[karljs]

Hi,
I am thinking about buying a Total Bithead for use with my iPod and laptop and am curious, can I just use the stock line out to USB cable that is used for transferring music to connect it, or will I need to buy a different cable for that?  Obviously in a pinch I can use the headphone jack, but I think it's too noisy.

 

[shigzeo]

You need to use the headphone jack or a line out dock. A line out dock connects through the 30-pin port at the bottom. The headphone jack is not too noisy at all - that is some sort of urban legend that doesn't even really apply to noisy sources like the AMP3.

 

[karljs]

Thanks for the feedback.  I'm still a little confused why I can't use the stock cable.  It is the 30-pin proprietary connector on one end and USB on the other.
 
If you are correct, then using the headphone jack will work fine anyway I suppose.

 

[Nagasaki_Kid]

It needs to to be 30 pin ipod connector one end and 3.5mm audio out one end

 

[shigzeo]

The cable that came with it works for charging and syncing, but not for audio output. You need to get as mentioned above a line out dock that enables the line out function of the iPod from the 30-pin. These cost from 15-500$. PM me about one if you want. I've a couple extra ones I may not need.