Wow, didn't mean to stir up emotions here. As mentioned, I was only looking for opinions of whether or not suppling a front panel mounted input jack for iPod users was justifiable.
Not knowing much about this media, I did not know how many with quality audio systems would plug thier moble media sources into it from time to time.
The Circle has always been a great source for honest and open opinions. If an idea had no merits, members are very good about saying so in a corrective manner.
I would guess the technical side of this may be better left for another thread. I will admit I appreciate the fact that most who do not use this media were able to politely give their personal reasons why. That is the kind of information I am seeking.
I will still install one of these input in one of my personal amps, maybe one of the ones at home so my son or my wife can connect to a decent system when they want to hear specific music that might be on the iPod. As far as sonic quality........... I will judge for myself.