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IPOD with Dock or not. Help?

Forgive my ignorance but i am fairly new to this.
What is the difference (sonically) between hooking up an IPOD directly into a Preamp (ARC Ref 2) using the earphone out and a dock like the new Wadia for example. I know that GNSC mods the Wadia Dock.
I do not have CD's and no CD Player. My system is all analog (Vinyls).
My girlfriend has a Shuffle with music from ITUNES that we hook up to the Ref 2. Sound is OK for background music but that's about it.
How do i get better sound if at all possible? Should i get an IPOD Classic to start.
I understand this is not going to nearly approach a 15K vinyl playback combo.
Any help on this much appreciated.
smoffatt

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elevick
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Unless your girlfriend starts burning better resolution to the Ipod than downloads, you will never get decent sound. Itunes is highly compressed music. It will never stand a chance against your vinyl, no matter what hardware upgrades you perform.
The only way to get good quality sound from that ipod is to burn from cd's and use a high quality format, not mp3 or similar.
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