ipod/laptop to amp or PA system?

learnerplates

Anyone have experience with hooking up an ipod or Laptop to an Amp or PA system?

The system could be an instrumental bands system or a hotel function room PA system.

delly

I was at a concert last year in the point at which they were using an iPod to play the general music before the main peformance started. Worked pretty well from what I could here.

Bicky

Hi. I am interested if anybody has experience with this?
Only difference is i am talking about a creative vision connected to a pubs sounds system.
Only output on it is a normal headphones jack and i dont know what the sound quality will be like.

Stepherunie

Friend hooked up numerous ipods to her bros speakers for his band - no problem at all sound quality was fine - not fantastic by any means but more than adequate for general needs.

iFight

Times that ive heard it, it has been grand.

Soundman

Yep. There is no problem in using anything like that through a PA as long as you have the connectors. The best way is to get someone (yourself) to make a lead comprising a stereo minijack going to 2 male XLR connectors. Another option depending on teh desk/system would be stereo minijack to male phono connectors and you can get convertors easily enough to change the phono connections to quarter inch jacks for line inputs. I have used my Zen Vision M to check PAs in Germany and Switzerland on outdoor gigs supporting Bryan Adams and have had no problem. I use it over here a lot for teh same purpose too aswell as playing intro music for bands. Just make sure that the music has been ripped at a decent bitrate if you are using it for anything important.

learnerplates

Cheers folks,
Unfortunately I never got to try, the premises wouldn't allow the music after hours.
Anyway thanks for the help i'm sure it'll be useful in the future.

Cheers,
LP