Ipod Dock with direct out?????

I felt the exact same way Uclaid, mine sent back the same day I received it. Try an Apple TV, it is working great for me as a little music server.

I am using an optical cable to send the digital signal to my Anthem D2. I programmed my Universal Remote to control the Apple TV and it works flawlessly.

I do have a wireless N router and I have it connected that way at the moment, but when I synced the Apple TV with iTunes I used an Ethernet cable. I much preferred the sound of the music with the files stored on the Apple TV hard drive as opposed to streaming them from the computer.

I am using my display to navigate the Apple TV but I am thinking of buying a separate small monitor to sit under the display so that it will project less light into the room when I am listening at night.

One thing I believe would be quite interesting would be a mod to the Apple TV to allow it to connect to a word clock. This would clean up the digital jitter issues.

Good luck!