Are these blackgates different to the blackgates that Vinnie says need 200 hours to sound their best? I guess that could well be the case.
I have money ready and would love one but need 120GB and rockbox so it's not looking good just yet.
Not being able to listen through the line out while using ac power is also a dealbreaker for me. If I get home with a flat battery I can't listen until it's charged?
Not being able to listen through the line out while using ac power is also a dealbreaker for me. If I get home with a flat battery I can't listen until it's charged?
A had the same issue. The end of last year I came up to Hans, the owner of Qables, with the idea to have a lineout-dock-to-mini cable with an additional plug. There you could connect a USB cable for charging while listening through an external headphone amp. So you can use the charger or a computer. Well, so far no news from Hans. Maybe I should get back to him. Thanks Steven for reminding me!
A had the same issue. The end of last year I came up to Hans, the owner of Qables, with the idea to have a lineout-dock-to-mini cable with an additional plug. There you could connect a USB cable for charging while listening through an external headphone amp. So you can use the charger or a computer. Well, so far no news from Hans. Maybe I should get back to him. Thanks Steven for reminding me!
Alex
You should talk to Ken at ALO instead...since he's the one that makes the cables for the 5G iMod.
Sounds like that might be a great solution! I think a lot of people would want that. Even if you never move the thing, just using at as a home source (which I probably would most of the time to be honest, just leave it next to pc), it is still nice to have it plugged into the wall so it is always charging, just unplugging it to run on battery power for critical listening. Nice to be able to do both.
I just emailed Ken the link to this post, but I'm pretty sure that he reads this anyway. Let's hope that this idea becomes a product.... and maybe I'll get one for free
that doesn't seem that unreasonable (at least compared to what it was in the past)
$350 for the ipod
$200 for the modding
then the cables aren't too much more than the non-imod models
Its actually
300 for the ipod
250 for the modding
also the base price for the a fully modded factory refurbished 80GB iMod video is $550 + 110 (Imod Cryo cable) + SH 15 = $675, I keep seeing 800 and while if you want the most expensive cable that is $210 your up to $775.
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