10-09-2015, 08:58 AM
Your I-Pod will be stereo, so what sort of connection are you making here?
If it is stereo, then the left and right outputs will go to their respective inputs, which is ok.
However, I'm concerned from your mention of mono that you are making a mono connection to a stereo amplifier by connecting both left and right inputs together, thus both outputs from your I-Pod will be bonded together.
So, what happens when attempt to play something in stereo? When the left and right outputs are in antiphase, as they frequently will be when playing a stereo source, you will effectively be putting a dead short across both output stages - which won't do your I-Pod any good at all!
Also, as you presumably don't have a dedicated input position on the amplifier, both inputs will still be bonded together when you play stereo tapes. This won't have such disastrous consequences for the stereo preamp but why condemn a perfectly good stereo set up to play in mono for evermore?
Make sure your new input is stereo and incorporates suitable switching to isolate the original signal sources when you plug the I-Pod in.
If the I-Pod, set to a normal listening level, is much louder that the tape or radio, then you can fit series resistors to equalise the levels afterwards.
If it is stereo, then the left and right outputs will go to their respective inputs, which is ok.
However, I'm concerned from your mention of mono that you are making a mono connection to a stereo amplifier by connecting both left and right inputs together, thus both outputs from your I-Pod will be bonded together.
So, what happens when attempt to play something in stereo? When the left and right outputs are in antiphase, as they frequently will be when playing a stereo source, you will effectively be putting a dead short across both output stages - which won't do your I-Pod any good at all!
Also, as you presumably don't have a dedicated input position on the amplifier, both inputs will still be bonded together when you play stereo tapes. This won't have such disastrous consequences for the stereo preamp but why condemn a perfectly good stereo set up to play in mono for evermore?
Make sure your new input is stereo and incorporates suitable switching to isolate the original signal sources when you plug the I-Pod in.
If the I-Pod, set to a normal listening level, is much louder that the tape or radio, then you can fit series resistors to equalise the levels afterwards.
