Amplifier for ipod classic and mission speakers ?

[j0hnbarker]

Try a Leak Stereo 130. I have one in our snug with a pair of JBL L82s. Very nice bit of kit for the money.

FWIW in my main living room I have a pair of Beolab 5s and a Beogram 4000 that I had restored in Denmark, so my ears are not made of cloth.

[JGJG]

Try a Leak Stereo 130.

Yes, by all means: the Leak is yet another reboxed Quad Vena from IAG, so any of those 3 (Quad/Mission/Leak) will be a great solution.

[pugster]

cyrus usually pair well with mission speakers ( iirc they were part of the same company yrs ago) , you should be able to pick up a cyrus 3i amp pretty cheap on fleabay.

[j0hnbarker]

Yes, by all means: the Leak is yet another reboxed Quad Vena from IAG, so any of those 3 (Quad/Mission/Leak) will be a great solution.

I listened to the Quad on the L82s before I bought it at Vickers in York. I was swung by the additional tone controls on the Leak, and the more attractive (to me), packaging of the Leak.

Not much in it though.

[Richie]

Hi All,
Cheers for the replies, looks like the ipod dock plus amp seems to be the way to go, I had a nosey around to see what's available and it seems Cambridge Audio seem to sell a fair bit of open box / refurbished items themselves on ebay, I wondered if anyone had bought stuff from them via there, seems to cut out the middle man a bit ? and should anything go pear shaped it would I think be easier to return items to them.

Cheers, Richie

PS The speakers are 701s

[blackal]

I was round at a fella's house today- picking up a pair of speakers and he had a Bluetooth interface between his phone and his Amp. Was pretty good - have asked him what unit it is.

Very handy for anyone's playlist.


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[Der Amf]

My ageing ipod connects with the ancient amplifier via a cable that goes from the headphone socket to the L+R aux inputs sockets, no need for a docking thing. Would look prettier I suppose.

[Broussard]

My ageing ipod connects with the ancient amplifier via a cable that goes from the headphone socket to the L+R aux inputs sockets, no need for a docking thing. Would look prettier I suppose.

Would have thought that the signal from the 30pin was cleaner than the 3.5mm, and therefore more suitable method for pairing with an amp. But I'm probably wrong.

[459GMB]

My ageing iPod connects with the ancient amplifier via a cable that goes from the headphone socket to the L+R aux inputs sockets, no need for a docking thing. Would look prettier I suppose.

The dock I have also charges the iPod as well as providing the audio connectivity. A very useful additional function !

Bought mine for £10 so a no brainer.