I answered my own question!
One can connect the iPad directly to the Wadia 170iTransport with a $25 cable from CableJive called dockXtender. The sound is great and I have full functionality of my iTunes library from the iPad touch screen. The only problem is that it will not charge the iPad. Given the long battery life however I doubt this will be an issue for me.
Hope this helps anybody who has faced the same issue.
One can connect the iPad directly to the Wadia 170iTransport with a $25 cable from CableJive called dockXtender. The sound is great and I have full functionality of my iTunes library from the iPad touch screen. The only problem is that it will not charge the iPad. Given the long battery life however I doubt this will be an issue for me.
Hope this helps anybody who has faced the same issue.