SiK imp for iPod (car charger with line-out audio)

by SIK

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• ASIN: B0006ZNC9K
• Item model number: S03-1004
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,874 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

imp's unique design offers unmatched flexibility for using your iPod on the go. imp provides unadulterated line level audio output and charging when used with iPod video (5G), iPod nano, iPod photo, iPod with Click Wheel (4G), iPod with Dock Connector (3G) or iPod mini. imp's line level audio output functions whether or not power is supplied for those occasions when you would rather power a device other than iPod from your vehicle's cigarette lighter socket. A standard 6-pin FireWire connector is included for owners of previous generation iPods (with FireWire port on top.)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great iPOD Car Essential, June 25, 2006

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JimBaum (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SiK imp for iPod (car charger with line-out audio) (Electronics)

This product is great, especially if you have a high end audio system in your car and your ipod plugs directly into the system.

The standard headphone jack on the iPod compresses the audio signal and delivers a sound that does not include the low frequencies. They do this because most headphones do not have a subwoofer or specialized speakers for different frequencies.

By using the SIK adapter, you get pure, uncompressed audio that gives you the full range of the music. I have 2 JL W3 10" subwoofers in my car, and the difference between the audio quality and bass response is like light and day.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, but if you are using this with a cassette adapter you'll need other item(s), June 15, 2006

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tomjonesrocks (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SiK imp for iPod (car charger with line-out audio) (Electronics)

This product works really well -- however -- if you plug a cassette adapter into the SiK's headphone jack that comes with this (for car stereos, to take advantage of the Ipod USB port's superior sound) the sound will be completely distorted--far worse than if you didn't have this at all and went direct into the headphone jack. This was the case in both of our vehicles.

Per SiK's customer service, you will need an inline volume control (available at Radio Shack, etc.) if you hope to use this for this application. As SiK advertises this product as compatible with cassette adapters out of the box, I have to deduct a star. SiK probably should have included an inline volume control here so you don't have a mass of wires everywhere. SiK said some of the dolby noise reduction options might also work to reduce the distortion--but it didn't in our cars. Had to go with the volume control.

Still, the difference between the output coming from the bottom jack vs. the headphone jack is incredible. Highly recommended with the inline volume control.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for..., March 27, 2007

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Jason Semple - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SiK imp for iPod (car charger with line-out audio) (Electronics)

A very good product and exactly what I needed.