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USB Input on McIntosh C2700

Hey guys!

My C2700 has a USB-A input for the DAC and I was wondering: If I could find a 30-pin iPod to USB-A cable, could I just plug my old iPod straight into my preamp? Right now, I just connect it via minijack to RCA to a line level input from the headphone jack. The preamp has a great DAC, though, so I’d love to be using it with the iPod.

So far, some casual googling hasn’t turned up such a cable, (although there are adapters), but I don’t even know if it would work. Have any of you tried this?

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erik_squires
16,144 posts
 

They also made iPod cradles just for this reason.

mtmug
14 posts
 

Check online auction sites for either the Wadia 170i / 171i or the Pure I-20. While no longer available new, these docking stations had a chip that provided the necessary electronic handshake to allow extraction of the digital stream from several generations of iPods using the 30 pin connector.
I have used the Pure I-20 and some old iPods in an office system for years. The I-20 was pretty inexpensive, even when new, and works fine. The Wadia dock was quite a bit pricier, as I recall.
Other than using one of these units, I think you’re pretty much restricted to the analog output regardless of what cable you find.

allanblissett
153 posts
 

Apple  makes a adapter,  that plugs into the iPhone and convert to USB, not sure if it will fit the iPad. Check Best Buy.

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