Is it safe to play mp3's from ipod on system loud?

[pjoseph]

I was at friends house who was showing me his new stereo, Yamaha receiver with infinity speakers.
He was playing music from his ipod hooked up using a cable not sure of the name but has headphone jack on one end and splits into two rca's.

Anyway for some reason I have always been hesitant to play music this way I feel like if you get one mp3 that is recorded badly that contains a spike it can blow at least your tweeters quickly, just my thoughts i could be wrong.

Are my fears real, and if yes is there a solution?

 

[m_vanmeter]

running the output from a mp3 player's headphone jack to an axillary input on an a/v receiver is done all the time. For only $4.14 each when QTY 50+ purchased - 15ft Premium 3.5mm Stereo Male to 2RCA Male 22AWG Cable (Gold Plated) - Black | Premium 3.5mm to RCA Audio Cables length run from 3' to 50'

just regulate the volume on the mp3 player so it does not over-drive the input on the a/v receiver......and go through your music files and throw out the poorly recorded stuff...you don't want to listen to junk on a decent sound system because is will sound 100 times worse than on cheap earbuds (Apple's included).

 

[zhimbo]

...and, specifically, there's no extra danger from using an mp3 or other format vs. CD. A poor quality version won't add sudden spikes, etc. (if anything, it might do the opposite).

 

[adwilk]

(if anything, it might do the opposite).

I was thinking the same thing... Compression would tend to limit the dynamic range of a recording.

 

[agarwalro]

As stated, the receiver is not in imminent danger. This is especially true for casual listening. At louder listing levels, you'll get more fatigue due to distortion artifacts from low bit rate MP3s than anything else. That said, the iPod Touch is a really good player (as verified here).

If you you equalize the low and high frequencies, the mid band will clear up, and with less high frequency artifacts, the fatigue might be less.

If the Apple Lossless format is used, I don't see any issues with fatigue either.

Call me old fashioned, but, I use WAV files or disc media for any critical listening...

 

[Damn Noise!]

I have a new Yamaha receiver (RX-V667) and it has a "ipod dock" that I bought and works real well. you friend might want to look into this. Its made just for Yamaha and the song list shows up on the tv screen. good luck.

 

[markw]

It kina epens on how loud you play 'em. If one tries hard enough, one can do damage with pretty much anything, unless one uses common sense.