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Wadia 171i iPod Dock having too much Base?

I found something interesting you may be able to have some fun with if you own an iPod and Wadia iTransport. It seems that though Wadia bypasses the analog output of your iPod, it does not make it passed the iPods built-in EQ! For the last six months I was bothered that my Wadia was producing too much base, then while playing with my iPod settings I found I had base boost turned on, when I turned off the EQ, presto! I tried a couple of other EQ's and found that selecting "Flat" sounded better to me anyway than just turning the EQ off. I never knew about this, just stumbled on it. Check your iPod, try turning off EQ and try some of the others EQ's available, there's a ton of them, again, Flat was my favorite and finding this has transformed this part of my system.
rpg
jaytea
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I called and asked Wadia the same question about a year ago (i have the 170i), they told me that the iPod does all the processes (EQ, volume etc) in its digital domain before the digital signal goes through its internal DAC. The Wadia takes the iPod's digital signal out right before it enters the internal dac, that is why the digital signal is effected by EQ setting. They suggest leaving the EQ setting in OFF position
rpg OP
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Jaytea, thanks for the response, now I have a much better understanding of how and where the Wadia picks up the data from the iPod. I am surprised this forum did not receive much attention as I suspect there are many out there who have integrated an iPod/iPad into their systems.
tamarasue
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Hi

If you change the volume on your iPod, does it change the volume on your system? Mine does not?

I have an iPod Nano (latest generation) and it has severe changes in volume between tracks. I've tried turning "sound check" on which makes no difference. It would be great if these functions worked on other iPods?
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bombaywalla
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03-28-12: Tamarasu
Hi

If you change the volume on your iPod, does it change the volume on your system? Mine does not?
yes, in my system it does when using my iPod Classic 160GB. When I use my iPhone4 in the same dock (an Onkyo ND-S1) I get the message on the iPhone screen "no volume control" so I have to change the volume via the amp.
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