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Hi Ken, too bad the rx II is sold out. I'm wondering do you have the solo/USB doc cable combo avalible? So is the solo basically a portable nds1/170i with a bad ass dac? How good is the solo lineout compare to the rwa imod+alo lod, and will imod benefit from the solo?
Last question, when can I get my hand on a rxII again?
Thanks!
Hi Jian,
The Solo is like a portable 170i - but with async mode USB conversion (much lower jitter) that offers very clean SPDIF digital output, is battery powered, very short and clean signal paths (required for the portable design), and yes, also a built-in Wolfson dac that is a big jump up in quality compared to the iMod.
Regarding using the 5G/5.5G iPods (modded or not), it only works in extended mode (which means you can't navigate through your music. You need to start playing your music and then connect to let it play through the solo. This is the same with the Wadia / onkyo with 5th / 5.5th gen iPods.
See the Solo thread on Kens forum and my more recent post there about all the Apple devices that are designed to work with the Solo, as well as where we are with this project...
Hope this helps,
Vinnie