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In Reply to: You can't make an IPOD sound good posted by Scott Woebcke on May 9, 2007 at 07:51:12:
None of the music on mine is. To listen to some Coltrane while away from the main system (i.e. sitting at a son's baseball practice) is a good thing. The music is what is important.
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I was not able to load songs onto my wife's shuffle unless it did compression when loading it. The files are stored as Apple Lossless on the computer but I had to hit a feature to compress the file when syncing to the shuffle or it wouldn't load it.Is that specific to the shuffle?
The Shuffle will support uncompressed WAV files. A 1gig shuffle will hold one or 2 cd's nicely depending on how many MB's the original cd's are. The shuffle will also support MP3 at various bit rates but then you are into compression. My shuffle (1st generation) does not support Apple Lossless files.
Are you saying that if I save them as uncompressed WAV files, then I will be able to put them on the Ipod? I will have to try that. At some point I would like to compare.I was not allowed to put apple lossless on the Ipod but if what you say is true then it seems encouraging. I listened to my neighbor's Ipod fed directly into an Adcom GFA 535II and some modified Ohm Walsh speakers and it sounded much better than it should have. He said he didn't use compression but I was skeptical.
My wife has the latest generation shuffle. I am personally not a fan of Ipods but she loves hers so I want it to work the best it can for her.
What they DO need is a non-spinning disk version for folks who want a higher end gadget. It could double the price but some folks will pay it.
All their Nano models use Flash memory, not a hard drive!!!!
Ipod 101 is that with any of their models you can stick uncompressed, full-sized music files on them (except Shuffle models)...this helps a LOT. so does taking the signal from the dock connector and not the headphone jack...this eliminates a gain stage (volume knob).The coolest thing about Ipods though, is the Imod from RedWine Audio.
last night i grabbed a $40 Ipod cable from Element Cable in canada...oh my gawd is it the right way to 1) build an ipod cable 2) spend $40 on a crazy piece of gear like an Imod.
Imod with the right cable and mount & vibration draining scheme puts out the the best bass i've heard from any source.
But the 8gig nano seems to be what I suggested.
That is specific to the shuffle. It would only hold a few songs if they were uncompressed!!
all Shuffle tunes are 120mps AAC i believe. you pc will do this automatically.
i'm holding a brand new shuffle in my hand, its like a keychain for cryin' out loud.
My wife loves hers. I am surprised she hasn't lost it. Some day I'll compare it to a decent source for kicks.
Bill
The Shuffle will let you down if you A-B compare it to anything...but that's not what its about.I wish the IRS would hand these out at tax time, make this country happy!!!
All my tracks are full-on WAV, a few are Apple Lossless.After doing a lot of A-B listening, the Apple Lossless sounds like a wet sack compared to WAV.
I am digging full-on AIFF these days too, its musical...
I could care less if my 40GB only holds 1500 songs...my computer is 10' away & i just load & unload at will. back in the day i had 6,000 songs on it 24/7, its just too much except for long trips.
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