IPod to home stereo - How to get best sound?


I have a 160 Gb Classic iPod, almost full, with mostly AIFF files, and want to play back through a $50K home stereo.

Should I reload the iPod from ITunes with Apple Lossless?

What docks, D to A converters, optical or rca cables, remotes etc. have you tried and gotten great results with.

I have only used the Apple dock, with Monster connector kit RCA's into my Pass Labs X1.

NEED SUGGESTIONS or suggested sites that will get me there? Do not want to spend more than $2K.
don_c55

Showing 1 response by couchspud

I dock my iPod classic onto a Peachtree iDac, which can take the raw digital data from the iPod and convert it to analog using an ESS chip. Only a few docks are licensed at this point to take the raw data from the iPod. I store my data as Apple lossless and it sounds great on my home rig. Only drawback is that the iPod can't store hi-rez files - no getting around that.