Singapura
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Like many out here, I've noticed a trend towards portable DAC's with or without amp. At the same time there is still demand for the iMod, gMod and the like. It would stand to reason that instead of bypassing the crappy iPod caps with an expensive solution and special cables, it would be much better to bypass the DAC altogether using the iPod's digital out option. I know there's one product that can do that, the Wadia, but instead of making it portable they market it as a desktop solution. I don't get that!
. Why sell an iPod dock when there are already many ways to make a music server? Why sell portable DAC's if the only way to use them is to carry your laptop around?
Is it just me or is someone missing a marketing opportunity here? I can't believe that the Apple "authentication chip" is so large that you can only use it in a standalone dock the size of an shoebox. If the iPod has the ability to provide a clean digital signal someone should be able to use that (even if it takes an Apple licence to do so). So, here's to all you Apple accessory farmers out there. Please make a portable digital out solution for the iPod.
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Is it just me or is someone missing a marketing opportunity here? I can't believe that the Apple "authentication chip" is so large that you can only use it in a standalone dock the size of an shoebox. If the iPod has the ability to provide a clean digital signal someone should be able to use that (even if it takes an Apple licence to do so). So, here's to all you Apple accessory farmers out there. Please make a portable digital out solution for the iPod.