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 At last, we have a fantastic solution to offer all customers who have been asking about an upgrade to the 3.5mm lead required for use with the Voyager headphone amp, especially as Graham Slee no longer supplies one in the box. As those of you who have been following us on this quest, there have been many failures, mainly concerned with producing a lead which would go directly from the ipod dock connector to 3.5mm jack input on the Voyager that didn't fail. If you have seen the inside of the ipod dock connector, you'll appreciate how flimsy they really are. We couldn't get a solution that proved reliable so there was no point in pursuing that option any further. Instead, we concentrated on producing the best 3.5mm - 3.5mm jack lead of short length that we could. That meant the best wire, best connectors and top quality assembly here in England. That's the story, now here's the technical blurb for anyone who's interested.
That's the best 3.5mm lead sorted, then. The best option to bypass the volume limitations of the ipod's 3.5mm output seems to be to use the Sendstation connector that a customer mentioned on the Graham Slee forum recently. The difference is marked but the cost is high. We're working on getting to supply them in future and will keep you posted In the meantime, we have one on dem and one boxed available to the first order at 29,99 (that's what they cost retail so we're not making anything ourselves).
Custom lengths and connectors available to special order. Please email sales@audioelevation.co.uk for a personalised quote. Note pictures are for illustration only. Ipod and Voyager are NOT included. |
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Now available in 500mm length for not much more money and also as a 500mm length with 3.5mm jack at one end and rhodium plated (yes top spec) RCA lockable connectors at the other to allow flexibility in connecting to other devices, home hi-fi amplifiers etc.Audio Elevation's bespoke 3.5mm - 3.5mm "i-lead" utilises current military aerospace materials to ensure exact signal reproduction. On the outside are 2 Gold plated stereo jack plugs, between the 2 connectors is a jacketed cable, the jacket of the cable is made from DR25, an extremely flexable elastomer, offering excellent cable strength and flexibility. Within the jacket lie 3 Silver plated multistranded copper conductors to optimise frequency transfer. Each conductor is soldered to the connectors with Silver loaded solder. The length between backshells of the Neutrik connectors is 100mm (tolerance +/-5mm). The cable construction means flexibility is not a problem in using this cable in restricted space environments.
This has been a long time coming, as some of you will already know. Darren has been chief tester (it's a dirty job) and, with each prototype, the mission was to destroy it if I could. That meant ramming the ipod, voyager and connected prototype lead in my coat pocket, pulling out the ipod to change tracks (leaving the Voyager in my pocket) then taking the Voyager out to turn it on/off etc.
This one stood up to the test. In fact, I'm still using my prototype as I have no reason to change. That's the one in the pictures and it still looks pretty good, despite my best efforts. Note that it is slightly longer than the production model which is a bit tidier as just doubles over to loop from ipod to Voyager.
Obviously works with other devices with 3.5mm inputs/outputs. Check with the manufacturer if in doubt.
Sound is amazing, especially with the dock adaptor mentioned from Sendstation. If we manage to secure a deal on them, we'll put a package together as it really is worth it.
Finally, proper hi fi on the move.
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| Rating: Good Comments: My portable rig consists of i-pod Classic 120G. Graham Slee Voyager Amplifier Sendstation Pocket Dock i-Grado headphones The i-pod sits inside a close fitting Incase hard case, and is securely attached to the top of the Voyager using a few black velcro coins. I've been looking for a suitable, quality, short lead for the audio signal from the Pocket Dock to the Voyager amp, but without any success until now. I did hesitate a little at paying such a sum, for such a short interconnect, but there's nothing else like this on the market, and having used it for a couple of weeks it's quality is superb. This lead does the trick nicely. To keep the overall length of the rig to a minimum I've put a single loop in the i-lead, which tucks neatly under the pocket dock. This allows me to just about fit the kit into a large Berghaus E-case, which lets me securely carry everything around attached to my belt. I did spend some time trying to find a suitable carry case. The Pocket Dock adds a couple of centimetres to the overall length of the kit as does the in-line jack of the lead, which contributes to ruling out some cases that otherwise would have fitted. Even the E-case only just fits. Perhaps a right angled jack at one end of the lead would have shaved off a centimetre. That's my only criticism - this won't be a problem if your not using a Pocket Dock. The i-lead arrived within a couple of days of placing the order, and I received a courtesy email to say that it was on it's way. I've been using it for about a week, and it seems sturdy enough. I'm sure that it's contributing to an already superb sounding system that's truly portable. Excellent Service. Great Product. Submitted by: Edwin Robson on 18/01/2009 00:35:23 |
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Availability: Limited numbers - first come first served. To order 2-3 weeks when these have gone!
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