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Abstract: The iTransport is a trick little device to get the best sound out of your Ipod. With boutique Line-out-docks getting as expensive as $200, you might as well upgrade to the Wadia iTransport. Of course, the Wadia dock is not exactly portable as it requir...
Abstract: & SpecificationsThe 170i elevates iPod music to a quality appropriate for higher end audio systems and opens new opportunities for using an iPod. The biggest revelation happened when I realized that the iPod could be used as a mini music server for hi...
Abstract: I have been quite the ripper lately, ripping CDs like a madman onto my miniature Toshiba portable hard-drive via my Gateway laptop. Of course, since 2008 Jack Roberts has been transferring CDs onto his hard-drive and listening to them via the ModWright...
Abstract: Hi gang. I’m working on the new digital media to see how far the manufacturers have ventured into the high end. There are stories of reviewers being fooled at audio shows by iPods masquerading as high end CD players, which says something for the qualit...
As great a product as the iPod is—and it is truly spectacular—it has an Achilles’ heel for discriminating listeners: its digital-to-analog converter and analog output stage. The iPod’s D/A converter and output amplifier are by nece...
Abstract: Most of the time, Im quite pleased to be assigned any and all kinds of audio equipment, but every so often something comes along that seems completely uninteresting. Such was the case when I was asked to write about an iPod dock -- At ...
Abstract: At first glace, this appears to be just another iPod dock. What makes it special is on the inside (awww, isnt that sweet)—so hidden, in fact, that if you didnt know about it beforehand, you may miss it. You see, this is the first iPod dock that is ab...
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Published: 2008-10-24, Author: Steve , review by: cnet.com
Transforms the iPod into a high-end audio component; easy to hook up.
Compatibility limited to newer iPod models; cant display iPod menus over your TV.
The Wadia 170iTransport accomplishes its mission to deliver all-digital output from the iPod, but its strictly for audiophiles with the equipment--and the ears--to hear the difference.
Abstract: Last December, when Wadia Digital announced that it was releasing an iPod docking cradle that could access the digital signal before it had passed through the players own D/A converter, many audiopundits were surprised. I was disbelieving, and nearl...
