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Best I pod docking bases

Christmas is fast upon us and my Kid's who live 24/7 with their i pods implanted (when not in school... I hope) want a docking base to turn their little wonders into "stereos" for their rooms.
Does anybody have an opinion(stupid question here, I know) on the musicality of the various options out there: Klipsch i-groove, Apple i pod Home Stereo, Bose SoundDock etc. CD's are about as digital as I get so I am a little behind the times.

I thank you in advance for your input.
seric56
hals_den
77 posts
 
Hey Bbroussard, what's crappy about the iPod's DAC?
ckorody
643 posts
 
No way to bypass the DAC and get a SPDIF or Toslink signal to send to an outboard DAC. Most folks actually don't think that the iPod DAC is all that crappy.

To get the most out of your iPod you should be ripping Apple Lossless or .wav.

And instead of using the headphone out, get a high grade cable that comes out of the docking port to your preamp - this is a fixed level line out signal that is not attenuated by the iPod volume control. it is a more complex cable to build, and its more delicate (especially for on the go use) but it sounds much better.
etran
67 posts
 
Get a Logitech docking system you'll be imaze how good it sounds and powerful.
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