wadia ipod dock-- anyone find faults?

I am also very interested in this ipod dock but see it requires a DAC, just what is a Digital to Analog Converter and what improvements do you gain from incorporating such a unit?

just what is a Digital to Analog Converter and what
improvements do you gain from incorporating such a unit?

Music. You get music.

A DAC converts a digital signal to an analog signal. Music is analog.

Without a DAC, you get a signal made up of very high-frequency pulses,
audible to bats.

It still wouldn't be music even to the bats. It only becomes music when you
count the pulses, then use the numbers to generate an analog signal. That's
what a DAC is for.

Tobias, being a big fan of the Batman I can truly appreciate your simplistic explanation. Thanks.

Dreadhead, your excellent question clearly drove me...

Dreadhead
Your question was very very basic and you could easily find out the answer by searching the topic but I guess you chose to expose yourself by asking in the open forum.It is like going to a soccer game and ask the people around you,what is this game and how is it played?I am sure everybody will turn and look with raised eyebrows.Anyway now you know the answer and welcome to the audionuts club here.