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Old 08-07-2007, 07:02 PM   #31 (permalink)
Skylab
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There is NO DOUBT you should not use the VCap dock with anything other than a 5.5g iMod. First, only a 5th gen iPod will fit, so no 4G ipod need apply. But more critically, there are huge caps in the signal path! These are needed for the 5.5G iMod, but would totally mess up the sound for anything else. If you really wanted to use this dock just for the looks (and it is beautiful, no doubt), you'd need to see if Ken would custom make you one without the VCaps themselves.
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