the music still sounds horrible. I really can't figure it out. My CD's sound great and also the radio good, but it is just that darn iPod
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One guess would be compression. If your using a low bitrate on your song downloads it won't sound good on good speakers. CD's are lossless and done in high quality.
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Even then, that doesn't really make sense. You get artifacts, but not overinflated bass. Which input are you using--it's not phono, is it?
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Are you connecting the cable to the iPod's headphone jack, or are you using the line out via a dock? If you're using the headphone jack, make sure the iPod's volume isn't set much higher than 3/4 of the way up. I find it can overdrive the input otherwise. At least that's how it sounds when I connect it to my car stereo's aux input.
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I agree w/ Peter. You can get very distorted sound out of the headphone jack if the volume is very high. You'll get MUCH better sound going through the dock connector.
Ziplinq had a bunch that are pretty decently priced. Or you can use the iPod dock for about $30.
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Ditto on what the last 2 guys said. A dock is FAR better than the earbud jack, but if you have to use it turn the iPod down below half volume.
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Yes, I have it connected thru the headphone jack. I will try to see if I can find a dock and see if this helps. I also have the RCA cables connected to the RCA-in for a CD player. Thank you for all that have replied. Much appreciated. jj
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I borrowed a friends Ipod the other night and plugged it right into my Odyssey amp, sounded great even at full volume.
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i think its because of the output(ipod) level too hight or input(receiver)level too low. Since you'd try to adj your ipod, may you have a try to plug your ipod to Aux-input behind your receiver?
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