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| Topic: | What are you guys useing to intergrade Ipods with your systems? This thread has 36 replies. Displaying posts 1 through 15. |
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| Post 1 made on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 17:42 |
john mulgrew Long Time Member |
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There are a lot of different ways to Conect the ipod into an AV or multiroom system(Docks, Hard wireing with stereo mini to rca, FM transmitters, ect). I'm curios what most installers are useing? What sort of problems have you run into while experementing for the best solution? Are you wireing houses with ports to connect to in different locations throughout the house. I'm mostly looking for audio solutions but if you've found cool ways to intergrade the video Ipods into systems that info would be apreciated as well. Customers love there Ipods ,and understand how to use them, so being able to use them with the expensive new equipment that we've just installed will be a great benifit. Thanks for any info
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| Post 2 made on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 18:06 |
djnorm Founding Member |
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A quick search turned up 5 threads in the last three weeks on this subject.
Luckily, we haven't had to do this yet - so far our customers have been happy with a mini plug lying on a shelf...
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| Post 3 made on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 19:17 |
vwpower44 Super Member |
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Dock from Ten Tech - uses Remote and stereo mini. You can go to the next playlist.
Dock from kensington - Uses remote and stereo mini. You cannot advance to the next playlist.
Dock from Ipod - Uses remote, has a tip, ring, ring connector (AV cord), cannot use a regular camcorder cable. Remote doesn't advance playlist.
I personnaly use the stereo mini.
Mike
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| Post 4 made on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 19:43 |
ian_av Long Time Member |
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the only thing i know of out right now that will truly integrate is crestron and amx, however russound, speakercraft, niles, audio access, and im sure many more have an interface coming out with metadata capability.
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| Post 5 made on Wednesday January 25, 2006 at 21:02 |
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Not integrating them. I try to educate my clients on quality audio, even for distributed audio. We install Elan VIA DJ's for them and rip it at 320.
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| Post 6 made on Thursday January 26, 2006 at 00:33 |
Crazyone Long Time Member |
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As far as quality 192 (variable bit rate) is the smartest thing to do(enough info, and smell enough to store on a HD, as far as the interface, ive been using Monitor AUdios toy to do it...
B
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| Post 7 made on Thursday January 26, 2006 at 03:38 |
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Sonance iPort
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| Post 8 made on Thursday January 26, 2006 at 06:42 |
Springs Super Member |
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Iports around the house. Docs to plug into the Hometheater systems. Problems S#!++Y SOUND! S#!++Y SOUND! S#!++Y SOUND! Did I meniton S#!++Y SOUND!? Can only play one thing from music collection at a time. Having to go over to the iPod to select thing. S#!++Y SOUND! Ipod is onther doc for upstairs now they want to hear it down stairs. S#!++Y SOUND! [Link: remotecentral.com]
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on January 26, 2006 06:49.
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| Post 9 made on Thursday January 26, 2006 at 13:58 |
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So Springs - how's it sound?
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| Post 10 made on Friday January 27, 2006 at 00:22 |
ceied Loyal Member |
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ada has a good ipod interface...to bad ipods sound like shit over an ada system...ipods suck on any kind of system for that matter.....
i hate compressed music......
bad real bad......
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| Post 11 made on Friday January 27, 2006 at 01:19 |
AnthonyZ Select Member |
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We are installing the iPORT's. Although I find it funny that the IW2 is limited to a 15' (despite the Sonance materials that state 20', straight from engineer at S.) run that, after pulling through walls, limits install to within feet of system, yet has IR. Plant in line of sight?
By the way, I could care less about compression. I don't own an iPOD but, my clients love theirs, don't understand or know better and the checks don't bounce.
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| Post 12 made on Friday January 27, 2006 at 01:36 |
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I use a 3.5 to rca.......to compare it to an escient(or equivelant).
After the demo, I haven't had one person want one.
Even if your tone deaf, spent half of your life inside a bomb detonation facility,or tested jack-hammers for a living, the choice is clear.
It may be 'the wave of the future' and if it is, the future sounds REALLY BAD!!!
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| Post 13 made on Friday January 27, 2006 at 09:58 |
Tom Ciaramitaro Loyal Member |
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On January 27, 2006 at 01:36, pilgram said...
I use a 3.5 to rca.......to compare it to an escient(or
equivelant).
After the demo, I haven't had one person want
one.
Even if your tone deaf, spent half of your life
inside a bomb detonation facility,or tested jack-hammers
for a living, the choice is clear.
Could you speak up a little louder for me?
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| Post 14 made on Saturday January 28, 2006 at 15:01 |
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Last edited by Mr. Stanley
on February 1, 2006 01:52.
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| Post 15 made on Saturday January 28, 2006 at 15:06 |
Mr. Stanley Elite Member |
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On January 25, 2006 at 19:17, vwpower44 said...
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I personnaly use the stereo mini.
Mike Stereo Mini here too! Anybody who can be happy with compressed audio & ear buds... What can I say??? Q. Pair up an IPOD with a BOSE system & what do ya got A. A "Double-Flusher System"!!!
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on February 1, 2006 01:53.
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