Arcam rLead | iPod Integration

There should be no doubt that the Apple iPod™ is the world’s favourite portable music player. More and more music lovers are using the iPod to carry their music, but are often limited to cheap accessory speakers to play it back in the home. Arcam’s Solo music system has gained a worldwide reputation for being the best sounding single box music system ever made. Now, with the introduction of the Arcam rLead, it will become the perfect way to playback from the iPod too.

Arcam rLead uses the dock connector found on the bottom of iPod to communicate with Solo

• the audio output is routed directly from the line level output of the iPod to the Solo using RCA plugs
• control of the iPod from the Solo remote control is enabled by the rLead connecting to the Solo’s RS232 socket, which feeds text to the Solo’s front panel display
• rLead allows the iPod to be charged while connected to Solo using a USB plug linked to an Apple’s power supply

Control of the music is simple, as the central control keys on the Solo operate the iPod in the same way as the iPod’s own control wheel. Listings of music by Artist, Genre, Album and Track are all available as well as feedback on transport controls such as Play, Stop, Fast Forward and Rewind.