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OK What's next with my iPod?

So, I've got an iPod Touch with many uncompressed CDs on it and it sounds surprisingly good through my Sennheiser headphones.
I connected it to an input on my preamp and got music. But it doesn't really sound very good.
What intermediary pieces of equipment do I need between the Touch and the preamp to get sound that rivals/exceeds my CDP? WHat would financially to accomplish this without foregoing my first born child?

Thanks.
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levy03
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Wadia 170i is the ticket. only catch is you'll need a good DAC to make it sound good. bottom line is bypassing the DAC in the apple device. get good ic's and an upgraded pc to take it up another notch. my ipod now comes very close to a good redbook recording. couldn't be any happier.
levy03
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Grege: i'll concede that the ipod DAC is not that bad.

lets just call it "not good" instead =)

kidding aside.....were you using a good DAC?? very surprised because the difference was night/day when i tried the wadia. good ic's and a pc upgrade made a difference as well. i thought the Ipod sounded very "not good" in comparison (using a sony doc). wouldn't think a little extra gain could make that mush of a difference?....but then i haven't tried it either.

cheers
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