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How To Route Streaming Music From iPad 2 to DAC?

I am about to purchase an iPad 2. Amongst the other things I would like to utilize it for is streaming subscription based music to my Bryston BDA-1 DAC in order to route it to my preamp.

I checked out the Cambridge Audio iD100 dock, which is priced right, at $299.00, but it only works with the original iPad. I haven't found anything else out there. I would greatly appreciate any information on what other options might be available to me to accomplish this. Thanks.

JC
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magfan
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I sort of wish I'd seen this thread earlier.
First, AirportExpress has lots of jitter in the output. Some DACs will simply not like this and may either mute or produce an awful noise.
I am told the ATV is better in this regard.

The AE setup is done as a 'client' if I remember right. I use one in my system and have NO wireless router. My internet is done the old fashioned way, all with cable. To use the AE, I turn on the Airport in my computer. This 'wakes up' the AE over at the stereo and I'm good to go.
So, while the AE is essentially a 'dumb end', it does talk back to the computer to the extent that the computer knows its working.
magfan
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Night,
by all means, call me Mag.
Check out the Stereophile test of the AirportExpress.......I'm not making the jitter thing up.
My CA840c simply does not like this high a jitter and I'm reluctant to flash the upgrade CA sent me....and now apparently no longer sends out. (last is good rumor).
So, I use the RCA 'Y' adaptor and lossless files. I get 3/4 the benefit of what I think I should get using a digital 'workflow'.

Maybe I'll end up with the ATV or another product.....Christmas is JUST around the corner and I'm already fishing.......Though, I'd personally wait on (if/when) a 1080p version of ATV, not the 720 as currently sold.
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