808 line out and WMCNWR1 lead?

[shirleywhite_]

Hi all. Had my 808 for a couple of weeks now - very pleased. Build excellent and sound very very good too! Wondering about possibility of line out (from the wm port - as no switchable headphone/lineout option a la HD1/HD5/minidiscs had) Would obviously need a dedicated cable - and a kind person over in the AV forums pointed me at the WMCNWR1 lead. Most sites list it as "for 600/700 series" but a couple also mention the 800's now. Seems to be a wmport plug at one end and a normal 3.5mm jack at other. BUT........ they all list it as a "recording lead". In other words ( I assume) to get music from various sources ONTO your player. So my basic question is.............would this lead enable you to play music OUT of the 808 INTO a hifi system or a headphone amp etc etc?? Does it depend on how the lead is "wired up"? Or if it works "one way" will it also work the "other way"? ( Pardon my ignorance here!) Would be very grateful if anyone with this lead ( or knowledge of any other to achieve line out) could confirm please!! Many thanks.

[SimonGrafftey]

The WMC NWR1 lead won't work as a line out lead with the NW A800 series, it is really only for use with the NW S700 series for recording (ie line in). The only way to create a line out from the NW800 series is to use the BCR NWU3 cradle (or the BCR NWA800 which I think is only available in Japan) which has a 3.5mm lineout. Alternatively you could use the Bluetooth adapter (WLA -NWB1) with a bluetooth receiver (Sony does the HWS-BTA2W, which can send and receive bluetooth A2DP sound) to provide a line out.

Hope this helps!

[shirleywhite_]

Thanks for this info Simon. I'd seen those cradles - which I guess would be pretty good to play an 808 through a home hifi setup - but was thinking more re a portable setup with a pocket/portable headphone amp - which would be much more "elegant" if just a small dedicated cable! Maybe someone/third party will make one?!

Thanks again for info.

[SimonGrafftey]

No problem!

I'm sure its technically possible to create a line out lead, but it would need some small circuitry (as is inside the cradle) to switch output to line out - I don't think the sound is automatically sent to pins on the WM-Port. I don't think you could adapt a USB data cable, as the "male" WM-Port plug only has active pins for data and power - the rest are empty.

For a portable solution, bluetooth maybe the best bet - there are several battery powered (or rechargeable) bluetooth receivers available (Look on the Expansys website - they have several). A2DP (bluetooth stereo) sound is pretty good as it is transferred at 732kbps.