![]() ![]() This includes newer speakers and audio docks that grab your player’s digital-audio (specifically, USB-audio) output and then use a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) in the speaker or dock itself to produce an analog signal.īut the adapters also work with speakers and docks-generally older models-that require an analog-audio signal. For playing audio, the adapters worked perfectly with every speaker dock and audio dock I tested, both old and new. Speakers and audio docks: I tested both adapters with a range of dock-cradle speakers and audio-focused standalone docks using the iPhone 5 and the latest iPod touch and nano models. CompatibilityĪccording to Apple, the adapters support analog and USB audio, as well as syncing and charging, although there are some technical caveats. I’ve been testing them for compatibility, and here’s what I’ve found. Nearly a month after they were announced, and three weeks after the iPhone 5 itself hit the streets, both adapters are now available. The main difference between the two adapters is that the standard version is a single piece, just 0.8 inches long (not including the Lightning plug), while the cable version separates the 30-pin port from the Lightning plug with a flexible, 7.5-inch (20 cm) cable that’s a little thicker and stiffer than Apple’s standard ![]() You insert the Lightning-connector plug into your iPhone 5, seventh-generation iPod nano, or fifth-generation iPod touch, and then attach the 30-pin end to the dock connector of your favorite speaker system or other compatible accessory. Apple’s Lightning to 30-pin AdapterĮach of these adapters lets you connect 30-pin-dock-connector accessories to the latest iPhone and iPod models by offering a Lightning-connector plug on one end and a female 30-pin port on the other. Lightning to 30-pin Adapter (0.2 m), which is the cable version. For that, you’ll need to turn to Apple’s $29 The latest iPhone and iPods include a USB-to-Lightning-connector cable, but you don’t get any sort of adapter for using the new devices with older accessories.
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