THE IPOD HAS become pretty much the de facto portable music player and as such the options for those wanting to connect them to their hi-fi systems are many and varied.
At the most simple level, an interconnect from either the 35mm socket of the iPod to a line input of an amplifier is one option - some amps even fit a matching 35mm input.
Slightly more sophisticated cables go from the dock output of the iPod for a fixed output.
More effective sound quality and easier control can be had by using an iPod dock.
These range from £10 upwards and more sophisticated docks such as the PURE ID-20 (HFC342) offer a digital output lor connection to a DAC.
With lossless files, the sound quality of these docks can be very high indeed.
A number of products arriving on the market can have an iPod attached to them directly over USB and display the contents over their menus and allow replay via their internal DAC's.
Products such as the Nairn UnitiQuteare especially effective in this regard.
Finally products such the Marantz NA7004(HFC 344) use Airplay and will simply see any iPod touch or i Phone on the same wireless network and will play at the touch of a button.
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