Sendstation Systems PocketDock Line Out | 
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| Brand: SendStation
Category: CE
Buy New: $24.50 (On sale from $29.95)
You Save: $5.45 (18%)
Rating:  11 reviews
Color: white
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 1 x 5 x 4.5
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 5221-PDLO
Model: 5221-PDLO
UPC: 872176000036
EAN: 0872176000036
ASIN: B0002TA3JM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ideal accessory for professional DJ's, HiFi enthusiasts | | • | Offers an industry-standard 3.5 mm (1/8) stereo jack for connecting to a stereo | | • | Also lets you connect the iPod's docking port to a standard 6-pin FireWire cable | | • | Includes two 6-foot white audio cables: one with 3.5 mm (1/8) stereo plugs on both ends, one with stereo RCA and 3.5 mm plugs | | • | Compatible with 3G, 4G iPods, iPod Photo, and iPod mini |
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Product Description
PocketDock Line Out offers the same 6-pin FireWire connector as the original PocketDock, but adds an industry-standard 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo jack for high-quality audio output. The stereo jack connects directly to the iPod's line level circuitry, bypassing the iPod's headphone amplifier for optimal sound quality when connecting to an external amplifier or stereo system. Just like the original PocketDock, the PocketDock Line Out is smaller than a box of matches, and is compatible with all Apple iPods featuring the Dock connector, including the new iPod mini. SendStation Systems continues to offer some of the most compact and convenient iPod connectivity solutions on the market today. This makes the PocketDock with Line Out an ideal accessory for professional DJ's, HiFi enthusiasts, and anyone else who would like to take the iPod's great sound quality to its full potential anytime, anywhere, without interference and distortion from the headphone equalizer and amplifier circuitry.This PocketDock Line Out is designed for iPod 3G, iPod mini.For a complete compatibility list please refer to the original manufacturer's web site.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Does not work with iPhone August 1, 2008
I got this for my Gen 3 Ipod. It worked great. But it's not compatible with my iPhone, which I used to replace my iPod.
 Holy crap, what is the deal with the scarcity of digital output? March 10, 2007
It's silly that a $[...] ipod needs this item, but it does. It is awkward sticking out of the end, and it doesn't even stay in that well, but until there is something better (like apple redirects their attention to making their units sound as good as possible, which would mean the audio information could be sent out digitally for instance, or at least each successive generation of ipod would sound better than the last instead of mixed results, or even that the ipod units themselves could accomplish on their own what this makes possible for headphones) get this. This device enables a line out, which all docking stations accomplish, but does it for headphones, thus bypassing the ipods headphone amp, significantly improving the sound. The line out is just a little loud to plug headphones directly into, but you can find headphone attenuaters that are a short cable with a volume knob. Sure makes one that comes standard with a pair of headphones I got from them. Incidentally, I listen to wav files on my ipod, which at 60 gb holds over a thousand songs. Originally I listened to mp3's and loved the convenience, but then I discovered that instead of near cd quality, you could have better than cd quality (as compared to my typical sony discman portable cd player). Not as convenient, but why not have the music sound as good as possible? It's less fatigueing and just better. Simple as that.
Oh yeah. Now you can have a fire wire connection too.
Perfect Match November 10, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed a line-out device that would also allow me to get USB power. It works great. Do be carefull to order the right unit - Sendstation also makes a USB/firewire device which I ordered by mistake.
Fantastic tool! March 28, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The PocketDock gives superior sound, taking advantage of the full-range feed from the bottom-end connection, compressed into the conventional cable need your stereo has. It's easy to use and easily portable, compact and affordable.
Much easier and cheaper than using an Airport (or other solution that feeds from a PC) since that requires going back to whatever room the music's fed from whenever you want to make a change. Much higher quality than running a cable from the headphone jack, whose signal is flattened and muffled.
Of all the accessories you could get for your iPod, this one will add the most value for the buck.
 Works well, just wasn't for me March 21, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've used both this item and a SiK IMP(Din). Both do exactly what they're supposed to do, give a line out and a firewire connection. Sound quality is good on both. A couple things I didn't like about this:
1) The Sendstation didn't have the spring loaded clips/buttons to release it from the dock connector on the bottom of the iPod. The SiK does. The Sendstation still has a pretty secure connection without this feature, but the SiK feels even more secure.
2) Even though the SiK has two long wires coming out of it, which makes it a little inconvenient, the SiK's actual dock connector part is very small, same size as the apple connector. The Sendstation has the sockets for the lineout and firewire right on the dock connector so it is MUCH bulkier than the SiK. To me, this proved to be even more annoying than the two wires coming out of the SiK since you could at least bend the wires out of the way on the SiK.
The two nags I had are very minor and might not be relevant to most of you out there so you may choose to ignore it. Overall though, functionally, there is nothing wrong with this thing and it is pretty small and portable. Looks cooler than the SiK too. Bottom line, sound from it is fine, the dimensions didn't suit me.
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