Best Dock , DAC

Tm - the digital out sources from the iPod, but its through the special docking station that it is accessed. These stations usually have S/PDIF coax and Toslink outputs. There are 3-4 docking stations like this, including the Pure i20 and the Wadia 170. They also have remote controls with volume, but it is best to leave the volume at max on these and use either a DAC or preamp to control volume.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Thanks Steve . I'll give it a try .

How much Volts does the Pure i20 put out through RCA? Wondering if it will work with my TVC.
Thanks!

Mil - It is standard analog 2-2.5 VRMS, just like most DACs.

The real question is what kind of drive does it have. Undoubtedly an op-amp output stage at fairly high output impedance. Not great for a TVC....

Steve N.
Empirical Audio

Well , I took the first step , I've had an Arcam I-dock running in the garage for the past 30 hours . It does have a SPDIF digital output so a decent DAC will likely be next . Although , from the onset the sound was quite good , tinkering with some higher end RCAs that had been lounging around in a box for far too long , I heard one that was a match made in audio heaven , a pair of Vandenhul's . My yap was agape for three or four songs . I can't recall hearing a component that was so changed by interconnect's .