[lextek]

Is the headphone jack on the iPod standard size?

[zekemon6]

From the iPod datasheet: "3.5-mm stereo headphone jack." That's the standard size, right? Apple says you can hook the iPod up to your home stereo with adapters already available (minijack to RCA?).

Let's hope so....

Yes - I too was worried that Apple put a non-standard audio-out port on the iPod (I thought it might have been the Apple Speaker Port they put on the PowerMac G4's), but according to David Pogue's review in The New York Times, you can change the iPod's headphones for different ones if you don't like the ear buds. That would mean that this is indeed a standard port, which means you can hook it up to your stereo, car aux-in port, etc.

The fact that it has a standard port and I can use it in the car makes it well worth the price.

Eliott

A line out would have been even better.

Al

[GetSome681]

I assume that a line out port would just be the same as the headphone one, except it would have no amplification, where as the headphone one does have a little amplification of the signal. So, if using this with a stereo receiver and home audio system, can't the iPod volume be turned down pretty low, so as to provide the best sound? (considering that the amplification of a nice stereo receive (harmon/kardon) is a much better amp compared to the ipod's..and i don't want to be amping off a crappy signal..)
??

Would this iPod sound pretty good through my stereo...as good as mp3s sound currently through my computer? If so..I'm getting it..it would be nice..can hook it up to any stereo...don't have to have my computer near...and the interface is easy for selecting songs and such..

Just set the iPod volume level to half and hook it up to your nice H/K system - it'll sound just as good as MP3's sound on your computer (only maybe louder

the addition of line out ports would have just cluttered the design - they are totally unnecessary since it has a standard headphone jack.

Eliott

That sounds nice. Although I like the visuals of iTunes on the computer if I'm doing something else. But my question is how? How do you attach the iSub to iPod? Is there a USB to FireWire adapter? Or something else...?