Wadia Ipod Dock

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haimoc
haimoc Posts: 1,031
edited July 2008 in Electronics
http://www.stereophile.com/news/010408wadia/

Waiting for a local dealer to demo a Wadia Ipod Dock... Is anyone interested in something like this?
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited April 2008
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    haimoc wrote: »
    http://www.stereophile.com/news/010408wadia/

    Waiting for a local dealer to demo a Wadia Ipod Dock... Is anyone interested in something like this?

    I'm not an iPod owner....my portable system consists of either a cassette Walkman (for that analog goodness :D) or a portable CD player. However, I am definitely interested in this Wadia converter and may even buy an iPod.
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited April 2008
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    I'm curious as well. I'd like to set up some kind of music server so I can rip my discs onto a drive and have them available for both my 2 channel system and my house system for entertaining. So far I've been looking at the Duet and Squeezebox, this is another option I'd consider.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited April 2008
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    That looks cool. I would hook it up to my Benchmark DAC.
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  • LuSh
    LuSh Posts: 887
    edited April 2008
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    I've thought about this product ALOT but my biggest beef is that a 160gig iPod can't hold all my music in lossless format. If a consumer has over 400 CD's they're very limited. Ideally iPod would release a flash drive which could store an insane amount of music (300g or higher).
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited April 2008
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    If you've already got an Ipod, it's 100% worth it... otherwise, just get a squeezebox.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited April 2008
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    Has anyone seen this "in the wild" yet?
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited July 2008
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    saw this on techbarbains.com this morning.

    on sale at skymall for $340, $21 shipping. search for item number 111171-202

    $40 off with coupon code LSTR7

    tech bargains note: NOTE: This is one hot item. It's backordered from this site and expected to ship 9/1, but you better wait in line now if you hope to get it at all.
    Sony KDL-40V2500 HDTV, Rotel RSX-1067 Receiver, Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray, Slim Devices Squeezebox, Polk RTi6, CSi3 & R15, DIY sub with Atlas 15
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  • xandra
    xandra Posts: 291
    edited July 2008
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    could someone tell me if this device displays & allows controls of menus? sorry found artical confusing on this topic
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  • hockeyboy
    hockeyboy Posts: 1,428
    edited July 2008
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    LuSh wrote: »
    I've thought about this product ALOT but my biggest beef is that a 160gig iPod can't hold all my music in lossless format. If a consumer has over 400 CD's they're very limited. Ideally iPod would release a flash drive which could store an insane amount of music (300g or higher).

    The I-TV does exactly this. It is not great for video, but perfect as an audio server according to reviews I recently read.
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  • tryrrthg
    tryrrthg Posts: 1,896
    edited July 2008
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    xandra wrote: »
    could someone tell me if this device displays & allows controls of menus? sorry found artical confusing on this topic

    it should it has video output and comes with a remote
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  • xandra
    xandra Posts: 291
    edited July 2008
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    Quite a few iPod docks have vid out, but don't have onscreen menus. A couple have onscreen menus, BUT will not display video playlists. (you can still play the vids, just can't utilize user created playlists.)
    LR Setup:
    Polk RTi10's, RTi6's, CSiA6 (5 ch setup)
    Onkyo 705 & Denon 3808ci Receiver, Onk 875
    Parasound 2250 Amp
    Sony 26" KDL series Bravia LCD
    Panny DMR-EH75 Recorder
    Panny DVD-F87 (5 disk DVD player)
    NAD T585 (DVD/SACD)
    Yamaha DVD-C961 (5 disk SACD/DVD)
    SciAnt Explorer 8500HD Cable Box
    Orig & 5Gen iPods, , Wii
    Plans/Fantasies:
    • 400 disk player that handles ALL formats, sounds as good as NAD with Panasonic interface & compatability.
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  • gidrah
    gidrah Posts: 3,049
    edited July 2008
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    I've seen it, heard it, and talked to the rep. I was very impressed withe the build and price but I don't have an Ipod (I bought a Disney MP3 player last week for $10 though) so I wasn't really that interested. Member Wardsweb (whose opinion I value) has one on his short list.
    Make it Funky! :)
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