I know there are a lot of smart people on this forum, some being electronic engineers and enthusiasts. I'm using an iPod Touch 4th Gen and absolutely love the sound that I get from it once I connect to my preamp. I plug my iPod into an Onkyo docking station which then provides stereo analogue outs (RCA). Since Spotify cannot run on this iPod due to the old iOS, I can only play music that is stored on the iPod itself which is a bit limiting. I'm wondering if the iPod can be dismantled and the analogue-in intercepted to turn it into an outboard DAC?
I run an iPhone 5 and Galaxy S10 into may system sounds fantastic.
Using the preamp is key as I have a tube preamp on it.
Easiest way may be to Jailbreak and install a Spotify app or compatible player.
Using the preamp is key as I have a tube preamp on it.
Easiest way may be to Jailbreak and install a Spotify app or compatible player.
Hi Sam,
I can't help with your question, but I have the same ipod that connects to my car stereo. Are you running an old version of iplayer to sync to the ipod or do you load new music manually ? (iPlayer stopped support for this years ago if I remember right)
Thanks,
Rob.
I can't help with your question, but I have the same ipod that connects to my car stereo. Are you running an old version of iplayer to sync to the ipod or do you load new music manually ? (iPlayer stopped support for this years ago if I remember right)
Thanks,
Rob.
You want to take music that is stored externally (presumably in some digital format), convert it to an analogue signal (How? Through a DAC?) and then pipe that analogue signal through the iPod, where ... you are converting it to a digital signal that then goes through the DAC out to your stereo?
Anyway, isn't pin 5-6 the analogue in? https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/portable_device/apple-ipod-ipad-and-iphone-dock/
Anyway, isn't pin 5-6 the analogue in? https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/portable_device/apple-ipod-ipad-and-iphone-dock/