sound quality in iPod

wavejig
wavejig Posts: 5
edited February 2008 in Troubleshooting
Hi, I`m new here, hoping someone could shed some light on the following: i am hooking up my iPod to my Marantz PM-15S1 amp and i noticed that i need to crank up the volume considerably in order to get the same level of sound as opposed to say the tuner or CD Player sound level. Is this because of the compressed music lower fidelity?

Thanks!
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  • acsubie
    acsubie Posts: 773
    edited February 2008
    on my ipod there was a "sound check" option....turned that off and the volume increased
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited February 2008
    this is normal - the ipod's output isn't as high as, say, a CDP.
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  • wavejig
    wavejig Posts: 5
    edited February 2008
    Thank you!
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  • J_Kennedy
    J_Kennedy Posts: 137
    edited February 2008
    It's probably not line level output either, so crank the volume up to max on the iPod. My Zen has both LL and volume controlled out (headphones) but it has great input volume. My daughter has an iPod and depending on what it's plugged in to, the volume is cranked all the way up, then adjusted with the receiver.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited February 2008
    yeah, raise the volume on your IPod.. and then things should be good again.
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  • wavejig
    wavejig Posts: 5
    edited February 2008
    Actually, this is what i have been doing, i was only wondering whether its the right way or not. I thought the amp would have been able to amplify the sound level easier, but apparently its got nothing do to with the amp.

    Not to mention that if i forget to return the sound to normal levels, it will kill my ears when using earplugs...it happened a couple of times :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited February 2008
    Welcome to CP Wavejig. And yes it is normal. Crank it up & enjoy!
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited February 2008
    Lasareath wrote: »

    But, in time you may notice (depending on the quality of your amp/speakers) that the ripped mp3's are lacking.

    When I had crap speakers and a crap receiver I could not tell the difference. But now with my 1.2tl's and a pair of Carver amps I can hear the difference between a ripped song on my iPod and that same song playing from a CD on my CD player.

    Lasareath


    You are on the wrong forum if you think you can you try to convince people you can make an iPod sound like a CD.....I believe you because I've done it but the other thousands of members won't.
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