Ipod dock connector

probably a dumb question, but will a y cable (firewire and usb 2.0) that says it's for the dock connector connect directly to the ipod as well?

Hi carl,
Sometimes people get confused about which iPod is which.
I'm one of those people. Seems like there are quite a few different generations of iPods with no clear/easy way to ID them and differentiate their capabilities.
The older iPods do not have the dock connector; the newer ones do.
Good example. If you look at the refurbs I referenced above, there are "older" ones (at least not the current generation) there with docks.
If you have an iPod with a dock connector, the use of the dock itself is optional, and provides access to the LINE connector. Hooking up the iPod to speakers through the LINE connector is much better than using the headphone connector - the sound quality is much better.
That's what I was wondering. So does this mean that earlier versions have the "line connector" built in, or that they don't have them and you must use the headphone jack and get "inferior" sound when playing through a stereo setup?
I don't have an iPod (gasp!) and I'm deciding which iPod to buy, a new one, a refurb, or even an older one if there's some advantage to those, which is one of the things I'm trying to find out.
As for FW and USB, on the new models, are there both FW and USB ports built in, or must one or both of these be accessed via the optional dock?
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