840C as a DAC. What do I need

Hi Grimace, I just read your follow up post. Indeed it is easier to get good sound out of your computer than an ipod, that's what I do with the HRT Music Streamer II+ and my laptop. Does the 840C accept USB inputs? If not, you will need a USB To SPDIF Converter (assuming that your computer doesn't have a SPDIF output), such as Musical Fidelity's V-Link:

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=MFVLINK

i ,ve been using the pure i-20 for 3 months and would never go back to using the ipod dac or headphone out. 99 bucks free shipping when i bought mine. there are some british magazine reviews on line. very flexible with lots of outputs and a internal dac if needed. i use mine with a decco integrated dac and a musical fidelity v-dac on my systems. good luck with hooking your ipod up,

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Your computer would be better because you can simply use the digital out from it into the DAC and then anything on the computer can be played back. You can even download some hi resolution stuff and use it with the DAC. To play back the iPod simply get a mini plug to RCA adapter and plug it in to the sound system or get an iPod dock which is better because it keeps the player charged.

I just did a Google search on the Pure i-20 mentioned above, and it looks like it might be just the ticket. I'll likely be getting one myself. It has an internal DAC of its own that outputs in 24-bit 192 KHz, as well as digial outputs that bypass it's own DAC so you can run it into your 840C. HiFi Choice gave it a great 5 Star review and What HiFi rated it 4 stars with highly favourable review as well. Here's a link to the manufacturer's site and a discussion thread:

http://store.pure.com/store/pure/en_US/pd/productID.221628800

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/529956/pure-i-20-ipod-iphone-dock-as-a-dac