Best player for iPhone, pad

"there's a hardware limitation on iOS devices that limits playback to 48kHz and 44.1kHz. So no 88.2, 96 or 192kHz material will be played natively"

There are exceptions to this...Example: iPad via Apple's $35 Camera Connection Kit will output digital 24/96 lossless, with incredible fidelity.

Yes but as some articles have stated, that's a hack that works and we don't know if Apple would disable this. As we know, the same connector doesn't allow that same feature on the iPhone so we know it can be locked out.

The official Apple endorsed method (eg using a Cypher Solo DAC type device or a digital dock like the Wadia) is still limited to 44/48kHz IIRC

Hi Sandstone. Can u please elaborate on this? Are u talking about the one with the USB input? U still need a DAC, right? Also if u buy the iPad dock, u can access the DAC inside directly via the headphone jacks. There is no volume control, u must use a preamp. Sound is much more detailed and intimate. Spotify sounds quite listenable.

USB Camera Kit is an attachment to the iPad and adds a USB Type A port and makes the iPad a USB host.

Using a regular A to B cable, you can connect that USB port to a USB DAC. This works as long as the DAC is USB Audio Class 1.0 compliant (up to 24/96)

Is Apple lossless EAC format?
What soft will convert any to Apple Lossless?
THANKS for input