flac, wave, mp4, iPod files????

Thanks for the detailed and understandable explanation Zanth, now we're talking! I can't wait to try out your recommendations. I got my eye on the Wadia, it appears to be a high quality piece of gear.

Zanth, I followed your instructions to the tee and it's like someone washed a layer of film off my system. Clearer and much more musical. Thanks again.

No problem! Glad I could be of some help. I'm waiting on an iPod upgrade (September is usually when the new ones are released). Rumors are that there will be a 250 GB Classic released, a nice 90 GB more than the current largest unit. I'll pick this up, buy the iTransport and send to my dac and myself and my wife will be very very pleased. In fact, I think she will be far more thrilled as she has her own iPod and can drop it into the main rig and just sit back and relax listening to whatever she has queued up.

The iPod/iTransport is a wonder combo when one already has a nice stand-alone dac. Ideally Apple would allow a perfect digital output right from the unit, but at least for now, we have Wadia providing something exceptional for us.