AUDIO VIDEO RECEIVERS WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW: The A/V Receiver is the main hub for all of your other components audio and video input signals and also is responsible for retransmitting the signals to your TV. Got a tech question for Sound & Vision? Email us at Q Can you recommend an affordable device to connect an iPhone or iPod to an old AV receiver and still get good sound? — Stan Reed A If you had you asked this question a few years ago, there would have been a bunch of high-quality iPod/iPhone docks I could recommend that do precisely what you’re looking for. Here’s what I mean by high-quality: The dock would bypass the iPod/iPhone’s digital-to-analog converter and feed audio data directly to its own built-in DAC for output via an analog stereo connection, or route it from a digital output to an external DAC (such as the one in your receiver). The pool of such devices right now is much more limited, though they do exist. That’s another story. You can find Arcam’s rSeries drDock and rDock-uni (both $299) at Crutchfield.com. The difference between the two is that the drDock has a 30-pin connector for plugging in an iPod or iPhone (up to model 4s), while the rDock-uni has a Lightning connector for use with newer iPhones (5 and 5c) and iPods (7th-gen Nano and 5th-gen Touch). If you’re using an iPhone or iPod Touch, another option would be to go wireless using Bluetooth. ($249) is a high-quality Bluetooth DAC that can output either an analog stereo or digital signal. And if your receiver isn’t so old that it lacks HDMI or optical digital inputs, one more wireless option would be to hook up an Apple TV box and use Airplay to stream uncompressed audio to it from your iPhone. ![]() Greetings from London, I work with Arcam and hope you find this of interest. Both Arcam rDocks contain serious high-performance DACs and Hi-Fi grade output stages, taking music in raw digital format and getting it to sound remarkably good. They can handle Phones, Pods and iPads, have solid alloy construction and simply cannot be beaten as the best way to get music from an iDevice. The Lightning rDock uni can also handle 30 pin iDevices via it's rear mounted USB input. If you want Bluetooth? The Arcam $159 miniBlink and $249 rBlink both use Arcam's new Bluetooth front-end, professional de-jittering and quality DACs to deliver the best sound possible. The mini is portable, the rBlink adds digital out. ![]() My passport for mac 2tb firewire 800. Nice if you want wireless. How do I connect my Mac to my stereo? I want to record audio (like LPs and tapes) and also want my Mac’s sound to come through my stereo system’s speakers. Connecting your Mac to your stereo is a great way to improve sound quality tenfold. Most Macs have only one speaker, and it’s usually a poor sounding speaker at that. Luckily, most Macs (save a few PowerBook Duos) have a headphone jack. You can use this port to connect your Mac not only headphones, but to a stereo system as well. Mac to Stereo: You need a 1/8″ stereo jack adapter or cable that from the port on the back of your computer to a dual-phono RCA connection.
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