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iPod to receiver under $50???

Copa1934

Copa1934

My ears are bleeding
Is this possible? I have a system at work, in my shop area, where even FM reception is fine, but, I want my own mix of non advert tunes. So, anything at least as good as FM reception is fine for me. If it charges the iPod that's fine too.

Thanks
 
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Well the simplest thing to do would be to buy a cable that goes from a 1/8 stereo jack to a pair of RCAs, then run those to the AUX in port on your receiver. No charging capabilities but will be the cheapest. Somewhere between $5 and $15. If you have a extra set of RCAs you could just use an adapter from R-Shack that goes from 1/8 stereo jack to RCA. They are @ $5.
 
There are a few docks on the market that will charge and provide output to a receiver. Most seem to use a cable like I described earlier. I'm using a Pure i20 and it is pretty good but the remote doesn't work for newer generation ipods. It is in the $100 range though. Search iPod Dock on just about any place that would sell you stuff and you are almost guaranteed to find one @ $50.
 
we get double rca male to single 1/8" phono stereo around here for $1 at the dollar store... just make sure you input it into a line level input (aux., cd, tuner, tape ...) and you are good to go .
 
I found a "very shoddy, mind you" chinese dock with line-out at Canadian Tire on an endcap. Nothing but a hunk of plastic with a 20 pin cradle, 20 pin power in and line out. Was $10. Not pretty, but works for now.
 
Just did a quick search over at amazon. There were a few in the $30 range. Not too bad for a charger with an audio out. They were pretty basic.

Keep in mind that apple shifted a bit. Newer generation iDevices, stuff sold in the past year or two, require a special charger. They don't work with the older chargers. In reality all they did is to start looking for signal voltage on the com lines of the usb cable. If there is no signal voltage, they don't charge. Kind of a crappy thing to do. Two of the pins carry line voltage, two carry signal voltage. On most charges, only the line voltage is there. So they don't work with iDevices and apple will sell you one that will for $30.

Short point, read the reviews if you have a newer device and make sure it works with iphone4 / ipod Touch gen4 ect....
 
prisoners said:
A slightly better and still cheap option is to get a cable that goes from the bottom connection and has RCA connectors on the other end. This will bypass the crappy headphone amp that is the weak spot of an iPod.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051MQIWQ...e=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0051MQIWQ

BTW I 2nd the Pure i20. I use mine with an iPod Touch nearly every night while falling asleep.
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That looks like a viable option. I'm already using the 1/8" but battery life limits how long it can be run, so a charge station would be ideal. I like the idea of bypassing the internal amp, can't expect too much from such a small device.
 
Call me naive but what about this Universal iPod Dock, from Apple?

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They seem to abound for slightly over $52, shipped. Probably handles those compatibility issues, eh?
 
I bought a line-out cable on ebay for 4.97 shipped (US seller) that works great. It bypasses the headphone jack for MUCH better sound and even has a built-in USB jack so that you can keep the ipod charged while using it. I use a USB cell phone charger.
 
Copa1934 said:
How about something like this?

http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PIDOCK1-...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1326832472&sr=1-10

I believe our iPod is 2nd gen, roughly 4 years old.
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That looks like a good cheep choice.

I just picked up a nano Touch, 6th gen. It seems to work well with the Pure i20, including remote functions. Good deal for me. It is mainly going to serve as my 'motorcycle' mp3 player. I can put in an arm band or watch band and control it while on the bike. mainly have the ability to turn it on and off at lights so I can talk to my buddy and simply shake my arm if I want to shuffle the song. Run the head phone lead down the sleeve.
 
Parts Express has a Bluetooth receiver module for $20 - claims 20-20KHz bandwidth (-3 dB). Has audio output and needs 5V to run. I think some iPods have Bluetooth - I'll check my wife's iPod Touch.
 
njcanuck said:
I wouldn't. You'll get much better sound using a line-out cable that plugs into the charging port. I've tried it both ways and there's no comparison.
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Not the cheap connector, those I can get at Radio Shack. I'm talking about the board below it.
 
jsixis said:
Not the cheap connector, those I can get at Radio Shack. I'm talking about the board below it.
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Ok, I understand better now, but still don't get it. The board will let you wire up your own DIY line out but the cable I showed is wired the same way, is already complete and costs less than $5 delivered from NY.
 
njcanuck said:
Ok, I understand better now, but still don't get it. The board will let you wire up your own DIY line out but the cable I showed is wired the same way, is already complete and costs less than $5 delivered from NY.
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I need a break out box so I can use a better microphone for the studio six software I have. The I Pad is going to replace some older audio testing gear I have been using.

Presently I don't even have any music on my I Pad. I already had a 2GB mp3 player for the car and my computer has an external 1TB hard drive for flac files.
Dealing with I Tunes is just another 5 minutes wasted for music I already have converted.
 
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