ipod as source?

thanks. lots of good ways to get around the ipod thing. i,m using a ibookg4 to stream. i,m sure one day soon someone will make a unit. the wadia is nice but i,d rather just buy more music than duplicate another source anyway. just like to use all the toys ha

There is a cable I purchased on Amazon. It has the charging, play plug on one end and a pair of RCA's on the other. It works with my Nano, but not with my Touch. I believe it uses the Dac in my receiver as it bypasses the internal volume of the ipod. it is definately alot better than using the headphone jack.

thanks i.ll try one

Shiva,

That cable doesn't bypass the DAC in the iPod. It bypasses the amp in the iPod. And yes, it should definitely sound better.

I gave my nephews cables for their ipods some years ago that bypassed the volume control and amp of the ipod, and even they (not audiophile hobbyists) noticed the sonic improvement.

As for bypassing the ipod DAC, I wonder what Apple is charging firms for the rights and/or hardware to control that. It does seem like any available components to do that are expensive.

Art