[GAD]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bellsprout /img/forum/go_quote.gif yes u do. and ur going to do whatever it takes to get one.

How did you get in my head?

GAD

 

[lithe1]

I'm really hoping there isn't too much of an "improvement" of the 5/5.5G iMod over the 4G and that the differences would just be a matter of preference because I just bought a refurb'd 4G and plan on sending it to Vinnie ASAP...

 

[Culverin]

hmmm. u know. i don't think trose is sorry about my wallet at all

 

[lextek]

I have a 4G I might send in for the iMod. A new 5.5 with iMod and cable is pretty, big bucks. I do want to base my system on an iPod so the iMod seem thes way to go.

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by manhattanproj /img/forum/go_quote.gif have you tried out straight out from the headphone out?

Not yet

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by justin2net /img/forum/go_quote.gif this thread is useless without pictures (yes, an exaggeration...) have you compared it with any desk CDPs?

IPOD looks no different but I will put up a few pics of the cables tomorrow.

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lan /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm wondering, have you ever had a "good" source? If you like it now, you may find it gets more liquid later. I estimate it'll become darker and the bass should come in. Blackgates need to burn in.

Best source to date was a Rega Planet 2000.

Still too early to compare.

I know I have to burn in the black gates. For now I just ran it 7 hours using Apple Lossless and its charging for the night and Ill run it all day while Im at work.

Ken will have an AC cable to charge and run for burn-in purposes soon.

That will be a big help for people to do burn-in because you can only use the battery now.

The caps being in the cable does limit you in this way but Vinnie and Ken are working on a solution.

 

[bbird1927]

Quick quick......do a comparison between the 4G and 5G imod !!!
can't wait to read the review

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbird1927 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Quick quick......do a comparison between the 4G and 5G imod !!! can't wait to read the review

Sorry never heard a 4g imod

 

[Kabeer]

:'( I can hear my wallet screaming in the future

 

[GAD]

What's different that the 5.5G requires a special dock cable - anyone know? The only thing I can think of is that it's using different pins? Or am I missing something?

GAD

 

[dr.morton]

Quote:

What's different that the 5.5G requires a special dock cable - anyone know? The only thing I can think of is that it's using different pins? Or am I missing something? GAD

Part of the iMod is now located in the cable instead of the iPod.
It is the caps if I remember correctly.
Vinnie found it much to difficult to place them inside the cramped 5G + 5.5G.
Together with ALO he found a solution that makes the iMod now possible.

 

[wolfB]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GAD /img/forum/go_quote.gif What's different that the 5.5G requires a special dock cable - anyone know? The only thing I can think of is that it's using different pins? Or am I missing something? GAD

Due to limited space in 5Gs, the iMod's two decoupling Blackgate caps had to be placed in the dock connector for 5g iMods.

 

[trose49]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr.morton /img/forum/go_quote.gif Part of the iMod is now located in the cable instead of the iPod. It is the caps if I remember correctly. Vinnie found it much to difficult to place them inside the cramped 5G + 5.5G. Together with ALO he found a solution that makes the iMod now possible.

The black caps now reside in the dock of the cable.

 

[bluey_02]

Ah nice man, can't wait to save enough for one. Also I don't see the need for pictures, aloaudio.com has enough.