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Does anyone make a female Ipod connector to male 1/8" cable?

post #1 of 4
1/7/10 at 12:20pm
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There are lots of products such as Ipod speakers that use Apple's dock connector. Some of them don't have aux inputs. The Ipods have a female docking port, so these accessories have male Dock connectors. I'm reluctant to buy that sort of product because they could become obsolete if Apple changes the new Ipods or I want to use something else.

The best I can find is this Griffin adapter which is a solid piece: Amazon.com: Griffin Dock Adapter for iPod shuffle 2G (White): Electronics

I'm wondering if that's the best solution. Are there any alternatives, maybe something cheaper, or something in a cable format?
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post #2 of 4
1/7/10 at 1:55pm
What exactly is it you want to achieve ?

The product you point to is specifically for the Shuffle that does not have a line out port. It plugs in to the headphone out of the shuffle and then at the other end has a female iPod connector like on the bigger iPods so you can use it in any of the standard iPod docks/speakers/etc. Using the headphone out will normally be inferior to using the line out but since the Shuffle does not have a line out this is the best that can be done, but normally you will not want to use the headphone out in place of a line out.
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post #3 of 4
1/7/10 at 8:00pm
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I want to be able to use non-Ipod source with Ipod accessory sources. I was thinking of buying a used first-gen Bose Sounddock, specifically. They don't have an aux. With an aux, I could keep it for a long time and use it as a general-purpose compact powered stereo speaker, essentially, rather than having to throw it away if I stop using Ipods or if Apple changes the connectors to something else.
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post #4 of 4
1/8/10 at 7:15am
I see. In that case I guess that the Griffin adaptor you point to should do the trick. I have not seen any other product that sports a female iPod connector.
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