iPod Video 60gb: line-volume control

[dr_hillmann]

can rockbox be used to control the volume through the dock plug so it isnt full blast??

my headphone jack is damaged and pln to use an AV out plug (audio/composite video plug) but dont want headphone with inline volume

thanks!

[torne]

The dock audio connection is line level, so the normal volume control will not affect it. You can reduce the volume with the equaliser precut, though - all the DSP effects are still applied to the line out.

[dr_hillmann]

thanks for the reply 
presume then if that level is set it will be set at that level, and volume will be fixed

also looking at getting some headphones with in-line volume!

[saratoga]

thanks for the reply 
presume then if that level is set it will be set at that level, and volume will be fixed

also looking at getting some headphones with in-line volume!

You probably won't be able to drive headphones very well off the line out.  The impedance is wrong.

[dr_hillmann]

well ive bought a line out adapter and headphones,
should cap off the line level internally as mentioned above and just see how it goes, and ill report back!...

[dr_hillmann]

thanks for the reply 
presume then if that level is set it will be set at that level, and volume will be fixed

also looking at getting some headphones with in-line volume!

You probably won't be able to drive headphones very well off the line out.  The impedance is wrong.

using iLuv headphones with in-line volume control
using the line out on my apple universal dock with the headphones in there and the sound is great

i have got a dock-line out connector (FiiO) and awaiting the fmale-fmale connector for it (FiiO is male dock-male line out) to plug headphones in

will report back when it arrives!

[dr_hillmann]

right, used the eq precut set to -11.5db, this gives a good range of controllable volume from the inline dial, without the precut enabled, when the volume was wound right up, the sound wobbles between left and right, it possibly speaker distortion, but i think its more likely output error, or possibly the quality of the plugs ive used... either way, at sensible volume, there is no problem at all, and sq is good

[Chronon]

Look into getting a headphone amplifier.  Line-out is not intended to drive a load.

[saratoga]

If it drives the headphones fine, its probably not a real line out anyway. 

[Buschel]

Btw, with r24318 lowering the volume below -56 dB will also lower the line out level. The codec driver can be easily tweaked to control the lineout. If you can build the software, just take a look at the submitted change.