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AceTechno previously said:

You can if you dont care about things like ease of control from the steering wheel, sound quality, meta data text display, etc. The signal comming out of the headphone jack has an EQ curve designed into its headphone amp that makes the FJ sound system sound kind of muddy. And no since sending a amplified EQ siginal into a low level input, that only causes distrtion. Comming off the dock connector to the back of the head unit is the cleanest way to do it for sound quality and for ease of use. It is the perfered way. The analog output in the dock connector is non-EQ'ed or amplified and bypasses a lot of other electronics in the siginal path that will lead to sound degragation and helps to "Restore" the original recording or data transfer from CD to computer to iPod to Stereo. Hope this helps.

Thinking about it a bit (late)...

Yeah, maybe, but what if you use something like what I am, a Monstercable adapter that plugs into the acc power port and into the iPod's bottom primary dock connector with an output for mini cable back to the aux audio input?

Monster Cable -- Ultra-Low Profile Charger for iPod® with Dock Connection

It would seem by your explanation that about all I really lose this way (perceptably) is visual confirmation of tracks and such on screen, rather than just looking at the iPod, and a bit of convenient controls. Sound however should be fine comparably I think - or at least quite close for only $30

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A.W.D.