iPOD AUX

[quietcoolone]

Originally Posted by rick3000

http://www.scosche.com/products/productID/1667

You need something like this to get new iPods to charge off of cables that provide power over via firewire. Personally, I use my old 3rd Generation 40GB iPod in my car, it has four separate buttons so it's easy to use without looking. 40GB is plenty for just music, and it can be charged via FW.

Rick3K i heard about that adapter and failed to mention it as an option.
Those with Firewire (12V charge) dock connectors (i.e. BLAU/8-Pod etc) should give the "Passport" some consideration, however here is what some people are saying about it.

[blue2000s]

Question for the folks using the iPod doc connector instead of the headphone jack to aux:

I'm using the RCA adapter kit from Becker and plugging my iPod into it through the headphone jack. When I listen to the iPod, I have to turn it's volume all the way up to be about the same volume as the radio/CD.

Do the folks using the doc connector get about the same volume level as the radio/CD without adjustment?

[rick3000]

If you use a dock connector the audio adjustments on your iPod will not affect the audio going to the stereo, and you use your stereos volume to control it. Because of this you don't need to worry about you're output volume affecting sound quality which can be a problem with the 3.5mm connection. (For example if you turn your iPod all the way down and your stereo all the way up, it will sound horrible.)

[blue2000s]

It's understood that the audio signal from the doc is audio out and not volume controlled. The question is, what is the level of volume? Is it high enough that you don't have to turn it up compared to the radio?

On a side note, there is no discernible distortion on the iPod's max volume setting. They're very high quality devices.

[rick3000]

Sorry, now I get your question. When I have it plugged in via the dock connector I normally leave the volume at 10 and sometimes move it to 8 or 12, or 18 for audiobooks.
I just tried it with the same song on a CD and my iPod. The CD is just barely louder than the iPod, and the radio is about the same volume as the iPod. I would just note that this is slightly subjective based on my hearing and where you normally leave the volume.

[quietcoolone]

Originally Posted by rick3000

Sorry, now I get your question. When I have it plugged in via the dock connector I normally leave the volume at 10 and sometimes move it to 8 or 12, or 18 for audiobooks.
I just tried it with the same song on a CD and my iPod. The CD is just barely louder than the iPod, and the radio is about the same volume as the iPod. I would just note that this is slightly subjective based on my hearing and where you normally leave the volume.

If may:
This issue may also be subject to the level at which the song or Audiobooks are recorded. You may sometimes have to adjust the radio volume from one song to another which has nothing to do with the volume setting on the iPod but the volume at which the songs are recorded.