iPhone to stereo hookup

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mwk455
mwk455 Posts: 219
edited November 2012 in Going Digital
What is a good way to hook up a iPhone . And make it sound better then using earphone jack?
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
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    wadia 171i
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,528
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    newrival wrote: »
    wadia 171i

    ^This is about as good as it gets from the iPhone. Otherwise if you want cheap get a LOD to RCA cable to at least remove the internal amplification from the mix.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • BlueFox
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    As a very happy and satisfied Wadia 171 owner, I just want to add that it works with the old style iPhone connector, not the new iPhone 5 type. Second, you need to store files on the phone in Apple Lossless, and you need a good DAC to turn the files into audio.
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  • newrival
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    As a very happy and satisfied Wadia 171 owner, I just want to add that it works with the old style iPhone connector, not the new iPhone 5 type. Second, you need to store files on the phone in Apple Lossless, and you need a good DAC to turn the files into audio.

    you can use a 30-pin/lightning adapter and it works just fine w/iphone5
    design is where science and art break even.
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  • mwk455
    mwk455 Posts: 219
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    Thank you for the help.
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  • nwohlford
    nwohlford Posts: 700
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    There are a number of direct digital docks out now. I would also look at the Pure i20 as a cheaper alternative.
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  • decal
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    nwohlford wrote: »
    There are a number of direct digital docks out now. I would also look at the Pure i20 as a cheaper alternative.

    Agreed. This is a great unit for casual listening, mine stays on most of the time for background music. The i20 also bypasses the onboard DAC of the iphone/pod. For best results, use a lossless format like BlueFox suggested above.
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
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    To the op, I'm sorry to highjack your thread, but it's on the same subject. I have a MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC that has a USB-B input. Right now I'm using it with my Consanance CD-120 as a transport and love it. How would I go about attaching an Iphone 4S to this DAC?
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  • mwk455
    mwk455 Posts: 219
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    No thats ok .The more i learn on this the better. I heard alot about DAC's but dont know much about them.
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  • mwk455
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    Lasareath that looks nice and is alot better price .
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  • nwohlford
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    Dawgfish wrote: »
    To the op, I'm sorry to highjack your thread, but it's on the same subject. I have a MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC that has a USB-B input. Right now I'm using it with my Consanance CD-120 as a transport and love it. How would I go about attaching an Iphone 4S to this DAC?

    You cannot hook an iPhone to a DAC via a USB-B input. You can hook up an iPad using the camera connection kit as long as the DAC is not USB powered.
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  • EndersShadow
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    mwk455 wrote: »
    Lasareath that looks nice and is alot better price .

    If your wanting to buy that send helicopterpilotdoug a PM. He is a dealer for them and I am sure would be glad to get one to you. IIRC thats who lasareath got his from.
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  • mwk455
    mwk455 Posts: 219
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    tried to find helicopterpilotdoug and nothing is he under a different name?
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  • EndersShadow
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    mwk455 wrote: »
    tried to find helicopterpilotdoug and nothing is he under a different name?

    My mistake: helipilotdoug
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • helipilotdoug
    helipilotdoug Posts: 1,229
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    @ mwk455 PM sent. We do carry the HRT iStreamer, and Lasareath, as well everyone else who has purchased one has good things to say about this little jewel. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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