Tube amps and iPods

I don't see the point. iPods are the antithesis of high end audio.

Again with the troll thing Tvad? My major concern would be I've had capacitive discharges and stuff zap me putting my computer into tube pre's. I know Manley's not-quite-out-yet MantaRay is supposed to have an iPod (more gain maybe? grounded differently?) "special" RCA connection. So maybe you could go hi-end. Problem with that kind of docking station seems to me to be low quality plastic melting on you, and really low B+ capacitor stuff.

No troll. An opinion. Using a mid-fi source like an iPod with a tube amp, which presumes that using a tube amp will transform the playback quality of an iPod into something better...or higher fidelity, seems like an oxymoron to me. The same goes for iPods used with audiophile-grade solid state amps. I will admit it's fun marketing, albeit without substance.

As Leonard Bellezza, co-owner of Lyric HiFi, said in the article. “Everybody has an iPod. So anything you can attach to an iPod sells.”

Exactly. All sizzle and no steak.

I'm interested to hear from those who believe the iPod is a source that would benefit from tube amplification on any level...either high end or mid-fi products such as those mentioned in the referenced article.