Can I use a USB A male to 3.5mm 4 pole Converter cable to connect echo dot to my stereo usb input designated for iPod?

spirit4a

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My home stereo has a USB input labeled input iPod. I want to connect an echo dot to this but that requires a 3.5 mm cable out of the Dot with a USB end to insert into the stereo. Will this cable work USB A male to 3.5mm 4 pole Converter cable?
 
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It's actually a USB port, you can't do this... it literally just uses the ipod as a mass storage device and can read other mass storage devices like USB sticks.

If I were doing it I'd just get a 3.5mm to RCA stero adapter from the dollar store and plug everything into something like the CD input audio jacks in the back.

spirit4a

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It is designed to play the iPod like it was any other aux device, so you might be correct. Perhaps it only plays the digital signal from the ipod but I was thinking the Echo Dot is sending an internet digital signal..not really sure.
 

spirit4a

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it is designed to play the iPod like it was any other aux device, so you might be correct. Perhaps it only plays the digital signal from the ipod but I was thinking the Echo Dot is sending an internet digital signal..not really sure.

 

Mark RM

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No the dot is putting out an analog signal through the .5mm.

The thing is, I don't want you frying something if that connection is true USB at 5v .5 amps

that's why I asked for the model of stereo.
 

spirit4a

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Thanks. Didn't see the stereo model request until now. It is a Pioneer VSX 522 k A/V system

 

Mark RM

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It's actually a USB port, you can't do this... it literally just uses the ipod as a mass storage device and can read other mass storage devices like USB sticks.

If I were doing it I'd just get a 3.5mm to RCA stero adapter from the dollar store and plug everything into something like the CD input audio jacks in the back.

 
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spirit4a

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