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Sound Quality...iPad vs iTouch

I've been placing my iPod Touch (4th gen) on a dock that extracts the digital and sends it to my DAC and then listen to Pandora Radio thru my main system.

I read a review from someone who uses an iPhone,iPod and iPad the same way (with a like dock) and thought the sound was noticibly better from the iPad.

Anybody have any ideas why this "could" be true?

I have an iPad 3 now and will check this out hopefully this weekend and judge with my own ears. It's a little tough doing an a/b with Pandora because the next song may be better or worse in recording quality than the previous.

In the meantime, I'd appreciate anyones thoughts on why the digital stream would be better out of an iPad vs an iTouch. Better/faster processor???
onemug

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onemug OP
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Much appreciated Al. Thanks

As mentioned, it's hard to do an a/b test when the source is Pandora Radio (GIGO). So far it seems the iPad is slightly better, more like dusk vs dawn than day vs night.

The iPad certainly looks more impressive than the iTouch sitting there on the dock but it also lights up a dark room big time, even with the brightness turned all the way down.
onemug OP
784 posts
 
Thanks above.

Sandstone, I like your speculation on the buffer.

Sonicbeauty, I read/liked your review of the iD100. It's the dock I'm using. Agree with what you said about it.

Time Warner gave me a G router (bless their little hearts). In the very near future I will be getting an N (maybe the Apple Airport Extreme). I get full strength to the Pod/Pad with the G now so coverage is not as issue. Do you think the extra "speed" of the N will make much of a sonic difference?o
onemug OP
784 posts
 
Thanks again Al,

Davide256, Makes sense. Thanks.
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