soundproof wrote:

There's absolutely no reason why an iPod shouldn't port perfect digital OUT, which Wadia realized when they made this unit:

link

Connecting BL5s to the analog minijack out of an iPod is silly, since you'd then be using the DAC in the iPod.

soundproof, nice gadget... i'm looking for a ipod dock with a good d/a converter inside to connect it to my vintage beolab 5000 (1967). what about the pro-ject ipod dock? http://www.box-designs.com/main.php?prod=dockboxf&cat=boxes&lang=en

best regards

dario

superdario wrote:

soundproof wrote:

There's absolutely no reason why an iPod shouldn't port perfect digital OUT, which Wadia realized when they made this unit:

link

Connecting BL5s to the analog minijack out of an iPod is silly, since you'd then be using the DAC in the iPod.

soundproof, nice gadget... i'm looking for a ipod dock with a good d/a converter inside to connect it to my vintage beolab 5000 (1967). what about the pro-ject ipod dock? http://www.box-designs.com/main.php?prod=dockboxf&cat=boxes&lang=en

best regards

dario

Should do the job quite nicely, I'd think.

@Razlaw

I haven't used BeoPort, and can't say for certain. What's important, is that you get the digital signal to the BeoSystem 3 in the BV7, and that it is this signal that's used by your network.

Puncher wrote:

Did you manage to find anything about the decompression, original or not?

Trying to find something about decompression

Suffering no substantial depression

I sit on my terrace as I type ...

All this on my non-Apple

The sound's being ample

And I control it as I smile ...

I guess it's back to explaining a non-compression

Music file.

😁

saf wrote:

Trying to find something about decompression

Suffering no substantial depression

I sit on my terrace as I type ...

All this on my non-Apple

The sound's being ample

And I control it as I smile ...

I guess it's back to explaining a non-compression

Music file.

😁

😂

soundproof wrote:

superdario wrote:

soundproof wrote:

There's absolutely no reason why an iPod shouldn't port perfect digital OUT, which Wadia realized when they made this unit:

link

Connecting BL5s to the analog minijack out of an iPod is silly, since you'd then be using the DAC in the iPod.

soundproof, nice gadget... i'm looking for a ipod dock with a good d/a converter inside to connect it to my vintage beolab 5000 (1967). what about the pro-ject ipod dock? http://www.box-designs.com/main.php?prod=dockboxf&cat=boxes&lang=en

best regards

dario

Should do the job quite nicely, I'd think.

@Razlaw

I haven't used BeoPort, and can't say for certain. What's important, is that you get the digital signal to the BeoSystem 3 in the BV7, and that it is this signal that's used by your network.

 

So perhaps sound might actually be better from Apple TV than from iMac/Beoport because using Apple TV a digital signal is sent from from Apple TV via HDMI to the BV7 whereas Beoport sends an analog signal through Masterlink to the BV7? Or is Masterlink digital?

Razlaw wrote:

soundproof wrote:

superdario wrote:

soundproof wrote:

There's absolutely no reason why an iPod shouldn't port perfect digital OUT, which Wadia realized when they made this unit:

link

Connecting BL5s to the analog minijack out of an iPod is silly, since you'd then be using the DAC in the iPod.

soundproof, nice gadget... i'm looking for a ipod dock with a good d/a converter inside to connect it to my vintage beolab 5000 (1967). what about the pro-ject ipod dock? http://www.box-designs.com/main.php?prod=dockboxf&cat=boxes&lang=en

best regards

dario

Should do the job quite nicely, I'd think.

@Razlaw

I haven't used BeoPort, and can't say for certain. What's important, is that you get the digital signal to the BeoSystem 3 in the BV7, and that it is this signal that's used by your network.

 

So perhaps sound might actually be better from Apple TV than from iMac/Beoport because using Apple TV a digital signal is sent from from Apple TV via HDMI to the BV7 whereas Beoport sends an analog signal through Masterlink to the BV7? Or is Masterlink digital?

 

You're correct, Masterlink is analogue (with a "ue" on the end)😂

I am in the USA.....no ue on this side of the pond........

soundproof wrote:

superdario wrote:

soundproof wrote:

There's absolutely no reason why an iPod shouldn't port perfect digital OUT, which Wadia realized when they made this unit:

link

Connecting BL5s to the analog minijack out of an iPod is silly, since you'd then be using the DAC in the iPod.

soundproof, nice gadget... i'm looking for a ipod dock with a good d/a converter inside to connect it to my vintage beolab 5000 (1967). what about the pro-ject ipod dock? http://www.box-designs.com/main.php?prod=dockboxf&cat=boxes&lang=en

best regards

dario

Should do the job quite nicely, I'd think.

@Razlaw

I haven't used BeoPort, and can't say for certain. What's important, is that you get the digital signal to the BeoSystem 3 in the BV7, and that it is this signal that's used by your network.

 

Razlaw,  Soundproof is absolutely correct for your setup.  Connecting an Apple TV by HDMI to Beosystem 3 in the BV7 is easy and has the added benefit that you could download movies from iTunes some of which are in surround sound.  In your case, the best results will be if your music is ripped in the Apple lossless format but other higher AAC bit rates sound good too.  There are a lot of claims about the various DACs and the digital codecs.  I have listened to music converted in a $10,000 DAC and could not tell the difference from DACs costing significantly less.  If you are going to stream to your Apple TV, an ethernet connection is a good idea but not necessary.  Let us know what you think if you do this.  For a lot of people, this subject is very confusing and is loaded with a lot of unnecessary techy talk.  Bill

The multichannel processing in the BeoSystem 3 that is in your BV7 is very good. AppleTV conveys an excellent HD image and sound (limited to DD 5.1 audio, but sounds very good through my BL5/BL3 surround setup).

The DACs and sound processing in the BS3 is more than up to the task, and connecting the ATV with HDMI should be straightforward. Make certain you set up the ATV correctly, for the best possible sound and image.

You should be able to control the ATV with your Beo4, through the BeoSystem 3 by using one of the IR-extenders and the Apple-settings in the BS3 setup. I'm not using BeoSystem 3, but I have tried it out.

Razlaw wrote:

I am in the USA.....no ue on this side of the pond........link   🙂

Fair enough - there's loads of other words you don't spell correctly...............!😁