Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Dedicated Source Components › Why do portable DACs exist when you can't bypass iPod/portable player's crummy internal DAC?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Why do portable DACs exist when you can't bypass iPod/portable player's crummy internal DAC? - Page 2

post #16 of 18
10/8/10 at 9:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by moodyrn View Post

I don't think that was an accurate statement. I've had many ipods interfaces in cars that I've own, and non of them accessed the music digitally. It was always analog. But maybe there's something out that I don't know about.



My pioneer connects via USB to my ipod, there was nothing special about it.  A lot of decks have this.

 

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/In-Dash/CD-Players/DEH-P7000BT?tab=B

Reply
post #17 of 18
10/8/10 at 5:59pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by francoamerican View Post





My pioneer connects via USB to my ipod, there was nothing special about it.  A lot of decks have this.

 

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Products/CarAudioVideo/In-Dash/CD-Players/DEH-P7000BT?tab=B



My Pioneer Elite Home Theater Receiver does too, but keep in mind, it's NOT the digital signal it pulls from your iPod. It's simply the unattenuated signal that bypasses the iPods amp....but it is the analog signal.

 

If you want the digital signal, the iWadia maybe?

Reply
post #18 of 18
10/9/10 at 10:44am
Quote:
Originally Posted by MacedonianHero View Post





My Pioneer Elite Home Theater Receiver does too, but keep in mind, it's NOT the digital signal it pulls from your iPod. It's simply the unattenuated signal that bypasses the iPods amp....but it is the analog signal.

 

If you want the digital signal, the iWadia maybe?



That makes sense - the reason I assumed it was digital was because via the usb dongle, I can use any usb device (like an sd card adapter even - which of course does not have a DAC built in.

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Dedicated Source Components
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Dedicated Source Components › Why do portable DACs exist when you can't bypass iPod/portable player's crummy internal DAC?