ipod vs CD vs satellite


I am setting up a system in a boat with high powered amps and high sensitivity compression horn speakers. I want to use the cleanest possible source. The existing head unit has no built in CD player, but it can control a cd changer, Ipod, or Sirius.
Here is the question..........if I download to the ipod from itunes and use the Ipod adapter that avoids the ipod's preamp, am I getting CD quality from the ipod? I don't know squat about ipods or compression. I do know that I hear a big difference in my truck when I switch from Sirius to CD. Thanks!
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Just my 2 cents-- My ipod classic, when connected to the back of my jvc truck stereo, sounds considerably better than the cd player. It is connected through the headphone out to analog inputs of the cd player. IMHO