http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/ Engadget Comments for Audio Technica AT-HA35i melds headphone amp and iPod dock http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/You know iPods can play other formats right? Uncompressed, Apple Lossless, etc. The people who spend $560 on headphone amps probably already know this.]]>Jan 25th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
And yet you are still using the crappy built in DA converter instead of the 192khz one in the Amp itself. This seems pretty pointless to me. It is no different than just connecting the iPod to an amp with a Line Out adapter.

A real audiophile would use the digital Toslink output of the iRiver H120 and connect that to a DAC/Amp.]]>Jan 25th 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
Actually, the primary reason for a headphone amp is not clarity, but power. Larger cans need more power to be driven correctly, therefore you will be able to hear all the imperfections of your MP3's even better!

Seriously, i want one!]]>Jan 25th 2010 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
And another thing, these Apple Audio Video toys support:

"Audio formats AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.

480p and 576p component TV out

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;

MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats"

So the Hifi nerds can put high fidelity audio on these devices if they so desire; if they can get highfidelity digital audio out on that doc is another question?
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Uh huh: To ruin it with dynamic compression.

The sad fact is that high-quality stereo equipment is a waste for current music. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised to find that even classical music is being ruined now.]]>Jan 26th 2010 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/]]>Jan 25th 2010 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
Unlikely, but possible.]]>Jan 26th 2010 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/The iPod port is capable of outputting digital? I thought it was line-out only. Anyway, I'll be getting a FiiO E9 for a quarter of the price, as much as I love Audio-Technica.]]>Jan 25th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
I had no idea you could get digital out from the iPod. This could be a genuinely cool device if it actually did digital out.]]>Jan 25th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml

I don't see any digital audio output in there.]]>Jan 26th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 26th 2010 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml]]>Jan 26th 2010 1:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
How times cha...zzz.]]>Jan 25th 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
One exeption was Onkyo, which brought out high end sound cards and an audio player/computer hybrid box. Neat idea but rather behind the curve still.]]>Jan 25th 2010 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/Jan 25th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
It's hard to imagine being married forever to using an iPhone now that so many other options abound. I wouldn't want to buy it and toss the thing on Craigslist when I found I'd rather switch to Android or Apple decides to change their dock connector. USB gives it that kind of backup plan, like 'Well, at least when I'm tired of using the iPhone I can make it my PC or laptop amp'.]]>Jan 25th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
iPod用 Dockコネクタ(デジタルリンク) Dock Connector for iPod (Digital Link)

So I'll assume that the Digital Link means they paid the fee to get a straight digital output from the iPod like the Wadia has. So, provided that the headphone amp section is decent, this could make a really nice desktop listening station with an iPod Classic filled with Apple Lossless audio.]]>Jan 25th 2010 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/25/audio-technica-at-ha35i-melds-headphone-amp-and-ipod-dock/
Amazing! Although I cannot afford it, I use DAC/Amp with USB on my MBP. But this audio-technica one indeed draws digital signal from iPod!

Bing translate:

dedicated headphone amplifier can enjoy high quality sound is drawn out as iPod digital signal.

digital signal emitted from the iPod to direct transmission and CD quality high definition playback of ＊.
＊ WAV format, Apple ロスレスフォーマット at.
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