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 hotmailjbc

luxman has a beautiful dock. for a less expensive dock the pure 1-20 has digital out and you can then find the dac and cable of your needs to have flexibility with all your digital sources. i,m using the pure with a music fidelity v-dac and a morrow dig 2 coax. around 400-500 bucks retail. my 160 g has aiff songs on it and i love the sound and convienence. but with a nice system like yours you may not enjoy the typical cheesy remote the pure has. but by ALL means i would recommend getting a dock with digital capabilities so you can bypass the ipod's internal dac. not very good....