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Hi immtbiker (and everyone!),
This is correct, unless you have one of those ALO iMod Dock cables that have the DC jack option (as pictured above). I'm not sure if Ken released this yet. I know his website is being totally rebuilt and will be a lot better and hopefully it will have all the new stuff.
The upcoming ALO Vcap Dock will have a power adapter input that will allow you to play and charge at the same time (this is NOT ideal for critical listening, but it is nice for burn-in because you can let your iMod run all day and night on repeat).
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This is not a problem because the files from the iPod are being sent digitally (via the USB port), not via the modded analog output.
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Hi unclejr,
Yes, this is totally fine, but with the 5G/5.5G iMod, the headphone output is just a stock headphone output, NOT the modded line-out (which exits from the dock connector on the modded 5G/5.5G iMods).
You only need to use the ALO iMod Dock cable with the 5G/5.5G iMod when you are actually connecting the modded line out to your amp. When charging, transferring files, or doing anything that does not use the modded line-out, it is totally safe... I promise!
All,
I really want my iMod website to make perfect sense for everyone, so please feel free to email me (EMAIL, not PM) with suggestions for how to update the wording to make it better (easier to understand, with the best possible explanations).
Because there are 4G and 5G iMods (which are different), I tried to separate the differences in the iMod on the site, but the site starts out by explaining what the iMod is all about (what is done and why).
Hope this info helps... and thank you all for your interest, feedback, and support!
Vinnie
PS: If there are threads here on headfi with questions about the iMod and you don't see me responding (most likely because I'm busy and have not had the chance to read all these posts), PLEASE feel free to email me a link to the post with the questions and I'll be happy to respond. You can also email me your questions privately if you don't want to post on the forums.
Also, I much prefer EMAIL than headfi PM because I check my email much more frequently than I visit headfi, so email will result in a much faster reply!
| Originally Posted by immtbiker /img/forum/go_quote.gif So it appears that for now, in order to burn in the dock caps, you would have to do it 12-15 hours at a time using the battery and then wait while recharging the battery. |
Hi immtbiker (and everyone!),
This is correct, unless you have one of those ALO iMod Dock cables that have the DC jack option (as pictured above). I'm not sure if Ken released this yet. I know his website is being totally rebuilt and will be a lot better and hopefully it will have all the new stuff.
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| However, Ephpod allows you to play the songs on your Ipod through your computer using FooBar or whatever, so the verbage on Vinnie's site would make it seem that this should not be done with the 5.5G modification, otherwise the pinouts used to play the music through your dock cable to your USB port, would receive the higher voltage. Am I making sense? |
This is not a problem because the files from the iPod are being sent digitally (via the USB port), not via the modded analog output.
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| But when the iPod is charging (and the dock is occupied by the charging cable), there still is the headphone jack output that was left untouched in the 5th gen mod. Soo. My question is, when charging, can you use the headphone jack and play the iPod without ruining anything connected to the iPod? |
Hi unclejr,
Yes, this is totally fine, but with the 5G/5.5G iMod, the headphone output is just a stock headphone output, NOT the modded line-out (which exits from the dock connector on the modded 5G/5.5G iMods).
You only need to use the ALO iMod Dock cable with the 5G/5.5G iMod when you are actually connecting the modded line out to your amp. When charging, transferring files, or doing anything that does not use the modded line-out, it is totally safe... I promise!
All,
I really want my iMod website to make perfect sense for everyone, so please feel free to email me (EMAIL, not PM) with suggestions for how to update the wording to make it better (easier to understand, with the best possible explanations).
Because there are 4G and 5G iMods (which are different), I tried to separate the differences in the iMod on the site, but the site starts out by explaining what the iMod is all about (what is done and why).
Hope this info helps... and thank you all for your interest, feedback, and support!
Vinnie
PS: If there are threads here on headfi with questions about the iMod and you don't see me responding (most likely because I'm busy and have not had the chance to read all these posts), PLEASE feel free to email me a link to the post with the questions and I'll be happy to respond. You can also email me your questions privately if you don't want to post on the forums.
Also, I much prefer EMAIL than headfi PM because I check my email much more frequently than I visit headfi, so email will result in a much faster reply!
