Ipod Dock with direct out?????

I use a 60GB 5th generation video iPod, one of the models Wadia claims to support on pg 14 of the manual. But then on pgs. 16 & 17 it states for iPod nano G1 and iPod video, "while in the extended interface mode (digital mode) there is no control of the iPod from the clickwheel interface". This means i can only access my pre-selected playlist using their extremely limited remote. I understand that Wadia may not have been able to support very early iPod models, but my fifth generation iPod is only two years old. To regain basic click wheel navigation using the digital output, I have to purchase an Ipod "classic" or touch. Perhaps this is why Apple supported this product.

By the way, my apologies to all for calling the Wadia an iDock instead of iTransport. Given my disappointment, I should be applauded for my restraint and not calling this product something else.

I felt the exact same way Uclaid, mine sent back the same day I received it. Try an Apple TV, it is working great for me as a little music server.

Holenneck,
Can you elabaorate how you have the Apple TV set up and how you use it in your two channel system?
I imagine you are using your video display to view what files to play and the Apple TV comes with a remote too.
Do ou use an Airpirt Extreme to wirelessly connect everything or an IPhone to control?

I've been running mine with a Keces DA-131 DAC since Monday, and am quite happy with the sound quality. To my ears it sounds just as good as my Cambridge Audio CDP. Now I do think the remote is horrible, but I knew about it before buying it. I am using a 80gig Classic. As far as the jitter #'s and possibility of jitter that quite a few people are complaining about, would someone please explain what I should be hearing if jitter is indeed occuring, because the music sounds fine to me. Besides for the absurd price of the MSB piece, I would hope it had better specs than the Wadia piece. Hell for the price they are charging, I would guess you could build a better music server.

I must be missing something. This all seems like an awful lot of money and trouble to end up with something that a good music server could do for a lot less money.
Just for example, what can a Wadia plus iPod do that, say, a Cambridge 740H server (250GB, MP3, FLAC, WAV, 3x Wolfsen DAC's, WiFi etc) can't?
Sure the iPod is portable, but not when you add the Wadia dock, amp & speakers and so on.