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OK What's next with my iPod?

So, I've got an iPod Touch with many uncompressed CDs on it and it sounds surprisingly good through my Sennheiser headphones.
I connected it to an input on my preamp and got music. But it doesn't really sound very good.
What intermediary pieces of equipment do I need between the Touch and the preamp to get sound that rivals/exceeds my CDP? WHat would financially to accomplish this without foregoing my first born child?

Thanks.
jgiacalo
levy03
442 posts
 
Grege: i'll concede that the ipod DAC is not that bad.

lets just call it "not good" instead =)

kidding aside.....were you using a good DAC?? very surprised because the difference was night/day when i tried the wadia. good ic's and a pc upgrade made a difference as well. i thought the Ipod sounded very "not good" in comparison (using a sony doc). wouldn't think a little extra gain could make that mush of a difference?....but then i haven't tried it either.

cheers
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
The Apple TV is far more functional and easier to use than the Wadia iTransport. And your Touch makes a great remote.

Synch all your music to the Apple TV (far more space than the Touch), connect a DAC to the Optical output, and enjoy. The Apple TV is also a bit cheaper.

There's a new Apple TV coming to the market soon, or currently out now. No experience with it. It doesn't have an internal hard drive, which was the main appeal for me. Maybe the hard drive version will be cheaper now that it'll be phased out?
grege
47 posts
 
Levy03 - to each his own. If you think pricey dacs sound better than the iPod dac, enjoy.

I tried many dacs (Benchmark, NOS dacs, Wadia, etc.). But after 30 years as an audiophile I finally realized that open loop listening is more about what you want to hear than what you are actually hearing.

For me now, it's all about the room, speakers and source material.
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