How an audiophile can use an iPod.

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How CDs can be transferred to the iPod.

How other docking stations work and why the iLink is unique.

How to put it in your system.

Specifications and measurements.

Why the iLink is better than a CD player.

How to get even more from your CDs

A new way to manage your music

The iPod is a small computer hard drive with a very nice interface. Finding and playing music on iPod is simple. Use the Click Wheel to navigate songs, or browse the Music menu by artist, composer, album, song, genre, or playlist. Want to mix things up? Click Shuffle Songs. iPod makes your music look as good as it sounds, thanks to its big, bright color display. Album art appears alongside your songs in the Now Playing screen, so you see your music as you play it. After all, iPod loves music as much as you do.

Besides music, the iPod can play audiobooks, radio, TV, movies and more. The digital shelves of the iTunes Store are stocked with thousands of audiobooks. Download what you want, sync to your iPod, and catch up on your reading. iPod automatically recognizes where you left off reading and bookmarks your place.

iTunes is the interface between your music and the iPod. It is a free program that runs on your Mac or PC and manages every aspect of your music. It allows you to turn your CDs into digital files by importing them into iTunes and organizes your collection into playlists perfect for every occasion. Since all your music lives on your computer, you can burn backup CDs or transfer all or part of it to your iPod, including cover art. The moment you connect your iPod to your computer, iTunes starts to sync your music, automatically. Once it does, you can get a closer look at the contents of your iPod, courtesy of a handy summary in iTunes and manage the music you want available.

So how does this help Audiophiles? The Apple designers had the foresight to allow iTunes and the iPod to work with CD data unlike any other CD ripping or burning programs - with bit-perfect accuracy. Many listeners notice that CDR copies of CDs often sound different. This is because they are not bit perfect. Almost all burning programs do some re-equalization. iTunes makes a bit-perfect copy and will store that data on the iPod. That is why this product will revolutionize our interface to our high-end systems.

A Better way to Play
Meet iTunes, your own personal jukebox. With all your music a mere mouse click away, you've got complete control over every single item in your collection. Import. Organize. Play. Watch. Burn. All from your Mac or PC.

Dare to digitize
You've spent time and money building that CD collection. Give it the respect it deserves by importing it to iTunes. You won't have to strain your fingers typing song names: iTunes pulls them all automatically. And once all your music goes digital, you can play anything you want, anytime you want. With a click.

Browse cover to cover
Still like having that stack of CDs for visual reference? Then you'll love Cover Flow, a new addition to iTunes that lets you flip through all your cover art just as you would a shelf full of CDs, DVDs, or books.

Put on a playlist
Creating a mix to match your mood is as easy as dragging music into an iTunes playlist. You created the perfect playlist, and when it’s time to get the party started, click Party Shuffle and let iTunes play DJ. Link up with the iPod and it goes with you to the listening room, your car, your friends listening room. Never be without the entire collection.

iPod is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. The iPod upgrade is not approved by Apple and voids Apple’s warranty. The iLink provides no function with non-upgraded iPods.

In September 2007 Apple released 6th generation iPod Videos, a new 80 GB and 160 GB model. We have adequate stock of 5th generation 80 GB iPods and will continue to offer them as well as offer upgrades to that model until the engineering for the 6th generation has been completed, sometime in 2008. The iLink is expected to be compatible with the new iPods.

iLink with 80 GB iPod (3600 songs)   $2349. iLink with RF link and 80GB upgraded iPod Video	iLink Upsampling Upgrade $199 Firmware upgrade to add 176.4 kHz upsampling	iPod Upgrade $199. iPod upgrade to additional units(30 or 80GB models).