Iphone 3GS Docking Distortion

Hi Guys,
I've an iPhone 3GS which seems to have distortion problems when docked or connected to an implified output. The issue is that you lose control of the output volume of the iPhone so it sets it to 100% by default. So, when connected to a docking station or my Harmon Kardon drive + play, the distortion level makes for very poor playback.
Previously I connected via the 3.5mm jack which allowed for volume control on the device so turning the volume down on the iphone and up on the stereo erradicated this issue.
This seems like a bit of a flaw in the software of the iphone, can anyone help?

Hi,
Does anyone else have this problem, or is it a faulty iphone?
Many thanks.

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