My 2 cents worth:
1- As your experience shows, the iPhone is not an iPod and works like crap for anything except MP3 files. IMHO if you need an iPod use an iPod. Better yet, use your laptop or an iMac as a music server.
Your iDecco will work very well in conjunction with a power amp. I use an original Decco in my office hooked to a GTA SE-40 tube amp and it sounds great - OK, as great as an SE-40 can sound. But it is an order of magnitude better than the integrated Decco amp.
I have also tried other power amps and prett much anything that sounds good to you will work well with the Peachtree units. I wouldn't go overboard, for example, and buy a pair of Shindo Lafon monoblocks just to power my Decco. But if you have a SS or tube amp that you like, try it.
1- As your experience shows, the iPhone is not an iPod and works like crap for anything except MP3 files. IMHO if you need an iPod use an iPod. Better yet, use your laptop or an iMac as a music server.
Your iDecco will work very well in conjunction with a power amp. I use an original Decco in my office hooked to a GTA SE-40 tube amp and it sounds great - OK, as great as an SE-40 can sound. But it is an order of magnitude better than the integrated Decco amp.
I have also tried other power amps and prett much anything that sounds good to you will work well with the Peachtree units. I wouldn't go overboard, for example, and buy a pair of Shindo Lafon monoblocks just to power my Decco. But if you have a SS or tube amp that you like, try it.