I have been waiting to hear more on this unit. A tad surprised it does not have I2s capability since I thought it had been spec'd for the Eximus companion piece soon to be released?

I would guess the cleanes digital signal would be I2s but DACs that utilize these inputs cost a pretty penny indeed.

I did notice that I am in the portable source gear category. My interest currently lies in finding the best "I transport" device. I want the cleanest digital signal to send on to the Dac of my choice. I guess Wadia would be the pioneer in this space but I also like the looks of the April music...

Grokit is understanding which direction I want to head. The 2 DACs of interest to me not only have spdif and optical + USB but also have a I2S interface. They are certainly not portable but that is not on my wish list. I am hoping that I tunes will go to 24 bit as rumored and I want to send as...

Nc8000, The receiver chip you mentioned would supercede any sw changes so access to digital data could not be impaired. The reset fix is hard to explain but so be it. I have little interest in the DAC capability of this piece but am very interested in all reviews of it's performance as an I...

To clear up my Ipad statement above: I had heard that via an SW update Apple had blocked the USB digital output capability that had been previously possible via the camera kit on Gen1's.   Comparison to Apple Airport Express which to my understanding is limited to 44.1/16 due to its...

Greetings!,      I have a few questions regarding this device. Read previously here that this device captures the bits in the digital domain from the USB stream. I believe I read that Apple had disabled digital audio out on the gen 1 Ipad via a sw update (unsure about Ipad2)?? People with...