A good ipod dock for an ipod classic.

I have all my music on a portable HD as well. If It can run thru and play the files witout itunes, that would be a major plus in my book. If this is possible, will it recognize and play apple lossless compression?

So I checked the logitech site, and it will play Apple Lossless. Johnnyb53, would you consider testing the portable HD direct to the squeezebox, and let me know if there are any differences in interface or sonics compaired to your laptop? I would greatly appreciate it. The Wadia 171 I have on order isn't supposed to be ready to ship until Jan. so I could cancel and save some cash as well.

Thanks for the info.

There is a thread going on in the digital section on the HD question I asked, so I'll follow that. I will more than likely try the SB and skip the 171 for now.

Thanks for the info.

12-24-10: Ton1313
So I checked the logitech site, and it will play Apple Lossless. Johnnyb53, would you consider testing the portable HD direct to the squeezebox, and let me know if there are any differences in interface or sonics compaired to your laptop?

Actually, I don't have a Squeezebox Touch yet, though I plan to get one. I'd think an email to Logitech's customer support would clear up whether the Touch could find the music files on a directly connected USB hard drive.

Logitech's FAQ about attaching USB storage only refers to it as a "USB drive." It doesn't further delineate it as a "USB flash drive" or "USB hard drive," so even Logitech's detailed info is ambiguous on the subject.

I know three people who owned the Wadia ipod dock and sold it when they bought the Onky ND-S1. It is available from Japan on ebay with a universal power supply that works fine with US current for around $200 delivered. Also, I had the new Cambridge which also extracts a pure digital signal from the iPod and it is also not near as good as the Onkyo.