iPhone to NAD 316


I have an iPhone with a lightening connection and an NAD 316BEE v2. I believe that it is possible to hook them up and play music from the iPhone over the amp. I can either get a lightening-to-RCA cable (my preferred method) or lightening-to-3.5-headphone jack, the female version of which is located on the front of the amp. Which one will work? Which one is best? I guess the phone is outputting a digital signal. Do I need a DAC before it reaches the amp or will something—the cable, the amp—handle that? Many thanks. 
paul6001

Showing 1 response by bluemoodriver

If the amp can connect by airplay that’s good - it’s red book 16/44 quality, so the same as connecting a CDP and more than you can get from vinyl. 
If you think you can hear the benefits of 24/96 you will need the Apple Camera Connection Kit. Some say (like Audioquest) the powered version of the CCK sounds better than the unpowered.  But either CCK will give you a good feed to a DAC and will bypass the one in your phone.