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I have never thought my iPod Classic had the best sound, but never got around to buying a Pure i-20 30-Pin iPod/iPhone Speaker Dock when they still made them. Has anyone run into an alternative?
Thanks!
iPod Classic
Thanks, mdhurst. Unfortunately, it looks like all they carry are docking adapters, rather than the cradles you placed your iPod on that had a built-in DAC that sounded better than the iPod's built in one. I'll try eBay.
This is what they were...
https://smile.amazon.com/Pure-i-20-30-Pin-iPhone-Speaker/dp/B0049MOK92/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_img_10?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CNAMGZATSJ6S163Q2AQ1
VitUR - Here is a post from Apple Forum from 2013 outlining the problem.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4191093
I pasted this particular reply as it's exactly what I mentioned...
"For what it's worth, I recently bought a Pure i-20 dock through which I play my iPod. This suits me because I don't use the iPod as a mobile device with earphones. I play it through my stereo system at home.
I have noticed a considerable improvement in sound quality since I started using the Pure dock. This is because it bypasses the iPod's built-in chip and accesses the original sound files. So, the better the original quality of the digital file, the better the sound that emerges from my speakers. A lot of my files are Apple Lossless and these sound really great. But even mp3s at 320kbps are noticably better.
The only way to describe the difference between the iPod linked directly to my system, and via the Pure dock, is that the sound from the dock is vibrant whereas the iPod on its own produces a flat, lifeless sound. With the dock I can hear details that are just muddy with the iPod.
The iPod is great and iTunes is brilliant. But for good audio quality something else must be added to the mix. "
If you have not done so, take a look on eBay for one.
Another company I used in the past that might help is sendstation.com
- they still seem to have items for the older iPods and or might be of help in suggesting where to find one.
Hi! I also had same problem. Unfortunatly i didn't find dock staion witn external DAC for my ipod classic 6th generation.
But I bought Tivoli Audio Connector and connected it to my amplifier via mini jack - RCA cable.
But unfortunatly i used headphones output to connect ipod to amplifier, because when i used line out at dock staion the sound was very bad. Support in Tivoli audio said that this problem because Connector created for ipod classic 4th and 5th generation.
Yep.
Their answer:
"The connector was never made for the 160gb iPod Classic in mind as it did not exist when the Connector was being produced. It officially only supported the classic iPod models up to the 4th or 5th generation. Apple made a number of changes to their 30 pin connectors over the years which resulted in limited and sometimes no backwards compatibility with a number of third-party docking systems."
Hmmm... Apple did make some changes to their 30 pin connector, but don't know that it was on the iPod Classics because my iPod Classic (6th Gen) works with my Altec Lansing iM7 boombox connected through the 30 pin connector, whereas my iPod Touch gives me some kind of error.
I'm going to research this to see if the below link is a solution. I have a decent old 1970s vintage Pioneer setup and would love if it sounded somewhere as good as it used to before Digital players.
https://www.amazon.com/Q1-Mark-II-Native-Amplifier/dp/B0757MH46M/ref=asc_df_B0757MH46M/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309791895009&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8345797300437491172&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031954&hvtargid=pla-376326532790&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=70160276868&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=309791895009&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8345797300437491172&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031954&hvtargid=pla-376326532790
VitUR -They blamed it on the 30 pin connector?
Is there anyone who still makes a high quality iPod 30 pin dock with Hi Fi DAC?
