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using ipod as source and very low output

Hello, I just bought an ipod and connected it to my primaluna one valve amp and experiencing very low output. The cd that I was listening loudly at 9oclock position with a cdplayer is giving the half volume even if the amps volume is way past 12oclock position. Also it is very very dull.
I am using the headphone output and using the highest volume. This is my first ipod and I feel the max volume is way too low even listening with headphones. What may be the problem? a faulty ipod? wrong setup?
parkcaka

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tvad
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I plugged my iPod into my system using the iPod dock's mini plug output and a SignalCable mini plug to RCA (Eichmann Bullet Plug) cable. The sound is very disappointing, to say the least. Low output. Low fidelity. Low satisfaction. I was hoping to use the iPod as a jukebox, but this isn't cutting it. I don't plan to spend $165 on a Naim power supply. I'm more than happy using my vintage 1991 Sony CD changer.

Anyone else have success integrating their iPod into their main system?
tvad
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I'll check the volume on the iPod...that's a good idea. All my music is encoded with Apple Lossless.

Update: 5/1/05...I have the volume turned up all the way on the iPod. A minor improvement in sound through the system, but still low volume. It's good enough to serve as background music, and that'll do for now. Still, I'd like to know what Wilson Audio used for their set-up when they demo'ed their Watt Puppy 7 loudspeakers with the iPod as a source.
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