Hi and welcome to Beoworld!

Are you sure that the front input is not for a microphone, in which case it may well be mono?

Have you tried connecting to another input, perhaps marked TAPE and on the rear.

(I am guessing a little as I don't have a BC2000!)

Also have you checked the output balance of the iPad?  It is under Settings, General, Accessibility for some reason.  You can also set the iPad to be a mono output, to see if that makes any difference.

EDIT: It doesn't help much but I just found this on the old forum: /forum/general-discussion-and-questions/double-thread---please-ignore

Hi Guy,

There are only two inputs on the front of the unit, one labelled "Mic" and one labelled "Copy".
I have tried connecting to both of them, and "copy" is the only one that gives any sound.
There are no inputs on the back of the unit.
I have done what you advised and have checked that my iPad is configured for stereo output.
I am thinking of buying a new cable in case I have a faulty cable (they'r only like £2 anyway)?

Thanks for you reply!

If you're buying cables for £2 that could be the problem! 😕

I presume that you are selecting the TAPE option on the BC2000 panel, but have you also tried pressing the integrated tape deck's record button, as was suggested in that other thread?

Hi Guy,

Yes, I've tried those two options, still only mono sound.
I was under the impression that cheap cables would obviously not give very good audio quality but would still provide stereo sound. Am I wrong?

Nunki wrote:

I was under the impression that cheap cables would obviously not give very good audio quality but would still provide stereo sound. Am I wrong?

Hi Nunki,

My point about cheap cables is that they are likely to be less durable, and hence develop a fault due to poor soldering or a limited number of cable stands (susceptible to breakage).  This is especially the case if you are going to be moving the cable around, or unplugging frequently.  I got rid of all my cheap cables (SCART, hdmi, phono, etc) several years ago and now only purchase decent stuff - this makes life much simpler!  Steve at Sounds Heavenly (site sponsor at the foot of the page) can supply some good stuff!  This one should work for you: