ALO is very happy to be a authorized to carry the WADIA iTransport!!
INFORMATION HERE
Advantages of Digital Audio
Digital audio signals can be processed without the additive losses and distortion found in analog processing. This loss of resolution is caused by analog circuitry and connectors in the signal path. The Wadia 170iTransport bypasses the digital to analog conversion and analog output stage from the iPod. By providing a pure digital audio output from the iPod, the 170iTransport enables performance that is only limited by the resolution of the audio files stored on the iPod, and the overall quality of the audio system. In other words, the 170iTransport makes it possible to achieve true audiophile performance from the iPod.
Optimizing iTunes Performance
For optimum sonic performance when using iPod I highly recommend that you store music at the highest bit rate. Storing music files at higher bit rates will require substantially more storage space on the computer and iPod, however, the sonic improvement is self evident. The highest available quality is achieved by importing music into iTunes as WAV files. WAV files are full resolution files equal to the original master source. Another good option for storing music in iTunes is Apple Lossless. Apple Lossless will allow you to preserve much of the performance of your music while not using as much space on the computer and iPod. To import music at the highest bit rate follow these instructions.
• Select – Open the iTunes drop down menu (Mac), or Edit Tab (Windows) from the menu bar
• Select – Preferences
• Select – Advanced Tab (within the Preferences window)
• Select – Importing Tab (within the Advanced Tab window)
• Select – Import Using (2nd Selection From Top). With this Drop Down menu you will be able to select WAV or Apple Lossless
• Select – WAV Encoder or Apple Lossless Encoder
Digital Out
This is a digital audio output that is compatible with the S/PDIF standard. Connect to a coax digital input on a compatible device.
Analog Audio
Left and right analog outputs from the iPod. The analog audio outputs are not active simultaneously with digital audio output. The analog output is always a fixed volume. You will need to control volume externally as the iPod volume controls do not affect volume level.
S-Video
For the older generation of video capable iPods (such as iPod video) this connection will supply the video output from the attached iPod.
Component Video
This is the high resolution video output available from the newer generation of iPods (iPod touch, iPod classic and iPod nano 3G).
iPod Graphical User Interface Menu
The Video Outputs on the 170iTransport act as a high performance pass-thru from the iPod. At this time the iPod does not output its Graphical User Interface Menu. This means that you will not be able to see iPod menu's on your television monitor.
Supported iPod Models
iPod (5G)
30GB 60GB 80GB
iPod Classic
80GB 160GB
iPod touch
8GB 16GB 32GB
iPod nano (1G)
1GB 2GB 4GB
iPod nano (2G)
2GB 4GB 8GB
iPod nano (3G)
4GB 8GB
iPod Functionality
The Wadia 170iTransport supports the following iPod models. Each model has its own characteristics which affect the 170iTransport.
iPod nano G1: will only output digital audio while in the “extended interface” mode. This means that the iPod click wheel interface is not available while
attached to the 170iTransport and listening to digital audio out.
iPod nano G2: will allow digital audio out while still allowing the iPod click wheel interface to function normally.
iPod nano G3: supports component video out and digital audio out while still allowing the iPod click wheel interface to function normally.
iPod video: supports S-Video out (no component video). The iPod video can only output digital audio while in the “extended interface” mode. This means
that the iPod click wheel interface is not available while attached to the 170iTransport and listening to digital audio out. iPod classic supports component video out and digital audio out while still allowing the iPod click wheel interface to function normally.
iPod touch: supports component video out and digital audio out while still allowing the iPod touch screen interface to function normally.
Thank you
Ken
WADIA iTRANSPORT in the ALO house!!
