![]() 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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