The reason is this.
Ipad to stereo cable.
Not everything will feature rca input jacks but you can pretty much count on the standard 3 5 mm port also identified as the headphone jack for mobile devices.
Charge and sync up your ipad.
The two rca connectors plug into the back of your stereo and the 3 5mm plugs into the headphone jack of your iphone.
Maybe you have one of these cables lying around in a drawer or box somewhere too.
I would caution you and your readers against using a stereo 3 5mm to 1 4 trs stereo cable to connect an ipad ipod or anything else to a balanced input.
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The 1 4 input on any mixer is going to be balanced.
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To connect your iphone ipad or ipod to your home stereo you just need a 3 5mm to rca cable like this cable above.
Find cables charging docks and external batteries for ipad.
An alternative to the 3 5 mm to rca stereo audio cable is your basic audio cable.
Pretty much every stereo available has rca inputs as the standard inputs on the back.