Hi all,
New here and a bit of a technophobe so please be gentle!
I want to make my iPod my primary source for music. I have tried iPod speaker docks but I am very disappointed with the sound quality. Latest I tried was Geneva Model M, but no good for me. I recently plugged my iPod via the 3.5mm line out straight into a pair of Harman Kardon SoundSticks II with subwoofer and immediately the sound was far better than any dock. I suspect that is much to do with stereo separation so I definitely want to go this route of separate speakers. The problem is, while some songs sounded pretty good - pop and rock - anything with acoustic guitar or jazz or sensitive folk vocals really suffered, with it sounding like overdrive even at lowest levels.
Where do I go from here? I've read so many reviews and so on for different gadgets that my head is spinning and I still have no clear idea what I need. I hear some saying it would need an amplifier, others say it needs a receiver, others again say both. Then there is talk of remotes and the docks needed, and also DACs.
Can anyone please advise me on what I need to make these SoundSticks work properly with my iPod, like I'm a three year old? I can tell what is good sound from what is bad (to me) but that is where my technical know-how ends. Thanks very much.
New here and a bit of a technophobe so please be gentle!
I want to make my iPod my primary source for music. I have tried iPod speaker docks but I am very disappointed with the sound quality. Latest I tried was Geneva Model M, but no good for me. I recently plugged my iPod via the 3.5mm line out straight into a pair of Harman Kardon SoundSticks II with subwoofer and immediately the sound was far better than any dock. I suspect that is much to do with stereo separation so I definitely want to go this route of separate speakers. The problem is, while some songs sounded pretty good - pop and rock - anything with acoustic guitar or jazz or sensitive folk vocals really suffered, with it sounding like overdrive even at lowest levels.
Where do I go from here? I've read so many reviews and so on for different gadgets that my head is spinning and I still have no clear idea what I need. I hear some saying it would need an amplifier, others say it needs a receiver, others again say both. Then there is talk of remotes and the docks needed, and also DACs.
Can anyone please advise me on what I need to make these SoundSticks work properly with my iPod, like I'm a three year old? I can tell what is good sound from what is bad (to me) but that is where my technical know-how ends. Thanks very much.