NeilR
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xluben,
What I am envisioning is an amp with dock on top, with no additional wiring. The audio out pins of the connector would be internally wired into the amp. The amp itself would probably be AC powered, with a Tread inside the case. The iPod connector could be powered by the Tread (with appropriate voltage reduction of course- maybe a 3.3V or 5V regulator- whatever the iPod needs). Now you can put the amp on a table next to you and pop the iPod in, just like it works on some commercial powered speaker amps. The amp, of course, could also be battery powered (or dual ac-battery) rather than wall powered, eliminating that last wire.
My life is full of tangled messes of ac cords, line ins, line outs, etc., etc. This would be a sort of minimalist setup that is easy to use and completely self contained. Something I can pick up with one hand and take out to the patio without an armful of wires, warts, amps, iPods.....
I ordered a few each of the connectors Ridax is selling. I see where you are going by just using the universal dock plate adapter. I guess the connector will have to be glued firmly into place in the plate adapter. When I get the parts I think it will be clearer.
Regards,
Neil
Originally Posted by xluben As for one cable for power and line out, what would be the purpose of this? It would have to split eventually? Why not just use two different cables? I plan on wiring up lineout, power(firewire), usb(syncing) and rca(video out) jacks into my dock. |
xluben,
What I am envisioning is an amp with dock on top, with no additional wiring. The audio out pins of the connector would be internally wired into the amp. The amp itself would probably be AC powered, with a Tread inside the case. The iPod connector could be powered by the Tread (with appropriate voltage reduction of course- maybe a 3.3V or 5V regulator- whatever the iPod needs). Now you can put the amp on a table next to you and pop the iPod in, just like it works on some commercial powered speaker amps. The amp, of course, could also be battery powered (or dual ac-battery) rather than wall powered, eliminating that last wire.
My life is full of tangled messes of ac cords, line ins, line outs, etc., etc. This would be a sort of minimalist setup that is easy to use and completely self contained. Something I can pick up with one hand and take out to the patio without an armful of wires, warts, amps, iPods.....
I ordered a few each of the connectors Ridax is selling. I see where you are going by just using the universal dock plate adapter. I guess the connector will have to be glued firmly into place in the plate adapter. When I get the parts I think it will be clearer.
Regards,
Neil